2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor Performance: home charging cost in New York

At New York's residential electricity rate of 29.26¢/kWh, a 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor Performance (rated 44 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $12.87 to drive 100 miles on home charging, against $16.02 for the same distance in a car averaging 25.5 mpg on gasoline at $4.085/gallon. Charging at home is cheaper than gas here: 19.6% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor Performance charged at home in New York costs about $1,931/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $472 a year.

Cost of a full charge

A 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor Performance needs roughly 112.2 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 255-mile range, which runs about $32.83 at 29.26¢/kWh in New York.

2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor Performance in New York, ranked

This combination ranks 19,495 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor Performance alone ranks 341 of 400 models for efficiency; New York alone ranks 46 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor Performance at home

The numbers above assume Level 2 home charging is already in place — the electrical work behind that is a real, separate cost that varies by panel, wiring, and local labor rates, not something this page's per-mile math includes.

Ask a licensed New York electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

Where these figures come from

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. New York's 29.26¢/kWh rate ranks 46 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.