2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor: home charging cost in Ohio

At Ohio's residential electricity rate of 18.53¢/kWh, a 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor (rated 40 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $7.41 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: 53.7% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor charged at home in Ohio costs about $1,112/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,291 a year.

Cost of a full charge

A 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor needs roughly 112 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 280-mile range, which runs about $20.75 at 18.53¢/kWh in Ohio.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 14,053 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor alone ranks 270 of 400 models for efficiency; Ohio alone ranks 34 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in Ohio

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

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 18.53¢/kWh, Ohio sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.