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Tag: Autos Polestar
Polestar 3 Long range Single motor confirmed to have range o...
10 December 2024
GOTHENBURG: Polestar has started US production of the Long range Single motor variant of its flagship SUV, the Polestar 3. Complete with a certified WLTP range of up to 706km (W...
EV maker Polestar taps industry veteran as CEO to shake up f...
30 August 2024
STOCKHOLM: Polestar will replace long-serving CEO Thomas Ingenlath with a former boss of Opel and EV startups as the company fights to shake up its business after years of delayed ...
Polestar starts US production, avoiding heavy tariffs
15 August 2024
SAN FRANCISCO/STOCKHOLM: Swedish electric-vehicle (EV) maker Polestar moved one step further in avoiding major tariffs imposed on Chinese-made cars on Wednesday when the automaker ...
Polestar Concept BST unveiled at Goodwood
12 July 2024
GOTHENBURG: The Polestar Concept BST made its global debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed. Polestar said in a brief statement that the car features bespoke bodywork, finished in ...
Polestar plans to enter seven markets in 2025
18 June 2024
GOTHENBURG: Polestar intends to launch in seven markets next year, the Swedish electric-vehicle maker said today, as it looks to attract new customers. The company will enter Fr...
Polestar and StoreDot develop record breaking charging time ...
01 May 2024
LONDON: Polestar and extreme fast charging company StoreDot have developed battery technology that enables a charging time of 10 minutes. In a recent experiment, a Polestar 5 wi...
Starting prices for Polestar 3 cut as EV demand falters
14 March 2024
GOTHENBURG: Swedish electric-vehicle maker Polestar Automotive Holding on Wednesday cut the base price of its Polestar 3 model by more than 12% and launched new variants, as it pre...
Polestar troubles signal 'shakeout time' for EV industry
02 February 2024
STOCKHOLM: The shakeout in the global electric-vehicle industry is picking up speed. Chinese automaker Geely's move on Thursday to take over funding of struggling EV maker Poles...
Polestar to cut around 450 jobs globally
26 January 2024
STOCKHOLM: Electric car maker Polestar Automotive Holding plans to cut around 450 jobs globally, or about 15% of its workforce, amid "challenging market conditions", the Swedish co...
Polestar is on a road to nowhere, says Bernstein
24 January 2024
STOCKHOLM: Volvo Car AB and its parent Geely may need to take Polestar Automotive Holding private, according to Bernstein, which sees shares in the struggling electric-car maker de...
Polestar 5 makes public debut with rapid charging and 874hp
15 November 2023
LONDON: Polestar’s upcoming 5 electric saloon has made its public debut at an event in Los Angeles. The 5, which is one of a series of new models from the Swedish brand, has pre...
Polestar and StoreDot to showcase extreme fast charging tech...
10 November 2023
GOTHENBURG: Polestar is working with StoreDot to bring their extreme fast charging (XFC) technology to production. Dubbed "100-in-5", it sees 100 miles (160 km) of range charged...
Polestar trims 2023 delivery forecast, halves margin target
09 November 2023
GOTHENBURG: Swedish electric vehicle (EV) maker Polestar trimmed its 2023 delivery forecast on Wednesday to the lower end of its earlier guidance and halved its gross margin target...
Korea's SK On to supply Polestar 5 batteries
06 November 2023
GOTHENBURG: Polestar and South Korean battery manufacturer SK On have signed an agreement on the supply of battery cell modules for the forthcoming Polestar 5 electric 4-door GT. ...
Polestar rejects 'overly round shapes' in EV design
09 October 2023
SYDNEY: Polestar design is driven by functionality rather than mere aesthetics, says Polestar 3 lead designer Nahum Escobedo. Polestar doesn't succumb to trends, fads, or gimmic...
Polestar to work with Mobileye on autonomous driving technol...
25 August 2023
GOTHENBURG: Polestar and Mobileye are to cooperate to make Polestar 4 the first production car to feature Mobileye’s Chauffeur autonomous driving technology – to be integrated by E...
Polestar joins peers in adopting Tesla standard for EV charg...
30 June 2023
LONDON: Polestar Automotive Holding UK Plc plans to use Tesla Inc.’s charging port in its future electric vehicles, making it the fifth automaker to embrace what could become the n...
Polestar partners with Geely's Meizu to build Chinese operat...
19 June 2023
GOTHENBURG: Swedish electric vehicle (EV) maker Polestar said today it had formed a joint venture with Xingji Meizu to build an operating system for Polestar cars sold in China tha...
Polestar and Smart open the door to partnerships
17 May 2023
MUNICH: Senior executives of small electric vehicle brands Polestar and Smart said Tuesday they are open to new technology and investor partners as they fight for sales against lar...
Polestar 4 SUV coupe steps forward in Shanghai
18 April 2023
GOTHENBURG/SHANGHAI: Polestar today introduced the Polestar 4, an electric performance SUV coupé and the second SUV in the brand’s line-up. Design cues first seen on Polestar’s ...