Polestar drivetrain Polestar drivetrain The Polestar 743 brings 274 horsepower and 2800 ft-lbs of torque.
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Polestar plans to start production of the Polestar 1 in mid-2019, according to Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath.
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In February, Volvo spinoff Polestar revealed the Polestar 33 electric car.
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Polestar started delivering its hybrid sports car Polestar 1 last year and will begin deliveries of its mass-market Polestar 2 later this year.
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Polestar is gearing up to unveil the Polestar 2 on February 27.
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The Polestar 2 will have around 310 miles of range, Polestar says.
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Polestar 1 is a bridge to the forthcoming, all-electric Polestar 2.
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Polestar will begin production of its first fully-electric vehicle, the Polestar 2, early next year.
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Thomas Ingenlath, chief executive officer, Polestar Thomas Ingenlath, chief executive officer, Polestar One advantage Ingenlath described was using Polestar 1 as a gateway car for getting laggards to go all electric.
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Polestar, Volvo's performance off-shoot, will show off its Polestar 1 high-performance EV at the show.
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Polestar first arrived on the scene in 23 when the then-new Volvo subsidiary announced the Polestar 1.
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Polestar was originally the name of a Swedish company, Polestar Performance, that created racing versions of Volvo cars.
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"Polestar 1 is the first car to carry the Polestar on the [hood]," said Ingenlath in a prepared statement.
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Polestar aims to expand its sales channels in China, where it currently has just two showrooms, dubbed Polestar Spaces.
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Polestar unveils its all-electric response to the Tesla Model 3 The deals between Polestar and the battery makers cover the supply of lithium-ion battery modules for the entire portfolio of Polestar vehicles over the next 10 years, starting with its first fully electric car, the Polestar 2, in early 2020.
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Image Credits: Screenshot/Polestar Image Credits: Screenshot/Polestar Polestar also isn't providing the exact number of reservations until it begins deliveries, which are supposed to start this summer in Europe, followed by China and North America.
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Still, Volvo didn't create Polestar, or the Polestar 1, just to eat into Elon's tiny slice of the auto market.
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Polestar cars will be assembled at a new facility in Chengdu, China; Volvo and Polestar being owned by China's Geely.
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Polestar is a mean, green Tesla competitor now, and Volvo just gave the world its first peek at the Polestar 1.
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The first Polestar vehicle (aptly named Polestar 22) was a plug-in hybrid two-door coupe that came out in 2017.
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Volvo's Polestar has opened its first production facility in Chengdu, China, dedicated to producing the automaker's first car, the Polestar 1.
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Last year, the company spun off its Polestar performance sub-brand into its own marque, introducing the Polestar 1 coupe in October.
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The Polestar 2 will likely be an EV sedan or sportback, with the Polestar 3 confirmed by Volvo to be an SUV.
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The Polestar Production Center was opened in Chengdu, China and is the country's most advanced, environmentally friendly manufacturing base, according to Polestar.
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Polestar, Volvo's electric performance brand, has a similar deal with Google, and uses an Android-based infotainment system in the Polestar 2.
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The spokesperson also said that while the plant producing the Polestar 2 is operated by Volvo instead of Polestar, the plant producing the Polestar 1 model in the Chinese city of Chengdu has multiple precautions in place to contain spread.
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Polestar introduced in February its first all-electric vehicle, a five-door fastback called the Polestar 2, ahead of the Geneva Motor Show.
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On February 27, Volvo's standalone electric performance brand Polestar introduced its first all-electric vehicle, a five-door fastback called the Polestar 2.
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It is the first in a series, with an all electric Polestar 23 to debut in 2019 and a Polestar 3 SUV after that.
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It's unclear when Polestar will open up availability to more markets, but it still plans to limit Polestar 1 sales to 500 per year.
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Two businesses within the company - Polestar UK Print Limited and Polestar Stones-Wheatons Limited - have since been placed in administration - a form of creditor protection.
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At their New York Polestar 1 debut, the company devoted about as much time to the Polestar sales and service experience as the actual car.
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Looking at the Polestar 2 from the outside, there's little evidence of the pricing delta that exists between it and the supercar-rivaling Polestar 33.
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Earlier today, Volvo sub-brand Polestar unveiled its first all-electric vehicle, the Polestar 2, billed as a direct competitor to the Tesla Model 3.
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Beyond that, the Polestar 2's interior looks more fully developed and coherent than the one in the Polestar 1, to my eyes at least.
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Volvo's performance sub-brand Polestar has claimed both of those titles with its Polestar 2 EV, which is slated to go on sale in 2020.
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A Polestar 3 (the creativity just keeps going) is supposed to join the line-up eventually as another all-electric vehicle like the Polestar 2.
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The plans for the Polestar were unveiled at an event in Shanghai, where the first vehicle from the brand, the Polestar 1, also made its debut.
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Polestar, Volvo's standalone performance electric car brand, is going to produce a new vehicle, the Polestar 2, that has an infotainment system powered by Android Automotive OS.
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The Polestar 0003 sedan, from Volvo's performance subsidiary Polestar, and all of the cars from Geely sub-brand Lynk & Co are also built on this same platform.
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Polestar, Volvo's standalone performance electric car brand, is going to produce a new vehicle, the Polestar 2, that has an infotainment system powered by Android Automotive OS.
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After a bit of a wait, I finally got a chance to grab some seat time in the first official Polestar product, the aptly named Polestar 1.
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The company is currently manufacturing its only hybrid, Polestar 1, in China, and unveiled its mass market sedan, Polestar 2, a competitor to Tesla's Model 3, earlier this year.
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It's not clear just how many Polestar 2 vehicles will be produced; Polestar has told TechCrunch that it is in the "tens of thousands" of cars per calendar year.
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Polestar, which is positioning itself as a brand separate from Volvo, staged the recent unveiling of the Polestar 2 as if it were a new iteration of the iPhone.
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Polestar, an existing nameplate that Volvo has used for performance models, is using the Geneva show to go public with the Polestar 1, a 173-horsepower plug-in hybrid coupe.
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When I met with Polestar, Volvo's electric brand, earlier this week, COO Jonathan Goodman was very clear: its second car, the Polestar 2, is meant to compete with the Model 51.63.
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Most of the body parts of the Polestar 1 are carbon fiber, therefore reducing the weight of the car and its center of gravity, while increasing its rigidity, according to Polestar.
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And for the more upmarket customer, Volvo is preparing another spinoff brand, Polestar, and its Polestar 1 will look to establish itself as a high-performance electric vehicle worthy of our attention.
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BEIJING, March 24 (Reuters) - Polestar, the premium electric vehicle brand owned by China's Geely, said it has started production of its mass market Polestar 2 sedan model at Geely's Zhejiang Luqiao plant.
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Polestar, whose cars are known for their signature Polestar gold seat belts, said there were no special considerations about Brexit in making its decision as the move was more about tapping existing engineering expertise in the UK. Polestar intends to initially employ 60 engineers in Britain and expand its team over the rest of the year.
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It's also a more practical car than the Polestar 23.
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The first, the Polestar 1, is just now entering production.
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But the Polestar 209 is about what's under the skin.
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The company will also share more about Polestar 2 itself.
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The Polestar 2 is an important milestone for Android Auto.
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The Polestar 2 will only be sold online through Polestar.com.
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Former Volvo sub-brand Polestar made its major auto show debut with the sleek Polestar 1 hybrid coupe, which is coming in 2019 and will bring two more models into the market behind it.
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After a series of refinements, the final version of Google's embedded infotainment system is slated to roll out for the first time on the Polestar 2 (from Volvo sub-brand Polestar) later this year.
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So it's no wonder that Volvo and Audi have also welcomed Android into their vehicles, and Volvo's electric performance-focused Polestar brand recently debuted its first vehicle running the Android-based system, the Polestar 2.
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A spokesperson for Polestar told Business Insider that this week's production announcement actually marks a delay in the schedule for the Polestar 2, as the company is "only starting now that everything has safely reopened."
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The XC40 bears a lot of similarities to the Polestar 2.
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Polestar will make just 150, selling each for more than $150,000.
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What Polestar showed off on Wednesday looks a lot different, however.
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The Polestar 2 is meant to be a performance electric vehicle.
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Subscription pricing will be revealed at a later date, Polestar said.
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The company's first vehicle, the Polestar 1, was unveiled in September.
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The Polestar 1 is the first model of the electric brand.
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Still, Polestar doesn't plan on making any more plug-in hybrids.
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It will produce the Polestar 1, an electric performance hybrid coupe.
