Aside from its impressive straight-line acceleration, the Polestar 2 is also able to wow customers with its practicality, such as the easy access rear luggage compartment or the braked towing capacity of 1,500 kg (3,306 lbs). This, according to the automaker, makes the ‘2’ a leader in the compact electric segment, as far as towing […]
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Polestar 2 Tooling Trial Prototypes Roll Off Chinese Plant’s Assembly Line
The Polestar 2 is now one step closer to getting delivered to customers, as the Volvo-owned performance brand has kicked off tooling trial production of the EV. The first Polestar 2 prototypes have started to roll off the assembly line at the Luqiao factory in China in preparation for series production. Tooling trial production is […]
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Polestar To Launch Its First North American Store In Montreal
Volvo’s performance sub-brand, Polestar, has announced that it will open its first North American store not in the States, as one might have expected, but in Montreal, Canada. Spearheading the electric car manufacturer’s launch in Canada will be the former director of sales operations for Volvo Car Canada, 45-year-old Hugues Bissonnette. As part of his […]
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Polestar 2 Enters Final Stages Of Development Before Production Starts In Early 2020
The upcoming Polestar 2 has entered the final stages of its development process, as series production is scheduled to start in early 2020. Polestar’s first all-electric car will be a high-performance sedan packing 402 HP (300KW) and 486 lb-ft (660 Nm) of torque and all-wheel drive, as well as a chassis tuned, according to the […]
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Polestar 2 EU Pricing Announced, First Deliveries Coming In June
The Polestar 2 electric fastback is scheduled to go into production in early 2020, with first deliveries penciled in for June. Prospective buyers can already place their order online, with pricing starting from €58,800 ($64,460) in Germany. UK pricing has already been announced (£49,900), as for the other launch markets, the costs are as follows: […]
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Polestar Says The 2 Makes For A Great Tesla Model 3 Alternative
The first mass-market electric vehicle from Polestar, simply dubbed the ‘2’, is a compelling alternative to the Tesla Model 3, the company’s chief operating officer says. Jonathan Goodman recently acknowledged the success of the Model 3 in an interview with The Detroit News and said that the similar dimensions of the Polestar 2 should help […]
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Polestar 2 Launch Edition Priced From £49,000 In The UK
UK pricing details of the all-electric Polestar 2 have surfaced thanks to the company’s online configurator. First introduced to the world at the Geneva Motor Show back in March, the Polestar 2 will be the company’s first mass-market EV after the limited-run Polestar 1. In the UK, the Launch Edition model will be available from […]
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