Volvo are set to reveal their flagship fully Electric Vehicle, the Polestar 2 which is touted to give Tesla a run for their money, but I’m sure Elon Musk loves a bit of decent competition. On the 27th of February at 13:00 CET live on Youtube or from the Polestar website, Volvo will open doors to the Public Debut of the highly anticipated Car and you’ll be able to see IRL at the Geneva International Motor Show on the 7th of March.



The first fully Electric Vehicle from Volvo isn’t the only reason why People are excited about the unveil, the EV will be the first to come Factory equipped with the Android Automotive OS developed by Google.



This is great news if you’re sick of the laggy mess that’s in your Tesla Vehicle, or the unintuitive Systems baked in to your new Car. It will be an experience close to your Smartphone, iOS or Android but it will be adapted for the Vehicle with Safety at the heart of its operations. Not everyone's happy of course, some hate the idea of having anything Google related ‘snooping’ on you, especially in the Car!

Whats under the hood, err or boot?!

The EV is expected to last upto 300 miles on a single charge, this might be perfect for the average commute to work, but you probably won't be driving to France without stopping a few times along the way. You’ll be likely to find a charging station anywhere you go these days, the Polestar is expected to guide you exactly to one if a charge is needed.



For me, an EV is ideal as my commute to work is only around 40 miles each way.



So keeping the Car on the drive to charge overnight will be more than enough, there’s plenty of charging stations in Bristol City Centre for me to use if needed. The Polestar 2 will likely have performance close to its nearest Competitor, 400 Horsepower compared to the Model 3’s 450 Horsepower.



This and the rumoured price of £40000 is exactly why the Polestar 2 is positioned as the Tesla Model 3’s biggest rival. Lets just hope that the Polestar 2 is more widely available than the Model 3.