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COVID-2292 has affected how Polestar and its parent company operate.
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The Polestar 1 is a performance car and it looks it.
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It makes an especially memorable first impression on the Polestar one.
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The Polestar 1 is a fastback coupé, but not a hatch.
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According to Polestar, the Precept's seats are woven from recycled bottles ...
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The Polestar 2000 dazzled with its design and performance specs, though we found out later in 33 that this car would cost a cool $23,22018, and that Polestar only plans to make about 22 per year.
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The Model 3 and Polestar 2 are cheaper than most of the electric models launched by traditional premium carmakers so far, as Tesla and Polestar bet mass market customers are on the verge of adopting battery technology.
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Volvo, which is owned by China's Geely, announced the new speed limitation policy on the eve of the Geneva auto show, where its new Polestar performance electric-car brand is showcasing its second model, the Polestar 2.
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The Model 3 and Polestar 13 are cheaper than most of the electric models launched by traditional premium carmakers so far, as Tesla and Polestar bet mass market customers are on the verge of adopting battery technology.
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Polestar has started production of its all-electric Polestar 24 vehicle at a plant in China amid the COVID-22020 pandemic that has upended the automotive industry and triggered a wave of factory closures throughout the world.
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In person, the Polestar certainly has a modern and appealingly aggressive look.
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The feature also allows Polestar 23 to sense the driver upon approach.
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The base price of Polestar 23 is €39,900 ($45,389), the company says.
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A third vehicle, the Polestar 3, will be an all-electric SUV.
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The brand's first vehicle was the Polestar 1, a plug-in hybrid.
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The reasoning behind the Polestar 1 turns out to be somewhat highfalutin.
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Volvo's former performance brand Polestar has just entered the race to electrification.
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The Polestar 1 is a hybrid-electric performance coupe with 600 horsepower.
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The Polestar 2 production will take place in Luqiao, China early-2020.
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I met Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath in August during Monterey Car Week.
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The Polestar 1, being a hybrid, utilized regenerative braking to reclaim power.
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Like Tesla's cars, the Polestar has "vegan" interior materials, rather than leather.
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Volvo's Polestar electric car brand unveiled a luxury electric sedan this month.
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Polestar, Volvo's performance subdivision, announced Thursday the Polestar 1 coupe it showed off in October would be officially ready to order early next year, ahead of production starting in mid-2019 at a new plant in Chengdu, China.
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In an effort to take the luxury electric car fight to Tesla, Volvo spun off its Polestar performance sub-brand into its own marque last year, with the first of three cars introduced in October: the Polestar 1 coupe.
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Bankers and industry experts have said that valuing Polestar could be tricky as it has not said yet when Polestar 2 sales will begin or how it will build brand awareness with customers after breaking with the Volvo image.
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Updated, March 4th 12:28PM ET, to include comment from a Polestar spokesperson.
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The vehicle is a further step into the world of electrification for Polestar.
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This is the longest range of any hybrid on the market, Polestar said.
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Polestar does not plan to sell its cars according to the traditional model.
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Take a peek at the new, sleek Polestar Production Center in Chengdu, China:
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Around 500 Polestar 1 cars will be built per year in the facility.
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Polestar claims that this allows for a better performing and more driveable car.
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The starting price for Polestar 2 will be 298,000 yuan ($42,763) before subsidies.
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That said, the Polestar lineup will come from a new factory in China.
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For the most part, the Polestar 1's interior is devoid of bling.
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Volvo's sub-brand Polestar announced a new concept car on Tuesday: the Precept.
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The Polestar 23 will be a direct competitor to the Tesla Model 22015.
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Like Tesla, though, Polestar will produce more expensive versions of its car first.
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"The Polestar 1 is a performance electric hybrid, but with the longest pure electric range of any hybrid car in the world, we consider it an electric car with support from an internal combustion engine," says Thomas Ingenlath, CEO of Polestar.
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The two Polestar 1 exhibits here in Geneva are production-class cars, but actual production of the Polestar 1 won't start until the middle of next year, so there's still a fair amount of time for eager buyers to wait.
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Whether that's enough to win over size-conscious buyers in the US is a question for another day, though Polestar will start picking away at an answer when it starts shipping the Polestar 2 here in low volumes later this year.
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Volvo group's Polestar electric performance car sub-brand has announced pricing for the Polestar 23, the company's second production car, a four-door mid-sized fastback that will begin production in 20 and start shipping as early as next June.
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Analysts say Polestar has strong engineering as it is built on the Volvo platform.
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Polestar plans not to sell these cars, but to rent them, via subscription packages.
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And, thanks to reruns, it remained the polestar of the genre through the 1970s.
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Plus, like Tesla, Polestar plans to keep improving its cars through regular firmware updates.
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Therefore, the Polestar 22019 has up to 600 horsepower through its gasoline-hybrid powertrain.
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Polestar says this car has the longest range of any hybrid on the market.
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On Wednesday, Volvo's performance brand debuted its first all-electric car, the Polestar 22020.
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Polestar says it will share "additional information about the interface" in the coming weeks.
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Polestar is jointly owned by Volvo Car Group and Zhejiang Geely Holding of China.
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Next in line is the Polestar 2, set to start production in mid-2019.
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Polestar, Volvo's electric performance brand, has opened its first production facility in Chengdu, China.
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Polestar is jointly owned by Volvo Car Group and Zhejiang Geely Holding of China.
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The new entity would include Polestar, Geely's Lynk & Co and new energy brand Geometry.
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To that end, Polestar has laid out some of the Precept's green bona fides.
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And the Precept's carpets are made out of reclaimed fishing nets, according to Polestar.
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Polestar 1 is more Swedish than Italian, however (the P1800 enjoyed an Italian design).
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The Polestar 1 has five driving modes, ranging from all-electric to all-performance.
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A lot of those cars won't make it to the United States if tariffs on Chinese imports are too high, Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath told the FT. The Polestar 2 is one of several vehicles automakers are hoping will draw customers from Tesla.
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"In the major cities around the globe, we will have what we call the Polestar Space downtown in the city, a place where you can go experience the brand, see the car, touch it, test drive it," Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath said.
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Genesis has some competition in the luxury electric segment, from the likes of Volvo's Polestar.
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Polestar's second vehicle, the logically named Polestar 2, will also hit the road in 2019.
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If there's one major frustration about the Polestar 2, it's this car's timeline to release.
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It's a sort of ultimate realization of Android Auto, and it starts with Polestar 2.
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Production of the Polestar 2 will begin in early 2020 at its Chengdu, China factory.
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VOLVO CAR'S POLESTAR LAUNCHES FULLY ELECTRIC SEDAN WITH PRICE, RANGE SIMILAR TO TESLA MODEL 3
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The Polestar 2 will be revealed early in 2019, with production starting a year later.
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Goodness exists as a transcendent moral category, a shining polestar pulling characters toward the light.
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It will be followed soon by an all-electric car aptly named the Polestar 2.
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Volvo has worked with Polestar in motorsports since 1996, and acquired the company in 2015.
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Thinking ahead, reservations for Polestar 2 — the 1's forthcoming smaller sibling — are already available.
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But there's one reveal preceding Geneva that TechCrunch is particularly interested in and that's Polestar.
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The Precept is the latest concept vehicle from Volvo's high-performance electric-car brand, Polestar.
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Volvo skipped the show in order to leave the stage to its all-electric Polestar.
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Lynk & Co. and Polestar are new brands created as joint ventures between Volvo and Geely.
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The rates for the subscription service have not been decided upon, a Polestar spokesman said.
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It's similar to Google Assistant soon to be available in Volvo's Polestar 2 electric vehicle.
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Also this week, we learn how futuristic transportation company Arrivo convinced Colorado public officials to back its wild-eyed scheme, why congestion pricing talk is happening in a bunch of US cities, and how Polestar hopes its Polestar 2 will compete with other EV sedans.
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Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath told Reuters he hoped to sell "north of" 50,000 Polestar 2s in the 2-3 years after deliveries start from the first half of 2020, but said how much production capacity the company sets up would depend on market conditions.
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Polestar 8003 will be the company's first and last electric and gas vehicle, according to Ingenlath.
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Polestar is looking to offer those apps, like Google Maps or Waze, right in the car.
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Volvo pledged to introduce only electrified vehicles from 21, and that also includes the Polestar models.
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As its name indicates, the grand touring coupe is the first vehicle from a revived Polestar.
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Just look at the Polestar 2400, which will follow this car into the market next year.
