Charging a 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor (21 Inch Wheels) at home in South Carolina
A 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor (21 Inch Wheels) draws 37.5 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at South Carolina's 16.04¢/kWh residential rate that's $6.02 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 62.4% cheaper per mile than gasoline in South Carolina — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.
2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor (21 Inch Wheels): yearly cost in South Carolina
South Carolina owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor (21 Inch Wheels) spend about $903 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,500 saved annually, at this mileage.
Cost of a full charge
At South Carolina's rate, fully covering this 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor (21 Inch Wheels)'s 312-mile EPA range costs about $18.78 (117.1 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.
Where this ranks
Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor (21 Inch Wheels) in South Carolina ranks 9,554 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor (21 Inch Wheels) ranks 206 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and South Carolina ranks 27 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.
Before you install a home charger in South Carolina
Everything above is the per-mile and per-year cost once a home charger exists — getting one installed is a separate electrical job whose price depends on your panel and wiring, not the state average used here.
Ask a licensed South Carolina electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.
More on how this number was built
Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 16.04¢/kWh, South Carolina sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.