Polestar opens first factory in China

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Volvo’s electric car subsidiary Polestar opened its first production facility today. At the new Polestar production centre in Chengdu, China, the 441 kW Polestar 1 PHEV coupe is manufactured for China and export markets. It is planned to produce 500 units per year over a production cycle of three years. The first customer deliveries are […]

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Polestar Establishes New UK Research And Development Facility To Create Future Electric Performance Cars

Polestar has significantly expanded its research and development capacity with the establishment of a new R&D centre in the United Kingdom. Situated in Coventry, England, the new facility will allow Polestar to increase its own R&D capabilities…

Polestar opens new R&D facility in UK

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Polestar has established a new R&D centre for future electric vehicles in Coventry, England. At the new British location, the Volvo electric brand will initially employ around 60 engineers to support the development of vehicles beyond the Polestar 3. The team was already involved in the pre-development work for Polestar and will now be fully […]

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Volvo’s Polestar Divulges New Details On Its “Disruptive” Electric Cars

Polestar 2 will be the size of a Tesla Model 3 and priced to compete. We speak with Polestar’s US chief about the Scandinavian-designed 300-mile EV, to be revealed in the spring. Tesla, Audi, Jaguar and a host of Chinese car companies garner the most attention for introducing new, capable, long-distance electric cars. But the […]

Polestar 1 Testing Includes Doing 137 MPH On Wet Curves

It’s an evaluation of the car’s handling prowess … and the driver’s courage. Polestar is full-speed ahead with the testing of its first production car. Recently, we’ve seen the company evaluating the hybrid’s structure in crash testing, but now we’re getting a look at research of a more dramatic nature. By dramatic, we mean hitting takeoff […]