Charging a 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels) at home in Tennessee

A 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels) draws 35.5 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Tennessee's 13.9¢/kWh residential rate that's $4.93 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 69.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Tennessee — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Tennessee owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels) spend about $740 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,663 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels), in dollars

At Tennessee's rate, fully covering this 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels)'s 286-mile EPA range costs about $14.11 (101.5 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels) in Tennessee ranks 4,232 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels) ranks 158 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Tennessee ranks 13 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in Tennessee before deciding.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 13.9¢/kWh, Tennessee sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.