Polestar News
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The base single-motor Polestar 2 will start at $47,200 and offer an EPA range of up to 270 miles.
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Polestar O2 Concept gives Polestar an original roadster
Is the Polestar O2 hinting at an EV that might rival the Tesla Roadster? The Porsche 911? Yes and yes.
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Polestar aims for a climate-neutral car by 2030, seeks help from suppliers and beyond
The EV maker Polestar maintains that planting trees won't make a sustainable car—and it's looking to some well-known suppliers for the project.
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Polestar details the lightweight sports-car approach to its rival for Taycan, Model S Plaid
Polestar is showing its independence in electric vehicle development—to be pushed to new levels with the upcoming Polestar 5 fastback.
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Polestar opens its own factory to build flagship plug-in hybrid
Polestar breaks farther away from Volvo with the opening of its own production base, a Chengdu facility that will make the Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid coupe.
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Polestar will qualify for $7,500 electric-car credit separately from Volvo
Electric-car brand Polestar will operate independently from Volvo.
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Ahead of the Geneva auto show, Volvo’s Polestar electrified performance-car brand has revealed its first all-electric model and first volume-production model, the Polestar 2. The Polestar could prove to be the strongest alternative yet to the Tesla Model 3, with pricing, range, performance, and even the way that you buy it all comparable to the California automaker’s volume model. Described as “a premium five-door fastback,” the Polestar 2 has a bit more tall-crossover influence than the Model 3 and appears to land more in Model Y territory. It’s a surprisingly...
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Future Model 3 rival: Volvo Polestar 2 electric performance car teased
Volvo’s Polestar sub-brand has released a teaser picture and revealed a little more about its first electric car, to be called the Polestar 2. And the fledgling tech-performance brand doesn’t miss a beat in mentioning the Tesla Model 3. The Polestar 2, which will be the first fully...
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Polestar's second, third cars will be all-electric, one to challenge Tesla Model 3
While Tesla works out the production bottlenecks that plague the Model 3, rivals continue to gear up to challenge the Silicon Valley maker's more affordable electric car. Specifically, Tesla's latest announced competitor comes from the new brand at Volvo Cars Group, named Polestar, which has become...
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Volvo's new Polestar electric-car brand to launch 600-hp model in 2019
Polestar, formerly Volvo's in-house tuning division, was recently separated from the Swedish brand; Volvo plans to turn it into a standalone brand. Polestar announced plans to build electric and electrified performance cars in the near future, and the brand revealed its first attempt with what it...
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Most powerful Volvo ever is a plug-in hybrid SUV. Really.
The Volvo XC90 T8 "Twin Engine" plug-in hybrid gets some upgrades from Volvo in-house tuner Polestar.
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Volvo Leads Plug-In Hybrid Sales In Europe, Higher-Power Polestar Plug-Ins Coming
Volvo will buy its performance partner Polestar, and set it to work building hot-rod plug-in hybrids.
Stephen Edelstein