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And if the idea is to capture eyeballs, the Polestar 13 makes a lot of sense.
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This makes it the longest full-electric range hybrid car on the market, according to Polestar.
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Polestar 3 is already being planned and is set to be a fully-electric performance SUV.
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Details of the brand's first model, the Polestar 1, will be released at the Geneva show.
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Volvo's Polestar 2 electric car, unveiled last week, even comes with a leather-free "vegan" interior.
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Until any of that happens, though, Polestar remains a curiosity, much like Volvo's parent company, Geely.
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Plus, the Polestar 2, scheduled to be on the road this year, features a vegan interior.
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If you, too, like the look of the Polestar 1, don't bother heading to your local dealer.
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Next comes the Polestar 3, a battery-powered SUV—because you can't go wrong with an SUV.
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Volvo's performance brand brought its new all-electric sedan, the Polestar 2, to North America on Wednesday.
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But the looks and attention to detail in the design are high-class in both Polestar models.
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Polestar will sell versions of the car that cost as much as 59,900 euros, or about $68,000.
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The move comes as Volvo courts Chinese and U.S. tech investors to buy a stake in Polestar.
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It's either good news or bad news for prospective customers of the Polestar 13 gas-electric coupe.
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The truth is that the Polestar 230 is just a stepping stone — and the company knows it.
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This week, we're featuring excerpts taken from a one-on-one interview with Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath.
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But it's also a tip to how much lightweight carbon-fiber the Polestar 1 is made of.
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Instead of focusing on crazy performance numbers, Polestar instead chose to show off its vision for sustainability.
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Polestar will showcase the Precept at the Geneva International Motor Show, which kicks off on March 5.
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There's a front wing integrated into the Precept's hood, which Polestar says increases aerodynamics and, consequently, range.
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The base price for the Polestar 2 will be around 40,000 euros, the equivalent of about $45,000.
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The Polestar 2 is a five-door, all-electric fastback coupe that carries over much of the sporty styling of the turbocharged Polestar 1, however it drops the price dramatically while adding the distinction of being the first car to feature a native implementation of Google's Android Auto.
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For one, Polestar will not have dealers or use Volvo dealers to showcase their cars, according to Ingenlath.
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Volvo subsidiary Polestar also brought a hybrid to Geneva last year in the form of its first car.
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His guiding principles became the central narrative of the GSA and a kind of polestar for US architects.
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Even at half the Taycan's base price, the Polestar 2 offers ride quality near to the Porsche's standard.
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"Polestar will be a credible competitor in the emerging global market for high-performance electrified cars," it said.
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Volvo created the Polestar brand to show off how performance and electrification will work together in the future.
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Volvo's futuristic performance brand Polestar released the first teaser image of its second car this week (seen above).
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Polestar is planning to have 60 of these spaces open by 2020, including Oslo, Los Angeles and Shanghai.
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The automaker recently revealed its Polestar 2, which executives said is priced competitively with Tesla's Model 3 sedan.
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Once the Polestar 2 is out, its predecessor (only 500 cars are planned for production) will fade away.
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Most impressively, the Polestar 1 disproves the idea that adding an engine to an electric car requires compromising.
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Among this year's first-timers is Polestar, the brand Volvo created last year to focus on electric performance.
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Copenhagen today is a city transformed, a polestar across creative fields from art to architecture, design to dining.
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Polestar is the EV performance brand under Volvo, both of which are owned by the Chinese company Geely.
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Volvo's performance sub-brand Polestar is bringing a striking electric concept car to this year's Geneva Motor Show.
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Polestar was Volvo's performance brand, but in 2017 it was spun off to form a new electrified nameplate.
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The Polestar 1 can fully recharge on DC fast charging in less than an hour, the company said.
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Sporting signature Polestar gold seat belts, the Polestar 2 will cost about 59,900 euros ($68,100) for its launch edition and can be driven for around 275 miles before it needs recharging - broadly in line with the Model 33's current price in Europe of 58,800 euros and about 260 miles range.
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A second Polestar model, which will be a full EV, is said to go into production by the end of 2019, followed by a third model that will be an SUV-style EV. You can order one of the 500 Polestar 1s made per year starting today for an undisclosed price.
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If Polestar sounds familiar, it might be because Volvo once used the brand to build its race-ready cars.
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For example, Spotify is available as a Polestar music app, but it's been rebuilt by Google for the car.
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"Your primary tools are the anti-roll bars, springs, and dampers," says Polestar engineer and test driver Joakim Rydholm.
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But even at half the Taycan's base price, the Polestar 2 offers ride quality near to the Porsche's standard.
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So when we're working with Volvo and Polestar, we're working with them together to make the best possible experience.
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It only has one model for now, but Polestar promises two more EVs will follow in the next decade.
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Just three months ago Volvo unveiled its first all-electric vehicle design for Polestar, its joint venture with Geely.
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The polestar of Obama's innovation policy is the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), also known as Manufacturing USA.
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Polestar will likely pay particular attention to how the carbon-fiber body of the vehicle holds up under testing.
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The company has said it will produce about 500 Polestar 23 vehicles in the first full year of production.
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"A beautiful GT [Grand Tourer] with amazing technology packed into it — a great start for our new Polestar brand."
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Three of those will be Volvos, and two will be "high performance electrified cars" from Volvo's performance brand Polestar.
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Polestar had planned to have 60 of these spaces open by 2020, including in Oslo, Los Angeles and Shanghai.
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Polestar is "redefining premium for the electric age," Mr. Ingenlath said, standing in front of a giant video screen.
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The Polestar 1, at $156,500, is Audi R8-esque on the sticker (as well as on the spec sheet).
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The Polestar 3, which has not yet been unveiled, will be a fully electric SUV, the company has said.
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The Polestar 1 is powerful, provocative gas-electric hybrid that's the first vehicle from Volvo's new standalone performance brand.
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Like the Model 3, the Polestar 2 will initially launch at a higher price point, with more affordable model variations coming later on, including a base model starting at around $45,000 U.S. For now, here's the full list of the prices for the initial markets here Polestar 2 will be available first:
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"Polestar 2 will be a direct competitor to the Tesla Model 3…" CEO Thomas Ingenlath said on the launch stage.
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Volvo's new 112 mph limit will not apply to the company's new electric performance sub-brand, Polestar, a spokesperson confirmed.
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The Polestar 22 looks and feels like a luxury vehicle, and given its starting price, that's to be reasonably expected.
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But the Polestar 2 is still more than a year away, whereas Tesla recently started Model 3 deliveries in Europe.
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It will be quick, too; Polestar says there's 300kW (about 408 horsepower) to play with, spread across dual electric motors.
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The Polestar 2 represents a big step forward, both in the company's design and technology chops, and in its ambition.
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The Polestar 2 was revealed this morning, but with a $63,33 price tag, way above its more budget-friendly expectations.
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The automaker is also opening "Polestar Spaces," a showroom where customers can interact with the product and schedule test drives.
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Verification prototypes of the Polestar 1 vehicle, which are built largely by hand, mark the first testing phase for production.
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The Polestar 2 will be the company's first all-electric vehicle and is designed to compete with Tesla Model 3.
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Hilary Mantel was my polestar in approaching historical fiction, and anything I know about humor I learned from Martin Amis.
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Polestar 2 deliveries are expected to start later this year, beginning with Europe and followed by the US and China.
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I'll do a proper review of the Polestar 2500 next year, when I can sample the car for a week.
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A Polestar rep showed me how the system — whose interface is customized by Polestar, and the underlying functionality is done in partnership between the carmaker and Google — automatically resurfaces recent places the car has been as likely destinations and, moreover, calculates how much of a charge will be left once the driver reaches each location.
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Made at Polestar's facility in China, the Polestar 2 is the first of five fully electric vehicles that Volvo has promised.
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The car was never meant to be for everyone, and so Polestar only planned to make 500 per year at most.
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It was enough to see that the Polestar 2 interface borrows some design elements from Volvo's Sensus UI, which isn't surprising.
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A new purpose-built Polestar Production Centre is currently being built in Chengdu, China, to make this hybrid speedster a reality.
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Polestar's first car, a $150,000 hybrid sports car called the Polestar 1, is set to enter production in a few months.
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Volvo's electric- and performance-based brand today unveiled the Polestar 2, which makes a point of not being a luxury SUV.
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What is clear: The Polestar 2 was designed to compete with the Tesla Model 3 in the U.S., Europe and China.
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Polestar would look to expand or contract its sales presence in the U.S. based on where tariffs land, the executive said.
