MY26–MY27 · Long Range Single Motor
Side by side · MY26–MY27 and MY26
Polestar 2vsTesla Model 3
659 km WLTP · 28 min 10–80%750 km WLTP · 25 min 10–80%
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The Polestar 2 is rated 659 km on the WLTP cycle, the Tesla Model 3 750. A 10–80% stop takes 28 minutes in the Polestar 2 and 25 in the Tesla Model 3. Every figure below names the badge it belongs to, and the three tools further down turn the same numbers into a charging race, a road trip and a yearly bill.
At a glance
Polestar 2 · Long Range Single Motor
659km WLTP
28min 10–80%
A$62,400from
Tesla Model 3 · Long Range RWD
750km WLTP
25min 10–80%
A$45,900from
The short answer
The Tesla Model 3 turns the same electricity into more kilometres.
1
The Tesla Model 3 is rated 750 km against 659 — 91 km, 14% further. It uses 14.8 kWh to cover 100 km where the Tesla Model 3 needs 11.4.
2
A 10–80% stop takes 25 minutes in the Tesla Model 3 and 28 in the Polestar 2. On a 50 kW post it is 69 and 66 minutes, so most of the advantage disappears at a slow site.
3
The Tesla Model 3 lists 561 L of luggage space against 405 L.
Which one, in one line
Pick the Tesla Model 3 ifit wins on range (750 km against 659), running cost (11.4 kWh per 100 km against 14.8), charging (25 minutes against 28).
The priceThe Tesla Model 3 is the cheaper to buy, listed from A$45,900; both are list prices before on-road costs and incentives.
MY26 · Long Range RWD
Charging, raced
Two cars, one post, same clock
Charging speed is a station number and a car number, and the smaller one wins. Set the post and both cars fill against the same clock — the interesting part is not who wins, it is how much of the gap a slow post takes away.
Each car is modelled on its own published 10–80% time, which gives an average power over that window: 123 kW for the Polestar 2, 132 kW for the Tesla Model 3. A post above that average changes nothing; a post below it sets the pace.
Tesla Model 3CCS225min
Polestar 2CCS228min
At 150 kW, going from 10% to 80% takes 28 min in the Polestar 2 and 25 min in the Tesla Model 3 — a gap of 3 minutes. Both cars are limited by their own packs at this post, so a bigger station would change nothing.
Every figure
The numbers, with the badge attached
A tick marks a figure that is simply more useful — more range, less energy per 100 km, a faster stop. Rows without a tick are different, not better: a bigger battery, a taller body and a heavier car are all trades, and this page does not pretend otherwise.
| Measure | Polestar 2 | Tesla Model 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Range and efficiency | ||
| WLTP range | 659 kmMY26–MY27 Long Range Single Motor | 750 km✓MY26 Long Range RWD |
| Efficiency | 6.76 km/kWh | 8.77 km/kWh✓ |
| Energy per 100 km | 14.8 kWh | 11.4 kWh✓ |
| Battery | 82 kWh | 78.4 kWh |
| Charging | ||
| DC peak | 205 kW | 250 kW✓ |
| 10–80% at peak | 28 min | 25 min✓ |
| Average power, 10–80%(derived) | 123 kW | 132 kW✓ |
| AC maximum | 11 kW | 11 kW |
| Fast-charge plug | CCS2 | CCS2 |
| AC plug | Type 2 | Type 2 |
| Size and weight | ||
| Length | 4,606 mm | 4,720 mm |
| Width | 1,859 mm | 1,848 mm |
| Height | 1,482 mm | 1,441 mm |
| Kerb weight | 2,081 kg | 1,765 kg |
| Space and practicality | ||
| Seats | 5 | 5 |
| Boot | 405 L | 561 L✓ |
| Towing, braked | 1,500 kg | — |
| Performance and warranty | ||
| Power | 220 kW | 239 kW✓ |
| 0–100 km/h | 6.2 s | 5.2 s✓ |
| Drive | RWD | RWD |
| Battery warranty | 5yr unlimited km / 8yr 160,000km | 4yr 80,000km / 8yr 192,000km |
| Price | ||
| Starts at | A$62,400list, before on-road | A$45,900✓list, before on-road |
| Dearest version | A$85,080 | A$80,900✓ |
| Per km of WLTP range | A$94.69/kmcheapest version | A$61.20/km✓cheapest version |
| Drive-away | A$69,500–A$73,000where the feed lists it | A$65,500–A$67,500where the feed lists it |
How to read the mixed rows. Range, efficiency, battery and charging come from one badge — the longest-range version of each car's current model year, not the longest range it has ever been rated at. The catalogue stores one record per badge, so where two figures come from different badges the row names the one it used.
