Swedish electric automaker Polestar is bringing its most affordable model to the US. The long-range, single-motor Polestar 2 may not have as much performance as the dual-motor variant, but it will certainly be more accessible.
The single-motor was previously only available to pre-order in the US. Starting this week, deliveries of this variant are beginning. Interested car buyers can also test drive the EV if they want, at Polestar’s two dozen retail locations around the country. The single-motor Polestar 2 starts at $45,900, as compared to $51,200 for the dual-motor version. Polestar says the price can get down to $33,400 after qualified federal and state incentives. The Environmental Protection Agency has estimated that the Polestar 2’s long-range single-motor model has 270 miles of driving range. It has the same 78-kWh battery pack as the dual-motor version, sending 231 horsepower and 243 pound-feet of torque to the front wheels.
Polestar, which started out as the performance sub-brand of Volvo, has emerged as one of the more interesting EV companies on the market in recent years. The company — which is jointly owned by Volvo and Volvo’s parent company, Geely — recently announcedPolestar has only released two vehicles so far:
Very nice looking ride! Some Tesla owners must be drooling and marveling at the low price! elonmusk
More competition the better. Hopefully these prices will settle and we will have better sustainability. Still like my internal combustion engine though... Unless they're more affordable I'm not getting one.
270 miles under perfect conditions (150 in the winter) isn’t long range unfortunately. won’t even make it from New York to Boston without stopping. this is the issue EVs must solve.
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