Polestar 2 vs Tesla Model 3: home charging cost

At the current price cap, the Polestar 2 is the cheaper of the two to run at 5.8p per mile vs 6.5p for the Tesla Model 3 — a difference of about £63.24 over 10,000 miles of home charging.

Prices based on the Ofgem price cap of 26.11 p/kWh, effective 1 July 2026.Source: Ofgem

	Polestar 2Standard Range Single Motor	Tesla Model 3RWD
Full charge cost	£19.88	£17.06
Cost per mile	5.8p	6.5p
20-80% on a 7 kW wallbox	5 hr 45 min	4 hr 56 min
Usable battery	67 kWh	57.5 kWh
WLTP range	339 miles	318 miles
Efficiency	5.1 mi/kWh	4.6 mi/kWh
Max AC charging	11 kW	11 kW

At a glance

Full charge cost (lower is better)

Polestar 2£19.88

Tesla Model 3£17.06

Running cost per mile (lower is better)

Polestar 25.8p

Tesla Model 36.5p

20-80% time on a 7 kW wallbox (lower is better)

Polestar 25 hr 45 min

Tesla Model 34 hr 56 min

The bigger battery costs more to fill but is not necessarily more expensive to run — cost per mile depends on efficiency, not battery size. Costs include ~12% AC charging losses.