2025 head-to-head · Midsize & Large SUV

2025 Polestar 4 vs Volvo EX90

MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$999/ year to fuel
90 MPGe
✓ Cheaper to run
$1,080/ year to fuel
84 MPGe

The 2025 Polestar 4 is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $999 a year to fuel (90 MPGe), versus $1,080 for the 2025 Volvo EX90 (84 MPGe). That's roughly $81 a year, or about $405 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Polestar 4
  • Volvo EX90

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Polestar 4Volvo EX90
$999 Your annual fuel cost $1,080
90 MPGe Combined efficiency 84 MPGe
93 MPGe City 86 MPGe
87 MPGe Highway 82 MPGe
37 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 40 kWh
300 mi Driving range 310 mi
104 cu ft Passenger volume —
25 cu ft Cargo volume —
0 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 0 g/mi
9/10 EPA fuel economy score 9/10
10/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 10/10
11 hrs Charge time at 240V 10 hrs
Electric Powertrain Electric
Electricity Fuel Electricity
Electric motor (200 kW) Engine / motor Electric motors (300 kW)
Single-speed Transmission Single-speed
RWD Drivetrain AWD

✓ 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 4 vs Volvo EX90 across model years

  • Polestar 4
  • Volvo EX90

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 Volvo EX90 goes farther between stops: about 310 miles on a charge, compared with 300 miles for the Polestar 4.

Among 94 2025 midsize & large SUVs, the Polestar 4 ranks 11th and the Volvo EX90 15th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Polestar 4 or the 2025 Volvo EX90?

Measured by cost to drive, the Polestar 4. The Polestar 4 is rated 90 MPGe combined and the Volvo EX90 84 MPGe (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Polestar 4 vs. the Volvo EX90 per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, about $999 for the Polestar 4 and $1,080 for the Volvo EX90.

Which has more range?

The Volvo EX90: about 310 miles versus 300 miles.

Polestar 4 vs Volvo EX90 in other years

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