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Delayed! Exotic Polestar 6 roadster pushed back as focus turns to Polestar 7 SUV for 2027

February 5, 2025February 5, 2025 John Mahoney 8460 Views polestar, polestar 2, Polestar 7

Polestar is shuffling its future model plans as it looks to boost sales and take advantage of increasing interest in

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Polestar 2 to be replaced by compact SUV! 2027 Polestar 7 will fight Volvo EX30, BMW iX2, Mercedes-Benz EQA and Mini Countryman E

January 20, 2025January 20, 2025 John Mahoney 11456 Views polestar 2, Polestar 7

Sino-Swedish EV brand Polestar has announced more details of its all-new 2027 Polestar 7, confirming its compact luxury SUV will be made

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Polestar 2 MY24
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Emerging EV challenger Polestar’s design language up for review. Next Polestar 2 could herald revised look as new design boss arrives

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 Bruce Newton 10339 Views Nahum Escobedo, Philipp Roemers, polestar, polestar 2

A new exterior and interior design direction for Sino-Swedish electric luxury brand Polestar could take shape from next January as

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2025 Tesla Model Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive.
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New 2025 Tesla Model 3 Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive smashes range barrier! Leaves Polestar 2 and BYD Seal behind

October 11, 2024October 10, 2024 John Mahoney 10877 Views Long Range, model 3, polestar 2, Rear Drive, Tesla

The best-selling all-electric sedan is now even more enticing following the launch of the new 2025 Tesla Model 3 Long

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2025 Peugeot E-408.
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Coupe d’etat: 2025 Peugeot E-408 SUV-coupe EV could be challenging the Tesla Model 3 in Australia as soon as next year

October 9, 2024October 8, 2024 John Mahoney 8903 Views E-408, model y, Peugeot, polestar 2, Tesal

Two years after it was first unwrapped Peugeot has launched its 2025 Peugeot E-408 in Europe. An all-electric take on

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2024 Polestar 2 LR Single Motor
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2024 Polestar 2 RWD review: why the cheaper entry level beats the dual motor AWD

December 21, 2023February 26, 2024 Iain Curry 12421 Views polestar 2, polestar 2 review, polestar 2 rwd, polestar2

It’s no small thing, shifting a car from front- to rear-wheel-drive. Yet here’s Polestar, for the 2024 version of its

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2024 Polestar 2 Long Range Dual Motor with Performance Pack interior.
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2024 Polestar 2 Long Range Dual Motor with Performance Pack review: Polestar builds a direct rival for the Tesla Model 3 Performance and Kia EV6 GT

August 27, 2023November 9, 2023 Bruce Newton 5299 Views Dual Motor, Hyundai Ioniq 6 Epiq, Kia EV6 GT, Long Range, Performance Pack, polestar, polestar 2, Tesla Model 3 Performance

2024 Polestar 2 Long Range Dual Motor with Performance Pack review: When it comes to the 2024 Polestar 2 everyone

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2024 Polestar 2.
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Forget Tesla! Polestar targets BMW and Mercedes-Benz as it hikes prices and aims upmarket in Australia with Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 SUVs, the Polestar 5 and the Polestar 6

August 25, 2023August 26, 2023 Bruce Newton 3667 Views bmw, Mercedes-Benz, polestar, polestar 2, Tesla

The Australian arm of the Swedish-Chinese electric car-maker Polestar has turned its back on Tesla as a rival, saying it

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2024 Polestar 2
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2024 Polestar 2 review: Single motor Long range –  Major updates take the electric vehicle fight to Tesla 

July 26, 2023July 26, 2023 Andrew Chesterton 5559 Views australia, polestar 2, review, Tesla Model 3

What’s new in the 2024 Polestar 2? 2024 Polestar 2 review: The bigger question, I think, is what isn’t? Almost

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2022 Polestar 2 2WD Single Motor
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Polestar 2 AWD or 2WD: Which one should you buy?

March 30, 2023March 31, 2023 Iain Curry 6819 Views polestar 2, polestar 2 AWD, polestar 2 single motor

It’s a tempting-looking EV, the Polestar 2. You’ve no doubt seen the adverts: Pure Design. And it’s not hyperbole. The

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Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

April 13, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan
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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle
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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

January 10, 2021 EV Central team Comments Off on FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000
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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000

February 11, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000
The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz
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The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz

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