What WLTP is not. It is a laboratory cycle at a fixed temperature, with the air conditioning off and a gentle acceleration profile. It exists so two cars can be compared on the same test, not so a driver can predict a highway run. Expect less on a 110 km/h trip, and less again in winter.
What this page does not claim. No ANCAP crash rating: the catalogue carries none, and a column of dashes would read like a failure rather than a gap. Prices are manufacturer list before on-road costs; the drive-away band appears only where the feed publishes one.
Your numbers
What this pair costs you, on your drive
Two questions decide most purchases: how often you stop, and what the year costs. Both are arithmetic on the figures above, so change the inputs and the answer changes with you.
The drive
Starts full, arrives at 10%, charges back to 80% at each stop, and assumes a highway range of 85% of the WLTP figure.
- Polestar 2
- 2
- Tesla Model 3
- 1
stops · 56 min charging
stops · 25 min charging
The year
Energy at the wheels from the WLTP label, priced at the tariff you pay. Home charging is usually cheaper than the directory's median.
- Polestar 2
- A$1,110
- Tesla Model 3
- A$855
A$7 per 100 km
A$6 per 100 km
The trip model ignores charger detours, queueing and the last 10% of the pack, which is slow on both cars. The yearly cost is energy only: no session fees, no idle fees, no home-charger installation, and no petrol car to compare against.
Your priorities
A verdict you can argue with
There is no single winner, only a winner for a set of priorities. Move the sliders and the weighting changes — nothing here is a magazine score, and the page never hides the numbers it is built from.
Weighted result
Tesla Model 3
wins 5 of 6 measures on these weights
Polestar 26%
Tesla Model 394%
Each measure is scaled between the two cars, so a weight of 5 means “this is the thing I care about” and 0 means “I do not care at all”. The scores are relative, not a rating out of ten.
Questions
Short answers, then the reasoning
Every figure here comes from the same data as the rest of the page. Where the data cannot answer, the page says so instead of guessing.
Still unsure about a term? The connector guide covers the plugs, and the vehicle guide the rest.
Which has more range, the Polestar 2 or the Tesla Model 3?
The Tesla Model 3. The Polestar 2 is rated 659 km and the Tesla Model 3 750, each on the longest-range badge of its current model year — MY26–MY27 Long Range Single Motor and MY26 Long Range RWD respectively. WLTP is a laboratory cycle run at a fixed temperature with the air conditioning off, so treat the figure as a way to compare one car with another rather than a prediction for a highway run in summer.
Which charges faster?
The Tesla Model 3. Going from 10% to 80% takes 28 minutes in the Polestar 2 (205 kW peak) and 25 in the Tesla Model 3 (250 kW peak). At a slow post the station becomes the limit and the gap narrows, because the slower car is short of power rather than short of time.
Do they use the same plug?
Yes. Both list CCS2 for DC fast charging, so either car can use the same sites without an adapter. An adapter still cannot raise the power a car will accept.
Which is cheaper to run?
The Tesla Model 3, by about A$255.00 a year at 15,000 km and A$0.50 per kWh. It uses 11.4 kWh per 100 km against 14.8. That is energy only, at the wheels: session fees, idle fees and home-charger installation are not in it.
Which has more space?
The Tesla Model 3: 405 L of luggage space against 561 L. Makers measure boot volume by different conventions — some to the window line, some under the parcel shelf — so read the direction as reliable and the size of the gap as indicative.
Which is cheaper to buy?
The Tesla Model 3 is the cheaper of the two, listed from A$45,900 against A$62,400 for the Polestar 2 — A$16,500 between the two starting prices. Both are manufacturer list prices before on-road costs, options and any incentive, so a dealer's drive-away number will differ.
Other comparisons
All comparisonsEvery figure on this page comes from the same records the Polestar 2 and Tesla Model 3 pages use. How the sources are chosen, and what a figure here never claims, is on the methodology page.