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Real-world efficiency

2021 Polestar 2

Midsize Car · All-Wheel Drive · EPA 2.73 mi/kWh · EPA range 233 mi

Across 11 drives and 38 mi by 1 PlugLog driver, the 2021 Polestar 2 averaged 3.56 mi/kWh, 11% better than its EPA rating. That works out to about 259 mi of range.

From one driver so far: the numbers will firm up as more 2 drivers share.

Climate · Outside temperature
Coldest
LO
Warmest
HI
LO = no minimum · HI = no maximum
Average speed
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Any speed
Drag the white and orange needles
Trip computer · Drive distance
Trip A · shortest
Any
Trip B · longest
Any
Trip log · Time of year
From
Jan 1
To
Dec 31
Switches
All conditions

Showing all shared 2 drives

Real-world efficiency
3.56mi/kWh
EPA rating 2.73 mi/kWh
Compared with EPA
+11%
Better than the EPA rating
Real-world range
259mi
EPA range 233 mi
Drives
11
38 mi · 1 driver

Efficiency by outside temperature

Cold batteries and cabin heat cost range. Here's how much, for these drives.

  • 50–68°F3.87 mi/kWh≈ 281 mi range · 6 drives
  • 68–86°F3.16 mi/kWh≈ 229 mi range · 5 drives

Longer bars go further on each kWh.

Efficiency by speed

Air resistance climbs quickly with speed. Here's what it costs, by each drive's average speed.

  • Under 20 mph2.86 mi/kWh≈ 208 mi range · 4 drives
  • 20–40 mph3.87 mi/kWh≈ 281 mi range · 7 drives

Longer bars go further on each kWh.

Only drives from drivers who chose to share their efficiency data, with no names or locations. Efficiency is distance ÷ the energy each battery reported using, net of regen. Real-world range is the usable battery, measured from shared drives (or estimated from the EPA figures), × the real efficiency. EPA ratings include charging losses, so vs EPA compares at the battery. How it's measured

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How it's measured

Real drives, straight from the battery.

EPA ratings come from a lab cycle. These come from the road: every drive shared by a PlugLog driver, recorded by the car itself.

Measured, not estimated

The PlugLog car app reads your battery's power many times a minute and checks it against the battery level. Efficiency is distance over the energy actually used, net of regen.

Shared on purpose

Drives count only if their driver turned on efficiency sharing, and then all of them do, so no one picks their best. No names, no routes, no locations: just how the EV did.

Every condition

Cold mornings, highway runs, short hops. Filter by the weather, speed and trip length to see the numbers that match how you'd drive.

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The PlugLog dashboard: average efficiency, energy added, charging spend, cost per mile and efficiency by drive
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Your EV's dashboard

Your own efficiency, energy added, charging spend and cost per mile, drive by drive.

02Screen recording

Live in your car

On Android Automotive, PlugLog records every drive and charge on its own and shows efficiency as you drive. Shown at 9× speed.

A drive's page: efficiency, distance, energy used, route and battery power through the drive
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Every drive, second by second

Where the energy went, driving, regen and stopped, with the route, speed and battery level.

PlugLog on a car's center screen: average efficiency, distance and energy added, with recent drives and charges
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Your EV at a glance

Efficiency, distance and energy added for the car you're in, synced with your account.

The Garage: each vehicle's real efficiency beside its EPA rating
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You vs the EPA rating

See how your EV compares with its rating, and share your drives to add to the numbers above.

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