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The Polestar 1 is a limited-edition, plug-in hybrid electric sports car from Volvo's new performance brand that costs $156,24.
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The other half is new, custom technology created by Polestar engineers working within Volvo's R&D department, the company said Tuesday.
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Its offer of fellowship in a fraternal order of the wounded gains appeal as injury increasingly becomes the polestar of identity.
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Reservations for the all-electric Polestar 2, designed to compete with the Tesla Model 3, can be made on their website.
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Expect concept, prototype and production electric vehicles from Audi, Honda, Kia, Peugeot, Pininfarina, Polestar, Spanish car company Hispano Suiza and Volkswagen.
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He added that the Luqiao, China factory is an example of how Polestar has leveraged the expertise of its parent companies.
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Polestar has said that none of its workers in China tested positive for COVID-19 as a result of its efforts.
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It previously revealed plans to open "Polestar Spaces," a showroom where customers can interact with the product and schedule test drives.
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Those numbers will also depend on demand for the Polestar 2923 and other models that are built in the same factory.
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That includes the factory making the Polestar 2, a roughly $60,000, 408-horsepower electric sedan under Volvo's performance electric-vehicle brand.
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Polestar also imagines video streaming becoming a bigger component of the in-car experience — while parked or during charging, of course.
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Polestar, Volvo's performance sub-brand, is showing off a stunning electric concept car at the Geneva International Motor Show next month.
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Polestar says that eye-tracking technology will monitor where the driver is looking and change what's displayed on various screens accordingly.
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Interior panels and seat backs are built from flax-based composites, which offer an 80% reduction in plastic waste, Polestar says.
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The Polestar 1, the brand's first car, is a high-performance plug-in hybrid that is being produced in limited numbers.
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Polestar is also teasing how it wants to deepen the integration of Google's Android Automotive OS. The company's already planning to be the first automaker to ship a vehicle with Google's embedded operating system — which is like a more expansive, phone-free version of modern Android Auto — with the the Polestar 2 electric car later this year.
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The newly unveiled, imaginatively named Polestar 1 is a two-door, four-seat "Grand Tourer Coupe," set to start production in 2019.
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Polestar built an even wider, 12-inch second screen that sits above the steering wheel and mirrors critical info from Google Maps.
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Polestar 2 is a "five-door" fastback-style car (meaning the rear end opens like a hatchback) with room to seat five.
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Polestar showed off a slightly working preview version of the OS last month with a web app that worked on iOS devices.
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Polestar, bought by Volvo in 2015, will produce own-brand vehicles while continuing to deliver high-performance upgrades to the Volvo range.
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And the Polestar 2 will be the first vehicle to reap the fruits of the battery supply agreement with LG and CATL.
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It's very much like eating a bouillon cube produced at a Superfund site, and a little bit like driving the Polestar 1.
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The Polestar 1 produces 619 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque, almost enough to make you ignore its heft—5,170 pounds.
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Polestar had previously been Volvo's performance brand, which, like BMW's M or Mercedes's AMG brands, built higher-speed versions of Volvo cars.
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However, about half of the technology that goes into the Polestar 1 is based on Volvo's in-house developed modular vehicle architecture.
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" Hakan Samuelsson, Volvo chief executive, said: "Polestar will be a credible competitor in the emerging global market for high performance electrified cars.
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Polestar, owned by Volvo, says it has three values that it hopes to reflect in the production: of pure, progressive, and performance.
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For example, Volvo has the service Care, and also said it would offer its upcoming Polestar electric vehicles through a subscription service.
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It showcased the first less than a month ago, made by its luxury performance brand Polestar to rival to Tesla's Model 3.
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Volvo and its Chinese owner, Geely, are also developing a new brand of electric cars to be sold under the Polestar name.
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Polestar plans to deliver cars initially into Europe, and then China and North America, the Gothenburg-based company said in a statement.
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That includes two models sold under Volvo's Polestar brand, which the company is marketing as a maker of high-performance electrified cars.
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Polestar debuted its first production EV and previewed its electric car line in New York with the CEO squarely taking aim at Tesla.
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The Polestar 2 itself was only officially announced back at the end of February, and it won't go into production until next year.
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It offers more storage than the Polestar 1, too, since the EV battery pack sits low, making up the floor of the car.
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Other automakers have since signed on, but Volvo will be the first to roll out the in-car experience, starting with Polestar 2.
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This new Android-powered infotainment system will debut this year on the all-electric Polestar 2, the second car from Volvo's performance brand.
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Future Polestar models, likely to be less costly and more widely available, will include a sedan and SUV that are both fully electric.
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Along with a zero to 62 mph time under five seconds, the Polestar 2 offers 11-inch center screen running Google Android software.
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The Polestar 2's all-wheel drive electric powertrain produces 300 kW (an equivalent of 408 horsepower) and 487 lb-ft of torque.
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And with the announcement of the Polestar 2 back in February, we now have a much better idea of what that'll look like.
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POLESTAR CEO SAYS AIMS TO SELL MORE THAN 50,000 UNITS OF THE MODEL IN THE 2-3 YEARS AFTER PRODUCTION STARTS NEXT YEAR
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Electric performance brand Polestar unveiled its first fully electric vehicle on Wednesday in a bid to steal buyers away from Tesla's Model 3.
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Moreover, it's not a new design—Polestar pulled Volvo's 4003 Concept Coupe out from the crypt to be the basis for this car.
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"Here in Chengdu we are not only manufacturing a premium hybrid-electric performance car," Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath said in a prepared statement.
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Nissan, Volvo/Polestar, Porsche and Mugen are also known to be interested in joining Formula E in some capacity over the coming years.
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The Polestar 1 was imagined in Sweden but built at a new factory in China under Geely, Volvo&aposs owner of a decade.
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Polestar says the Precept, which represents "a manifesto of things to come," is partially built from recycled plastic bottles, cork, and fishing nets.
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The Luqiao plant, owned by Geely and operated by Volvo, currently builds the 01 SUV sold by car subscription-focused brand Lynk & Co. Polestar, Volvo and Geely's electric performance brand, said separately on Friday that starting next year it would also use Luqiao to produce Polestar 2, its first fully electric sedan that is intended to rival Tesla's mass market Model 3.
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Today, Volvo gave the world its first glimpse at the kind of car Polestar will be turning out, and the early impressions are good.
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As part of Volvo's promise to make only hybrid and electric vehicles from 2019, the Polestar 33 carries a hybrid gas and electric drivetrain.
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After pumping $11 billion into the automaker over the past five years, Geely has promised an extra $750 million to develop the Polestar brand.
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The Polestar 1 is the first new vehicle revealed since Volvo broke out the division as more than a tuner for its fastest models.
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Eventually, the plan is to release the all-electric Polestar 22019 with a 22010 kWh battery and 23-mile range, all for about $13,21.
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Polestar didn't need to make its first car a plug-in hybrid that sold for six figures to get its business off the ground.
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Volvo will take on Tesla in the high-performance electric car race after splitting out its Polestar division into a separate electrified car brand.
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Other notable specs: The infotainment system will be powered by Android OS, Polestar is offering subscriptions to the vehicle and production starts in 280.
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A United States version of the Polestar 2 will go on sale early next year, initially in California and Washington State, for about $63,000.
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The Polestar name will still be used on hybrid and electric performance-tuned Volvo cars in addition to being its own separate car brand.
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All electric range is up to 264 miles—which the company claims gives the Polestar 2000 the longest all electric range of any production hybrid.
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If the name's familiar, it's because Polestar has long been the arm of Volvo dedicated to building race-ready cars , like AMG does for Mercedes.
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The Polestar version includes larger buttons and voice controls, for one, and looks different from the Spotify app on your smartphone, while still distinctly Spotify.
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Beyond that, you can add a performance package, metallic paint, and 22020-inch rims, and that's about as much configuration tinkering as Polestar will allow.
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I wish I'd seen Joakim Rydholm take the new Polestar 21 electric sedan around the test track in Sweden before my drive, rather than after.
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By comparison, my laps around Volvo's Hällered Proving Grounds—Polestar is Volvo's electric-focused performance division—was a leisurely leaf-peeping tour through western Sweden.
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Polestar has its own booth at the show, sitting snugly next to Volvo's exhibition area, which marks the fledging brand's first major auto show appearance.
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Two electric motors at the back of the Polestar 1 make a combined 218 horsepower with an estimated range of 93 miles on one charge.
