2025 head-to-head · Midsize Car
2025 Polestar 2 vs Tesla Model 3
MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.
The 2025 Tesla Model 3 is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $664 a year to fuel (137 MPGe), versus $799 for the 2025 Polestar 2 (114 MPGe). That's roughly $135 a year, or about $675 over five years.
Your numbers
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Polestar 2
- Tesla Model 3
Side by side
| Polestar 2 | Tesla Model 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| $799 | Your annual fuel cost | $664 |
| 114 MPGe | Combined efficiency | 137 MPGe |
| 123 MPGe | City | 145 MPGe |
| 104 MPGe | Highway | 128 MPGe |
| 29.6 kWh | Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) | 24.6 kWh |
| 314 mi | Driving range | 363 mi |
| 89 cu ft | Passenger volume | 97 cu ft |
| 26 cu ft | Cargo volume | 15 cu ft |
| 0 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 0 g/mi |
| 9/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 10/10 |
| 10/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 10/10 |
| 8 hrs | Charge time at 240V | 11.7 hrs |
| Electric | Powertrain | Electric |
| Electricity | Fuel | Electricity |
| Electric motors (405 kW) | Engine / motor | Electric motor (192 kW) |
| Single-speed | Transmission | Single-speed |
| RWD | Drivetrain | RWD |
✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.
Polestar 2 vs Tesla Model 3 across model years
- Polestar 2
- Tesla Model 3
Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.
How they differ
The Tesla Model 3 goes farther between stops: about 363 miles on a charge, compared with 314 miles for the Polestar 2.
Per EPA interior volume figures, the Tesla Model 3 has more passenger space (97 vs. 89 cu ft); the Polestar 2 has more cargo space (26 vs. 15 cu ft).
Among 42 2025 midsize cars, the Polestar 2 ranks 4th and the Tesla Model 3 1st for lowest fuel cost.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Polestar 2 or the 2025 Tesla Model 3?
Measured by cost to drive, the Tesla Model 3. The Polestar 2 is rated 114 MPGe combined and the Tesla Model 3 137 MPGe (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Polestar 2 vs. the Tesla Model 3 per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, about $799 for the Polestar 2 and $664 for the Tesla Model 3.
Which has more range?
The Tesla Model 3: about 363 miles versus 314 miles.
Which has more cargo space?
The Polestar 2, with 26 cu ft of luggage volume versus 15 cu ft (EPA interior volume index).
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