Polestar 2 receives top marks in crash safety tests, living up to its Volvo roots

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Volvo-owned Polestar recently tested the crash safety of its car, the Polestar 2. Tests indicated that the electric vehicle has elevated levels of safety, matching its equally impressive performance criteria and living up to parent business Volvo’s rigorous safety standards.

Polestar announced on April 28 that its car underwent crash safety tests.  It is the first vehicle in the firm ’s lineup to include Acoustic Vehicle Alert System (AVAS) engineering and front-inner-side airbags. Polestar ensured its own battery pack’s security, noting the job of preventing the automobile power supply from being punctured or damaged in a collision as well.

“Protecting the battery package is a must. Enclosed in an aluminum case for the two rigidity and security, the battery pack is placed within the ground structure of this CMA platform. From keeping the battery undamaged in case of a collision, this strategy diminished the possibility of damage and stiffens the body construction, but also protects people,” Polestar stated in a press release.

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When the Polestar 2 is in an collision, the battery package automatically disconnects from the rest of the motor car. The lack of relationship between the battery and the rest of the auto protects the passengers from being exposed to a live electrical connection. In addition, it protects the battery in irreversible harm. Polestar used a Severe Partial Offset Crash (SPOC) block to help achieve this, which is a reflective solid aluminum barrier that his housed on the bottom edge of this automobile ’s front firewall.

The SPOC block reduces the chance of objects coming back to the passenger car or supporting the battery package in case of a collision. The existence of the barrier also makes up for the deficiency of an internal combustion engine, which generally provides a barrier for passengers in case of a crash.

Polestar planned to maintain its passengers secure at slow speeds as well. The company used an AVAS system . Due to the lack of noise that vehicles produce rates of travel, the AVAS system will maintain by alerting them of a car nearby, bystanders and pedestrians protected. “We intentionally did not want Polestar 2 to sound like a robot or spaceship. We wanted ” Polestar’s CEO Thomas Ingenlath said.

The sound system resembles the noisemaker Tesla installed on its own vehicles based on the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) criteria.

“Safety is of utmost importance for Polestar,” Ingenlath said. Its firm ’s link with Volvo was a critical indicator that lackluster performance in safety standards wouldn’t be accepted. “So, clearly, Polestar automobiles are designed to be amongst the safest in the world, and we are proud of that. ”

Polestar announced on April 23 that the Polestar 2 was available on the market from the U.S. using a starting price of $59,900. Deliveries are expected to begin Summer 2020.

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