2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor Performance: home charging cost in Rhode Island

At Rhode Island's residential electricity rate of 29.45¢/kWh, a 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor Performance (rated 44 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $12.96 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: 19.1% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor Performance: yearly cost in Rhode Island

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 Rhode Island costs about $1,944/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $459 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor Performance, in dollars

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 $33.04 at 29.45¢/kWh in Rhode Island.

2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor Performance in Rhode Island, ranked

This combination ranks 19,523 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; Rhode Island alone ranks 47 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 Rhode Island electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Rhode Island has some of the highest residential electricity rates in the country — see the guide to why the cost varies so much by state for the full picture.