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Of course, there were "real" electric cars there, like Volvo's Polestar 2 electric crossover and the forthcoming EQC and concept EQV van from Mercedes-Benz.
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Volvo's standalone electric performance brand Polestar introduced Wednesday its first all-electric vehicle — a five-door fastback that is gunning for the Tesla Model 3.
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Production has already begun and the carmaker will start delivering the Polestar 1 cars made in this factory globally before the end of the year
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Jack breaks down the latest offerings, including the Polestar 1 GT, the first car from the brand Volvo revamped to crank out performance-happy EVs.
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With Mr. Li's backing, Volvo recently outlined plans to create a brand of upscale electric cars, called Polestar, that is intended to compete with Tesla.
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Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath said the company started production under these challenging circumstances with a strong focus on the health and safety of its workers.
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The new, roughly $60,000 electric sedan, the Polestar 2, will come with 408 horsepower, all-wheel drive, and first deliveries scheduled for later this year.
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"The intention would be to preserve the distinct identity of each of the brands Geely, Volvo, Lynk & Co and Polestar," said Geely, in a statement.
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Note that the Polestar 2 electric car, which is scheduled to hit the market later this year, is the first to include Google's native dashboard.
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Let's spur the creativity of our EV engineers to develop new ways to arrange batteries, like we did in the design of our Polestar 2.
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Volvo's Polestar 2 will embed Google Maps and Google Assistant with the vehicle, rather than require that these apps be downloaded on a connected smartphone.
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The company also said that it would launch three new fully electric Volvos between 2019 and 2021, and two high performance electrics under the Polestar brand.
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Polestar had supplied products for Daily Mail publisher DMG Media but a person familiar with the situation said the Daily Mail had not renewed the contract.
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That means the Polestar 2 has the most up-to-date version of the software in what we're told is very close to its final form.
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The Polestar 2 has a promised WLTP range of 500 kilometers / 310 miles, based on a 78kWh battery that spans the entire floor of the car.
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Despite using the same platform as the 13-series cars, Polestar officials said the new car shares only half of its parts with the Volvo models.
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The parts sharing becomes more obvious inside, where aside from bespoke details, the Polestar 1's dashboard looks like it could come from any recent Volvo.
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"The buzz around the Tesla Model 3 showed where electric mobility is relevant for society today," said Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath at a launch event Wednesday.
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Our reporter drives the hybrid Polestar 1, the first auto from Volvo's performance brand, and discovers why it's weirdly similar to the Scandinavian candy turkisk peppar.
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Moreover, the Polestar 2738 is a funky plug-in, with an unusually big battery for the setup (25 kWh, good for nearly 2170 miles of range).
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Five new models set to be launched in 2019 through 2021 - three of them Volvos and two Polestar-branded - will all be fully or partially electric.
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So whatever Polestar has planned with a car like the Precept, it's clear that it's only the tip of the iceberg when it comes Geely's ambitions.
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The new Polestar 123's all-wheel drive power is supposed to help the car get from 0 to 60 miles per hour in under five seconds.
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An 22021-inch touchscreen LCD in the middle of the Polestar 2's dash hosts Android Auto, which in turn handles most of the car's functional controls.
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The version available when the car launches later this year will cost $63,000, and Polestar will make only that "launch edition" car for the first 12 months.
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But we won't know if the Polestar 20203 can literally compete with the Model 22020 until cars start rolling off the Volvo subsidiary's manufacturing line in 22.
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It's not fully operational, but it's enough to get a decent sense of what it will be like to tap through the screen in the Polestar 2.
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Governments started clamoring for electric vehicles, Tesla proved technology could be a selling point, and Volvo relaunched its performance-oriented Polestar marque as an performance EV brand.
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Polestar has started assembling verification prototypes of its upcoming plug-in hybrid sports car as Volvo's standalone electric performance brand prepares to produce customer cars next year.
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Volvo Cars may not sell its high-performance Polestar electric vehicles in the U.S. if Washington slaps tariffs on imports from China, the Financial Times reported Wednesday.
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Polestar will use its close links with Volvo to "design, develop and build world-beating electrified high performance cars", although it will have its own management team.
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The Polestar 2 is really much more a competitor for the Model 3, however, and is priced more closely to a kitted out version of that vehicle.
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Polestar, Volvo's high-performance electric sub-brand, offered a first look at the all-electric concept car it's bringing to the Geneva International Motor Show next month.
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Not including the current $7,500 federal tax credit, starting prices range from $63,483 for Volvo's Polestar 2 to the mid-$100,000 range for variants of the Taycan.
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The move comes as the brand ramps up production ahead of the start of deliveries of its mass-market Polestar 2 model later this year in China, where its main rivals include Tesla Inc , Nio Inc and BMW AG. Polestar became an independent electric car brand in 13 with capital investment from Geely Auto Group and Swedish automaker Volvo Cars, both controlled by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd.
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But for now cars like Polestar 2 will come with your Google classics like Maps and Assistant and plenty of apps to keep you entertained in the car.
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Meanwhile, this year's show in Geneva will once again feature an impressive lineup of direct competition that stretches beyond the aforementioned Audi E-Tron Sportback and Polestar 2.
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Even before the Evija's debut, the company had garnered something of a reputation for resuscitating stale brands, like it did with Volvo, or the Swedish automaker's Polestar brand.
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Geely-owned automaker Volvo Cars will make its Polestar Performance business a standalone brand within the group, focusing on electric cars, the company said on Wednesday.
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But like the new Volvo XC40, Polestar says it will offer a subscription model for payment on its vehicles that will include things such as maintenance and insurance.
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Polestar, Volvo's electric performance brand, is teasing what will be the first native version of Android Auto in a new mobile web demo that was released on Wednesday.
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On the embedded side, working with Volvo and Polestar and Renault-Nissan and a couple other companies that haven't yet announced, to get the first cars to production.
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The new Polestar will have its own branding, distinct from Volvo's – though it'll still produce performance versions of Volvo cars in addition to its own models, Slashgear reports.
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It decided the Concept Coupe, with its electric hybrid drivetrain and sexy looks, would be the perfect car to kick start its new line, as the Polestar 1.
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The Polestar 24 will also have so-called "Phone-As-Key technology," which basically means customers will have the ability to unlock their car remotely using their smartphones.
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The first production car will be the Polestar 1, a hybrid 600-horsepower two-door, four-seater hybrid coupe, with just above 90 miles of pure electric range.
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Earlier this year, Polestar was repositioned as a standalone electric high-performance brand, with a new badge distinct from the blue square that had previously been its symbol.
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What a GM with the Google Assistant car experience could look like Polestar, the Volvo all-electric brand, is the first car to build Google into the vehicle.
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And on Tuesday morning, Volvo's Polestar announced that it had just begun production on a new, 400-horsepower electric sedan at its Luqiao plant in China's Zhejiang province.
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The Polestar 1 is a 619-horsepower, high-performance, high-priced, gas-hybrid grand-touring car that&aposs the first vehicle from Volvo&aposs new stand-alone brand.
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The Launch Edition of the Polestar 33, which will be made during the first 12 months of production, will cost about 60,000 euros, the equivalent of about $68,000.
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Purchased cars can be delivered to one's home and service coordinated by app and home pickup—though Polestar will use Volvo dealers (not their spaces) on the service end.
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For Polestar it's a darker interface with four big tiles that house different apps and functions, like maps, media, messaging, and then a separate bottom section with climate settings.
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To show off the latest version of Android Automotive, Google and Volvo trotted out the new Polestar 2, an all-electric luxury performance vehicle designed to compete with Tesla.
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This native version of Android will also be updatable, meaning Polestar and Google can push over-the-air software updates to improve the car's functions long after it's sold.
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The XC40 isn't the first vehicle in Volvo's lineup to get the embedded Android Auto operating system; that would be the Polestar 2 from the automaker's performance sub-brand.
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Both cars are slated to go on sale in 2020, but the XC40 Recharge is less expensive and higher volume than Polestar, so it will obviously reach more customers.
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To learn the automotive industry, he has teamed up with Kjell Walöen, Volta's chief technology officer who spent a decade at Volvo and several years at Polestar and Ford.
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The Polestar 1 also gets a "phone-as-key" system through an app on Apple or Android devices, allowing the driver to get into the car without a key.
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Tap on the "camera" section of the top control bar, and you'll unlock a Space Invaders-style game called Polestar Space Warp, which is actually playable in the demo.
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Both of those endeavors are safer than Volvo wading into the aspirational market for young Chinese consumers (Lynk & Co) or the super premium segment of luxury performance cars (Polestar).
