2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor: home charging cost in West Virginia

At West Virginia's residential electricity rate of 15.42¢/kWh, a 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor (rated 40 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.17 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: 61.5% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor charged at home in West Virginia costs about $925/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,478 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor needs roughly 112 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 280-mile range, which runs about $17.27 at 15.42¢/kWh in West Virginia.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 10,255 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; West Virginia alone ranks 24 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in West 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.

Ask a licensed West Virginia 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. West Virginia's 15.42¢/kWh rate ranks 24 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.