South Carolina home charging cost for the 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor

At South Carolina's residential electricity rate of 16.04¢/kWh, a 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor (rated 40 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.42 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: 59.9% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor: yearly cost in South Carolina

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor costs roughly $962 a year to charge at home in South Carolina, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,441 a year.

Cost of a full charge

Covering the 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor's EPA-rated 280-mile range takes about 112 kWh, which costs about $17.96 at South Carolina's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor in South Carolina, ranked

This combination ranks 11,199 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; South Carolina alone ranks 27 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor 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 South Carolina 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. 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.