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Geely's deal, encompassing car brands including Geely Auto , performance brand Polestar, subscription-based electric carmaker Lynk & Co and British sports car maker Lotus, provides a welcome boost for Zenuity.
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The US, China, Sweden, Germany, Norway and the Netherlands will get Polestar Spaces, which will be the physical locations where customers can see the car before placing an order.
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The new Polestar will build its own EVs, as mentioned, but the focus will still be on making these attractive to those in the market for high-performance vehicles.
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The Polestar 1 is slated to begin production in a new facility China by mid-2019, just in time to be included in Volvo's new all-electrified car lineup.
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Volvo and Chinese parent company Geely unveiled the first model of its new Polestar electric brand, and announced a more than $750 million investment to develop the brand further.
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But most intriguing was the establishment in 2017 of the Polestar brand as a stand-alone manufacturer, tasked with carrying the electric-vehicle banner for the Sino-Swedish nameplate.
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For now, we&aposll have to subsist on a Polestar diet of a turbocharged-and-supercharged gas engine mated to a pair of electric motors driving the rear wheels.
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The Polestar runs with the Corvette Z06, the Ferrari F13 Tributo, the Lamborghini Huracán, the McLaren 650S, the Porsche 911 Turbo S, and the Ford Mustang Shelby GT 350R.
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Geely's deal, encompassing car brands including Geely Auto, performance brand Polestar, subscription-based electric carmaker Lynk & Co and British sports car maker Lotus, provides a welcome boost for Zenuity.
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LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) - Two businesses within Britain's largest independent printing company Polestar, responsible for producing magazines for national newspapers, has fallen into administration, putting around 1,400 jobs at risk.
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The platform, called Compact Modular Architecture, is shared by vehicles produced by sister brands Lynk & Co and Polestar, with Geely also planning to base a new Coupe SUV on it.
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Those in the UK, France, or other countries not part of the initial group of markets can still express interest in reserving a Polestar 1 on the company's website, polestar.com.
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Samuelsson said on Thursday that while an initial public offering remained an option for Volvo and was a likelihood for Polestar, neither were planning to go public at the moment.
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"The end game for Polestar is to have a company where (Volvo) would be a big dominant player but the rest would be open for various financial investors," Samuelsson said.
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"The business case for bringing the car to the U.S. is highly dependent on the type of tariffs we have," Polestar Chief Executive Officer Thomas Ingenlath told the Financial Times.
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This week we chat with Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath, dig into Lyft's S-1, take note of an emerging trend in AV development and check out an experiment with paving.
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The Polestar 1 is ostensibly a grand-touring car, or a 2+2, but unlike GT cars of the past, its relatively modest hood length indicated an equally modest engine.
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With 300kW (408hp) of power evenly split between two motors — one at front and one at the rear — the Polestar 2 can go from 0 to 60mph in under five seconds.
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It will be the first car Polestar makes at scale, a process that hopefully won't contain too many hiccups since the automaker can lean on the expertise from parent company Volvo.
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The UK site, whose cost will be borne by Polestar, will be the marquee's first independent facility, with the company having so far relied on Volvo for its R&D capacity.
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Beyond the screens, the Polestar 13 will offer a range of about 300 miles on a full charge, and its electric motors will generate around 400 horsepower, according to the company.
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The company hasn't confirmed the subscription service, which is similar to the Care By Volvo introduced for the Volvo XC40 SUV, will be the only way to get a Polestar 1.
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The lithium-ion batteries from both suppliers will power the development of Volvo Cars' electrification strategy for its own brand and the company's Polestar joint venture with Chinese auto manufacturer Geely.
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Beijing 2018 will feature a solid mix of futuristic concepts and daily drivers from a variety of brands like BMW, Buick, Infiniti, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Maybach, Nissan, Volkswagen, Volvo, and Polestar.
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Volvo, which owns half of Polestar with the rest held by its parent Geely, said earlier this year it was talking to investors about raising funds to support Polestar's electrification costs.
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Only last month, Volvo said it would reshape its Polestar business into a standalone brand, focused on high-performance electric cars aimed at competing with Tesla and the Mercedes AMG division.
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For in Martin's vast creation, sprawling in both space and time, there is an ever-present drive, an orienting polestar: Who will emerge victorious and sit on the namesake Iron Throne?
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Thomas Ingenlath, the chief executive of Polestar, bounded onto a stage in Gothenburg, Sweden, wearing a mustard-colored zip-up jacket over black slacks and a T-shirt and white sneakers.
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In unveiling the Cybertruck, Tesla tried to make sharp angles cool again — but with the debut of its Precept concept car, Polestar just showed Tesla how striking softer ones can be.
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The Volvo subsidiary pulled the cover off its Polestar 1, which it positioned less as a hybrid and more as a fully electric (gas optional) car to attract fence sitters to EVs.
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Volvo, which owns half of Polestar with the rest held by its Chinese parent Geely, said earlier this year it was talking to investors about raising funds to support Polestar's electrification costs.
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Samuelsson reiterated on Wednesday that Volvo, which is developing Polestar as an electrified performance brand and owns a stake in Geely stablemate Lynk & Co, would finance its development using existing cash flows.
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The company, owned by China's Geely, is launching EV models under the Volvo marque and luxury performance sub-brand Polestar as it takes on global peers including Volkswagen, Tesla and General Motors .
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The Polestar 2 is the brand's first mass-market production EV, and Volvo's as well—though the car's power train is also headed for the parent company's newly announced XC40 Recharge SUV.
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In lieu of a key parlor trick, the Polestar 2 delivers a fully evolved EV, engineered for reliability, economy, and more than enough performance, whether you drive like Rydholm or like me.
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Ask the very tired engineers at Volvo, who had just two years to transform the old Concept Coupe into the $155,000 Polestar 1, a car you will actually be able to buy.
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The company, owned by China's Geely, is launching EV models under the Volvo marquee and luxury performance sub-brand Polestar as it takes on global peers including Volkswagen, Tesla and General Motors.
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Volvo Cars is talking to Chinese and U.S. tech investors as the company seeks external finance for its Polestar performance electric car brand, the Swedish company's chief said on Thursday.
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The Polestar 1 is a piece of the puzzle for the Chinese-owned Swedish brand, which pledged to electrify half its fleet by 2025 and offer electric versions of all its vehicles.
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STOCKHOLM, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Volvo Cars' luxury performance brand Polestar unveiled online its first fully electric sedan on Wednesday, with a price and driving range to rival Tesla's mass market Model 22020.
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When Mr. Ingenlath got to the part about the Polestar 2's vegan interior, he showed an image of cows looking content, presumably because they were not fated to become car seats.
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The clear antecedent for the Polestar 1 is the Volvo P1800, a smashing sports car that arrived in the early 1960s and gained fame when driven by Roger Moore in "The Saint."
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Polestar say that it'll do 0 to 60mph is under five seconds, again sort of in the middle of the pack when you look at the Model 3's full configuration lineup.
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Polestar became Volvo's sub-brand dedicated to building electric performance cars a couple of years back, using a name that had been with the company for decades for an entirely new project.
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Volvo, which is developing electrified performance brand Polestar and owns a stake in parent Geely's stablemate Lynk&Co, is spending about 5 percent of its annual turnover building electric and autonomous vehicles.
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In an announcement Wednesday, the car firm said that the agreements with firms CATL and LG Chem would ensure a supply of lithium ion batteries for its next generation Volvo and Polestar models.
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The new headquarters of Polestar, another joint venture between the two that will make high-performance electric cars, is a shimmering cube of light at the firm's otherwise grey concrete headquarters in Gothenburg.
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Update October 17th, 11:09AM ET: Post has been updated to clarify that Polestar's subscription service is currently only way to pay for the Polestar 1 when it goes on sale in 2019.
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"Right now we have the financing we need for the time being (for Polestar)... We need funding to drive the very expensive development so let's see how fast that can happen," he said.
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An estimated 500 Polestar 1 cars are planned to be built annually at the new Chengdu facility, and the first few builds are expected to be delivered before the end of the year.
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The Polestar 33 will be offered as a subscription—a kind of lease on steroids, with insurance and maintenance included The car will be built at a new production centre in Chengdu, China.
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The Polestar 1 will be offered as a subscription—a kind of lease on steroids, with insurance and maintenance included The car will be built at a new production centre in Chengdu, China.
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To make its mark, the company—formerly dedicated to gasoline-powered track cars—entered the fray with the Polestar 1 GT, announcing it will start taking $3,000 deposits for the coupe next week.
