The 2025 Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor in West Virginia

Discontinued — used market only. Withdrawn from the US (tariffs and the connected-vehicle rule bar MY2027+). Used market only.

For a typical WV commuter on Appalachian Power

30 miles a day, 5 days a week, plus 4 round trips of 200 miles each way — about 9,400 miles a year — compared with a 25 mpg car at $4.37/gal (Sept 2026 AAA WV average). Winter range loss included.

Charging / yr: $504
WV EV fee / yr: $200
Gas car fuel / yr: $1,643
You'd save / yr: $939

Fuel and state fees only. Insurance, maintenance, and purchase price are in the full calculator.

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Cost to run it by utility

Same typical driver, standard residential rate. Long trips are charged at public fast chargers.

Utility	Home rate	Per 100 mi at home	Energy / yr
Appalachian Power	16.2¢/kWh	$5.35	$504
Mon Power	13.6¢/kWh	$4.49	$423
Potomac Edison	13.6¢/kWh	$4.49	$423
Wheeling Power	16.2¢/kWh	$5.35	$504
Co-op or small local utility	17.0¢/kWh	$5.64	$531

Key specs

Type: Electric
Starting MSRP: $51,300 (before destination)
EPA range: 314 mi
WV winter estimate: ~226 mi
Realistic 70 mph highway range: ~255 mi
Efficiency: 29.6 kWh / 100 mi
Battery: 82 kWh
Fast charge 10→80%: ~30 min (205 kW peak)
Charge port: CCS
Seats: 5
Cargo, seats up: 14.4 cu ft
Under-floor sub-trunk: 1.4 cu ft
Front trunk: 1.2 cu ft
Luggage space, every seat full: 15.6 cu ft total
Cargo, seats folded: 38.7 cu ft
Towing: 2,000 lbs
0–60 mph: 5.9 s
Built in: Luqiao, China

Why the winter number is lower: batteries lose range in the cold, and heating the cabin uses energy. We knock about 28% off the EPA figure for a January morning in the mountains. That still leaves 226 miles — about 7 days of a 30-mile commute on one charge.

Federal EV tax credits ended for vehicles bought after September 30, 2025. More in the FAQ. Sources for every number are on State of the Data.

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