Polestar 2 configurator is now live with vehicle pricing starting at USD 59,900 The Polestar 2 configurator for the USA market is now live. The base price of the vehicle is USD 59,900 and includes both the Pilot and Plus packages. They comprise of plenty of features some of which are as follows: Panoramic laminated sunroof incl. Polestar Symbol Pixel headlights with proximity lights Polestar Digital Key LED front fog lights with cornering function Frameless exterior mirrors with autodim and...

Polestar 1 and Polestar 2 arrive in the US in H2 of 2020 Polestar will enter the US in H2 of 2020 and has announced its first retail partners on local grounds. The company plans to open Polestar Spaces in New York City, Los Angeles, and two locations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Among the brand's renowned partners will be Manhattan Motorcars, Galpin Motors and Price-Simms Automotive Group for initial locations planned to open in the second half of 2020. In H1 of 2021...

The Polestar 2 goes through its first crash test The Polestar 2 has undergone its first crash test. Successfully. This test was a front offset/small overlap crash, meaning that the impact was on the front 25% of the car (measured outwards from the middle). The test car, sporting a colourway seemingly chosen by Lil Pump, travelled at 64 km/h towards the obstacle, with a dummy boasting 70 sensors behind the wheel. The front wheel detached early, minimizing the...

Polestar 2 is now in production in China Polestar has officially announced that the production of the Polestar 2 has begun in Luqiao, China. This is just a month's delay from the previous plans to start in February 2020. The first units will be delivered to customers in the summer of 2020. The company has also shared some photos from the factory, which you may see at the end of the text. Initially, the company will sell the Polestar 2 Launch Edition and...

Polestar Precept with sustainable materials and advanced HMI technology is unveiled Polestar will showcase the Polestar Precept at the Geneva International Motor Show next month. This is a fully electric four-door grand tourer that employs sustainable materials and advanced HMI technology. This vehicle is Polestar's manifesto for its upcoming electrified vehicles while embodying Polestar's core brand values: purity, progressiveness, and performance. The Polestar Precept has a 3.1-meter wheelbase...

Polestar 2 available for configuring in Europe, prices start from €59,900 / £49,000 for the Launch Edition Polestar 2 was announced at the end of February and debuted in China in mid-April with local production to set off in February 2020. Now the vehicle is available for configuring in Europe and you can check out the online configurator from the source link below. Initially, the company will sell the Polestar 2 Launch Edition and this will be the only version available for the first year of production. Its starting...

First sketches of the Polestar 3, will be based on Volvo's SPA platform The Polestar 1 is being built as a small series vehicle in the recently inaugurated Polestar plant in Chengdu, China. The Polestar 2 rolls off the line with the Volvo XC 40 and Lynk & Co 01 at the Volvo Car Group's Luqiao multi-brand factory. And now Volvo's brand for electric vehicles is ready with the sketches for the Polestar 3. Published for the first time by the Süddeutsche Zeitung, they unveil that the...

What all-electric vehicles to expect at the IAA 2019 in Frankfurt next week Audi AI: Trail quattro and Audi Aicon At the IAA 2019, Audi will showcase the Audi AI: Trail quattro - the concept study of an electrically powered off-roader of the future. It will be adjoined by a quartet of visionary automobiles, which also started at the IAA in 2017 with the debut of the Audi Aicon. All four studies will be on display during the IAA 2019 in Frankfurt. Aiways U5 Aiways is a Chinese brand which...

Volvo strikes a deal with CATL and LG Chem for supplying batteries for Polestar and Volvo EVs Volvo has made a "multi-billion dollar" agreement with CATL and LG Chem for long-term supply of lithium-ion batteries for the future Volvo electric cars and Polestar models. The batteries will be fitted on vehicles from the existing CMA modular platform and the upcoming SPA2 modular platform. Vehicles based on the CMA platform include the upcoming all-electric Volvo XC40, Polestar 2 and LYNK & CO models. The...

Polestar 2 debuts in China, local production is planned for early 2020 Volvo has announced the Polestar 2 at the end of February this year and now the all-electric car has debuted in Shanghai, China. Polestar confirmed that production of the model will take place in Luqiao, Zhejiang Province, from early 2020. Owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding and operated by Volvo Cars, the Luqiao production facility will produce Polestar 2 alongside other world-class models from Volvo and Lynk & Co. In...

Volvo presented the Polestar 2 with a 78 kWh battery and two 150 kW motors Volvo has just presented the much awaited Polestar 2 - a four-door fastback with a panoramic sunroof. It is equipped with a 78 kWh battery consisting of 324 cells in 27 modules, which provides a WLTP range of 500 km. The battery is sealed in an aluminium case. It is fitted under the floor at the base of the vehicle to form a super-stiff car body, which is also crucial for the agile sporty driving style of the car...

Polestar 2 teased again with the invitation to the online revealing of the model Polestar has published another teaser of the Polestar 2 as part of its general invitation to the online unveiling of the model. As we've announced earlier, the EV will be formally unveiled online on February 27 at 13:00 CET and the public debut for the model is scheduled for the 2019 Geneva Motor Show next month. The model is expected to be a four-door fastback with a panoramic sunroof. Moreover, it will most...