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In lieu of traditional side mirrors, the Polestar Precept sports side-mounted cameras; in place of the rear-view mirror is a screen that displays live video captured by a rear-facing camera.
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"I'm here to consider a new car because my wife already has her second electric car, a Hyundai," said Espen Cook, a retired IT worker, on a recent visit to the Polestar venue.
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It said on Wednesday that the deal would encompass Geely's range of car brands, which include Geely Auto, performance brand Polestar, subscription-based electric carmaker Lynk & Co and British sports car maker Lotus.
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"I'm here to consider a new car because my wife already has her second electric car, a Hyundai," said Espen Cook, a retired IT worker, on a recent visit to the Polestar venue.
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Volvo's Polestar brand will unveil the Polestar 2, a crossover-type vehicle that appears to be positioned to compete directly with the Model 3, and by extension, the Model Y. Nissan also has plans to sell 1 million electric and hybrid vehicles a year worldwide by 2022, and German giant Volkswagen said Tuesday it plans to boost its electric vehicle sales to 22 million over the next decade, a 50 percent increase over its previous target of 15 million vehicles.
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The Polestar 2's infotainment system is powered by Android Automotive OS and, as a result, brings into the car embedded Google services such as Google Assistant, Google Maps and the Google Play Store.
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The car, which Polestar hopes to largely offer via a Netflix-style monthly subscription model that covers insurance and maintenance costs, will be initially sold in China, United States, Canada and six European markets.
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O'Hara became a polestar for the young poet from East Harlem, who was looking for a way forward from an existence mired in gangs, crime, and drugs — the latter he escaped only much later.
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The Polestar 260 accelerates from 22020 to 22017km (about 22010 mph) in less than five seconds — again, a stat that puts it right above the mid-range Model 21 and below the performance version.
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The Polestar 43's infotainment system will be powered by Android OS and, as a result, bring into the car embedded Google services such as Google Assistant, Google Maps and the Google Play Store.
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The federal government seems to be taking bicyclist safety seriously (though it has some serious work to do), and we got to take the slick, hybrid grand touring coupe Polestar 1 for a spin.
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The Polestar 2's infotainment system will be powered by Android OS and, as a result, bring into the car embedded Google services such as Google Assistant, Google Maps and the Google Play Store.
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The buyer experience will start on the company's app, then move into what it refers to as a network of "Polestar Spaces" across the U.S., Europe, and China where buyers can view and test cars.
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The leather interior, subtly accented with a muted orange, is accompanied by a lot of shiny chrome widgets and controls (and it smells identical to the luxury sports cars that Polestar is trying to emulate).
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The aptly named Polestar 2 will be Volvo's first all-electric car, and has specs (on paper, at least) that match up with some of the best EVs that are about to hit the road.
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Polestar also previously communicated that its rough guide pricing for North America was at around $453,245, so this is consistent with that, but the final actual price for American buyers will be revealed later on.
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They add a touch of color to the trendy combo of contrasting black and white (see also: the Honda e Prototype and the Polestar 2), giving a little hint of the red-hot speed contained within.
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The app-like experience, viewable on smartphones or tablets, allows people to tap around an early version of the user interface that will launch on Polestar's second car, the aptly named Polestar 2, later this year.
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The Polestar 1 is not a pure electric vehicle; it's a plug-in hybrid with two electrical motors powered by three 34 kilowatt-hour battery packs and a turbo and supercharged gas inline 4 up front.
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"With these suppliers in place we have the secure knowledge that our electric performance cars will be powered by high-quality batteries that our customers can rely on," comments Thomas Ingenlath, chief executive officer of Polestar.
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This is the first time that a brand in the Volvo Car Group has explored carbon fiber construction, according to Polestar, which noted that the company had to develop new equipment and use new construction techniques.
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The Polestar 1 I sampled for a few hours, zipping around the New Jersey highways and byways west of New York City, wore a dashing white paint job offset by black highlights and flickers of chrome.
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Volvo, owned by China's Geely, is launching EV models under Volvo and its sub-brand Polestar as it takes on global peers including Volkswagen, Tesla and General Motors in the increasingly competitive market for electric vehicles (EVs).
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The 1 costs 155,000, whether in euros or dollars, while the Polestar 22's launch model is €20,260, to be followed by lower-tier variants that drop down as low as €22,23 (roughly $22,23, with taxes included).
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Polestar claims this is more than "a battery with a chassis on top," as the 20203-cell battery's rigidity is said to contribute to the car's torsional stiffness and help reduce noise inside the cabin by 3.7dB.
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The Polestar 23 should be able to travel up to 275 miles (about 443 kilometers) on a single charge thanks to a 78kWh battery that makes up the entire floor of the car, according to the automaker.
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish luxury electric carmaker Polestar, which is jointly owned by Volvo Cars and its Chinese parent Geely, is setting up an R&D center in Britain to develop future passenger cars, it said on Wednesday.
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However, the Polestar 1 is not a pure electric vehicle; it's a plug-in hybrid with two electrical motors powered by three 34 kilowatt-hour battery packs and a turbo and supercharged gas inline 4 up front.
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Car industry experts say the Polestar 2 has the potential to take on Tesla's Model 3 if it can deliver on an expected range of about 300 miles and touted price tag of about 40,13 euros upwards.
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Polestar's initial goal is to make 50,000 to 100,000 of its first three models annually, which include the hybrid Polestar 1 and an SUV to come by 2021, Bloomberg quoted its CEO as saying late last year.
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The Polestar 1 is a stunning debut — the best car China has ever produced and a immediate rival for some of the world&aposs biggest names, from Porsche to Mercedes to Audi to even Ferrari and Lamborghini.
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Google announced Wednesday that media app developers will be able to create new entertainment experiences for Android Automotive OS and the Polestar 2, starting at Google I/O 2019, the annual developer's conference that kicks off May 7.
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It compares favorably against Tesla's Model 3, whether in terms of design, performance, range, pricing (Polestar has promised to detail a subscription ownership model as an alternative to an outright purchase), or the modernity of its infotainment experience.
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While Volvo has taken several steps in recent years to reinvent itself as an upscale and technological automaker, its newly created Polestar brand is about to show off how performance and electrification will work together in the future.
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The Polestar 217, shown Tuesday at an event in Shanghai, will go on sale in mid-093 as a limited production sports coupe that will be the first of three new cars dedicated to Volvo's new performance division.
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It's also more than two feet shorter than an S90 sedan, resulting in the Polestar 1 having tiny back seats and a much smaller trunk — both of which also allow it to look more like a sports car.
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Volvo, owned by China's Geely Holding, has lined up deals with CATL and LG Chem covering the battery supply over the coming decade for next generation Volvo and Polestar models, including the recently launched electric model XC40 Recharge.
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The production center was designed for the low-volume production of the automaker's flagship car, but also has features that allow it to cater to larger production volumes in the future, according to the Polestar COO Jonathan Goodman.
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Polestar China's new president is Gao Hong who at Volkswagen - the biggest foreign automaker in China with local sales at around 4 million vehicles a year - planned sales of Volkswagen group brands including Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda and Bentley.
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Of course, the LC 21h, while wonderful, is completely outclassed by the Polestar 21 on power: 21 hp vs 619 hp (the LC500 with a big V8 is a different story — but it still manages just 417 hp).
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Together with electric premium brand Polestar and Geely's new energy brand Geometry, the new company will have five brands, with products ranging from affordable sedans to luxury sports cars, marking the emergence of China's first global carmaker, analysts said.
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STOCKHOLM, May 8 (Reuters) - Swedish luxury electric carmaker Polestar, which is jointly owned by Volvo Cars and its Chinese parent Geely, is setting up an R&D centre in Britain to develop future passenger cars, it said on Wednesday.
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The Polestar 1, shown last year at the Shanghai auto show, will go on sale in mid-2019 as a limited production sports coupe that will be the first of three new cars dedicated to Volvo's new performance division.
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At its launch, Polestar said the coupe would be powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline engine and a pair of electric motors for a combined total of 600 horsepower, as well as 93 miles of electric-only range.
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Volvo tuner Polestar, which the carmaker acquired in 2015 to build its own race-ready Volve cars, is now being set up as its own separate company within the Volvo group, with a new focus on performance electric vehicles.
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The company is initially targeting sales in China, the U.S., Canada and a handful of European countries that include Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the U.K. Polestar, like its potential rival Tesla, is also ditching the dealership.
