Ohio home charging cost for the 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels)

At Ohio's residential electricity rate of 18.53¢/kWh, a 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels) (rated 35.5 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.58 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 much cheaper than gas here: 58.9% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels) costs roughly $987 a year to charge at home in Ohio, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,416 a year.

Cost of a full charge

Covering the 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels)'s EPA-rated 286-mile range takes about 101.5 kWh, which costs about $18.81 at Ohio's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 11,767 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels) alone ranks 158 of 400 models for efficiency; Ohio alone ranks 34 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels) 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.

Line up a few Ohio electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

Where these figures come from

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels)'s cost in Ohio. At 18.53¢/kWh, Ohio sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.