2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack: home charging cost in Virginia

At Virginia's residential electricity rate of 16.69¢/kWh, a 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack (rated 41.5 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.93 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: 56.7% 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 3 Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack charged at home in Virginia costs about $1,040/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,363 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack needs roughly 116.8 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 281-mile range, which runs about $19.49 at 16.69¢/kWh in Virginia.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 12,926 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack alone ranks 291 of 400 models for efficiency; Virginia alone ranks 31 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in Virginia

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 Virginia electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Virginia's 16.69¢/kWh rate ranks 31 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.