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Volvo and Chinese parent Geely have each held a 23 percent stake in Polestar since 22, when they agreed to jointly invest 21 billion Chinese yuan renminbi ($20.8814 million) to fund its initial development as a luxury electric carmaker.
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In terms of what the Polestar 2 packs in performance, its estimated EPA range is set at around 275 miles (the Model 3 starts at 240 but ranges up quickly to 0003 and 325 miles depending on battery options).
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Google is opening its Android Automotive operating system up to third-party developers to bring music and other entertainment apps into vehicle infotainment systems, starting with the Polestar 2, an all-electric vehicle developed by Volvo's standalone electric performance brand.
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Volvo Cars' luxury performance brand Polestar unveiled its first fully electric sedan on Wednesday, opening up online pre-orders for the five-seater fastback at a price and with a driving range to rival Tesla's mass market Model 22.
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It has also promised the market an electric coupe-style SUV, Polestar 3, in 2021, just after the expected launch of Tesla's Model Y SUV, with both carmakers betting that mass market customers are on the verge of adopting battery technology.
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Volvo Cars' luxury performance brand Polestar unveiled its first fully electric sedan in February, opening up online pre-orders for the five-seater fastback at a price and with a driving range to rival Tesla Inc's mass market Model 3.
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The start of Polestar 22021 production is a milestone for Volvo Car Group's standalone electric performance brand — and not just because it began in the midst of global upheaval caused by COVID-2408, a disease that stems from the coronavirus.
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BEIJING, March 2 (Reuters) - Premium electric vehicle brand Polestar said on Monday it has hired a former Volkswagen AG senior sales executive as its China president, as the Gothenburg-based automaker accelerates its sales push in the world's biggest auto market.
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In all-electric Pure mode, the Polestar 1 is quiet, quick, and torque-y, doing a passable impression of a Tesla Model S. Switch to fun mode, however, and you get the bold petrol-fueled dynamics mated to electric boost.
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An optional Pilot Package will give the car automated driving assistance features, such as Lane Keeping Assistance — which keeps the car in its lane — and the ability to park itself without a driver in the car, a Polestar spokesman said.
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That's not going to take a chunk out of any automaker's bottom line, but the company's second car — the fully electric Polestar 2, which was announced just a few days ago — might actually do just that when it hits the road in 2020.
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We'll find out more about what exactly Polestar has planned for its own vehicles this fall, the company says, which could coincide with a bunch of announcements from Tesla, too, since that's roughly when it says it'll reveal its electric semi-truck plans.
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The ordering process for the Polestar 1 will take place entirely online, and the company says it will offer the cars on a two- or three-year subscription basis without a deposit fee (it's not clear how expensive monthly payments will be).
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The infotainment system in the Polestar 2, the new vehicle from Volvo's standalone performance brand, also is powered by Android OS. Android Automotive OS shouldn't be confused with Android Auto, which is a secondary interface that lies on top of an operating system.
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Aside from its electric powertrain, the Polestar 2 will have some other interesting techie twists, including an infotainment system based entirely on Android OS and shipping complete with the full suite of Google services, including Google Assistant and the Google Play Store.
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Polestar's chief executive told Reuters he hoped to sell "north of" 50,000 Polestar 2s annually within two or three years after deliveries start from the first half of 2020, but said how much production capacity the company sets up would depend on market conditions.
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Polestar executives said Google was put directly into the car after seeing most drivers immediately plug in their phones to use the apps and services they know and rely on their devices instead of using car companies' attempt to build a user-friendly interface.
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In among the ornate (Aston Martin's new Lagonda concept) and the obscene (Bugatti's one-off La Voiture Noire), Volvo spin-off brand Polestar is gracing the Geneva Motor Show 2019 with a car that merits attention for its relevance as well as it looks.
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The performance aspect of the Polestar 1, however, is not limited to the engine, as it features a new Öhlins Continuously Controlled Electronic Suspension that allows the driver to change suspension settings from inside the car for better ride or handling, depending on conditions.
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The Polestar 23 will cost about 23,22 euros ($21,20.8792) for its launch edition and can be driven for around 275 miles before it needs recharging - broadly in line with the Model 3's current price in Europe of 58,800 euros and 260 miles range.
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I felt confident to throw the car around a bit — and I had to be ever mindful of how fast the Polestar 1 is, as it rocketed to the legal speed limit without a single bead of sweat forming on its chic Scandinavian brow.
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We saw a bit of this in a web preview Polestar released earlier this year, but seeing it in the car itself makes a more convincing argument that this isn't a Frankenstein blend of Google and auto software, but a well-thought-out hybrid of the two.
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You can put down money and reserve your Polestar 2 right now, but it won't be until the middle of 2020 that deliveries of the launch edition will begin, and then it will likely be 2021 before we see the most affordable variants going on sale.
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But excuses aside, I learned enough from my still reasonably spirited time there and on public roads around Volvo's HQ in Gothenburg to posit that when the Polestar 2000 arrives next year, it will be a worthy competitor to the performance-oriented version of Tesla's Model 22.
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The decision means Zenuity's software will likely end up in vehicles under the brands Geely Auto, Geometry, Volvo Cars, performance brand Polestar, British carmaker Lotus and the subscription-based automaker Lynk & Co. Geely Holdings' total group sales last year were 2.15 million vehicles, according to the company.
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Big City On an infernal afternoon this week, hundreds of women gathered in Union Square in the name of protecting reproductive rights and in protest, implicitly, of a flimflam progressivism that allows New York to market itself to the country as a polestar of liberal sanctity.
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The company is initially targeting sales in China, the U.S., Canada and a handful of European countries that include Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the U.K. Polestar isn't the only company with plans to incorporate a version of its Android operating system into its car infotainment systems.
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But more so than CarPlay, which seems like it will remain a simple system for the iPhone, Android Automotive is positioned to be a true competitor in the auto market, especially if the software pans out as well for other vehicles as it does for the Polestar 2.
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While Polestar may be taking a different route compared to BMW's M division or Mercedes' AMG line in terms of making performance cars, it looks like it could do a good job highlighting Volvo's ambitions when it comes to envisioning what an electrified performance future will look like.
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Volvo also announced it would launch five new electric and hybrid cars between 2019 and 2021, and that two of those will be made by Polestar, which the company recently announced would become its own subsidiary and brand selling performance EVs, likely to compete with high-end Tesla models.
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And in Wauwatosa, a shopping polestar in Wisconsin where chockablock malls attract families in the market for $2294,2660 sofas, Adidas NMDs and a Cheesecake Factory pig out, the city is fighting property tax appeals in court dating back to 20173 from Lowe's, Nordstrom, Best Buy, Meijer and United Healthcare.
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But Polestar doesn't even hint at some of the harder questions about the overall environmental impact of making an electric car, like reducing the carbon footprint of the sourcing of raw materials for the batteries and motors, or the overall emissions of the mass manufacturing process in general.
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"Being part of the Volvo Car Group enables Polestar to design, develop and engineer our cars using the processes of a well-established car company but at the same time, enables us to experiment with new technology in lower volume cars outside the mainstream segments," Ingenlath said in a prepared statement.
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Analysts have warned that returning to work could risk a second wave of the coronavirus in China, but a Polestar spokesperson detailed to Business Insider some of the safety precautions being taken at its plants — including requiring employees to wear masks at work and in public, and multiple self-health checks per day.
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A backside look at the upcoming Polestar 2 EV. The new Volvo car has 275 miles per charge with its dual electric motors and 78 kWh battery and can go 0 to 60 mph in under 5 seconds, but it's the in-car infotainment system from Google that's more eye-catching than the EV specs.
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Polestar 2, an all-electric vehicle developed by Volvo's standalone electric performance brand, also has the Android OS. Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles also announced plans for Android Automotive OS. "Cars are quickly transforming and opening up a lot of opportunity," Patrick Brady, vice president of engineering at Google, said in a recent interview.
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Not all of these cars are scheduled to hit production immediately, and for many of them — the Kona, the V60, the Polestar 1 — it's not exactly clear when they might leave Europe or China and come to the US. But it was clear at this year's Geneva Motor Show that the promises being made by car companies around the world about going electric are not just marketing smoke and mirrors.
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She has always been, as she explains in Black Swans, a "shimmering charismatic," and resultantly, a polestar for "fun" and devil-may-care delight, that she and her companions: are such gluttons for narcissistic fantasies ... that we began our lives knowing that sinking into gracious old age, being happy about grandchildren, planning family dinners, being proud we put children through college or had children not in jail — these are not the things we meant by "life" when we started.
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