Tag: polestar
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Geely Planning New EV Factory For Polestar In China
Geely is allegedly planning to construct a new EV mill for its premium manufacturer Polestar, according to two people with direct knowledge about the matter. The sources told Reuters the Geely wants this plant to have an yearly production capacity of 30,000 EVs, which its place will be the western city of Chongqing, in China.…
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Polestar 2 Is A Good EV – But Can It Upstage Tesla’s Model 3 Performance?
The 2021 Polestar 2 is observed by most as the Tesla Model 3’s significant rival to date, but is it set up a fight against the Model 3 Performance range-topper? On paper, the 2 EVs appear quite evenly matched, except for the 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) sprint which the Tesla dispatches within 3.2 seconds, giving it…
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Volvo Open To Selling CO2 Credits To Other Manufacturers In Europe
Volvo’s hybrid models are flying off the shelf in Europe, allowing the company to not only comfortably meet EU’s average CO2 emissions target this year, but also consider selling their CO2 credits to rival automakers that are struggling to meet the new rules. According to the EU’s legislation, carmakers that sell cars in Europe have…
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Can The Polestar 2 Impress Matt Farah Through The Canyon Roads?
From the moment the Model 3 has been unveiled, other automobile manufacturers have been attempting to emulate the success of Tesla’s entry-level version. The Polestar 2 has become easily the most compelling rival to date. Soon after the first reviews of this Polestar 2 came out of Europe, Matt Farah in The Smoking Tire has…
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Polestar 2 Is A Competent EV, But Not As Fun To Drive As Tesla’s Model 3
Ever since its unveiling at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, the Polestar 2 was presented since the Tesla Model 3 rival and now the time has come for us to learn if this ’s actually the situation. Reviews of the Polestar 2 have started to look online, using Carwow being the latest to check the…
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Polestar 1 PHEV Can Run For 52 Miles On Battery Power Alone
The Polestar 1 has finally received its official fuel economy figures from the EPA and the headline is that the plug-in hybrid can travel up to 52 miles (83.6 km) on all-electric power. Powering the Polestar 1 is a 2.0-liter turbocharged and supercharged four-cylinder engine that works alongside two electric motors connected to a 34…
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Polestar Aims To Improve Charging Convenience In Europe
Polestar has teamed up with Plugsurfing in Europe in order to improve EV public charging convenience before initial Polestar 2 customer deliveries kick off. The ‘2’ is now available in Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. Plugsurfing is offering over 195,000 compatible EV charging points, while also providing a convenient solution to…
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New Polestar 2 Priced From CA$69,900 In Canada, US$10k Less Than In The States!
Canadian market pricing to its Polestar 2 EV has been set at $69,900 CAD (equal to around US$50,000 at today’s exchange prices ). Deliveries to reservation holders have been scheduled to start in summer 2020. For all those counting, that’s just shy of a (very significant) US$10,000 gap over the U.S. market version which will…
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Architecture and Automotive Come Together at Polestar 2 Debut
Situated high up in the tony hills of Beverly Crest in Los Angeles resides a reflection of modernity shown in glass and concrete. The iconic Sheats-Goldstein home designed by John Lautner doesn’as it projects out from it like a geological projectile t even so much as cling to the hillside. The spare and reserved decor…
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Volvo inks multi-billion dollar battery supply agreements with LG Chem and CATL for EVs
Volvo Car Group has inked a massive multi-billion dollar supply handle the Chinese battery maker CATL and Korea’s LG Chem to provide its planned fleet of electric vehicles. The lithium ion batteries from both suppliers will power the development of Volvo Cars’ electrification plan for its own brand and the company’s Polestar joint venture with…