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polestar 2

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 3981 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 6223 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 7785 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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Polestar 2 MY24
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Polestar 2 update: More range, more power for Tesla Model 3 EV challenger

January 25, 2023January 26, 2023 EV Central team 4646 Views 2024, polestar 2, Tesla Model 3, Update

The Polestar 2 will be updated in Australia this year , with the Swedish-Chinese brand’s original EV to deliver more

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Polestar 2 updated for 2022 with new colours, interior finishes and wheels
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Downloadable Polestar 2 performance hike available for $1,600

May 19, 2022May 27, 2022 Iain Curry 3531 Views polestar 2, software update

What price an extra 50kW, 20Nm and your 0-100km/h dropping from 4.7 to 4.4 seconds? For Australian Polestar 2 Long

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Polestar 2 Experimental at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
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Polestar takes on Tesla with 350kW Goodwood ‘Experiment’

July 9, 2021July 16, 2021 Stephen Corby 2078 Views ev, Experimental Polestar 2, Goodwood, Goodwood Festival of Speed, polestar 2, Polestar EV

Polestar has marked itself out as a competitor for Tesla’s sportier efforts, and the Model 3 Performance in particular, by

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2020 Volkswagen ID.3 hatchback
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EVs scoop German Car of the Year awards

October 16, 2020October 20, 2020 Stephen Corby 2092 Views German Car of the Year, Honda, Honda e, polestar 2

Electric vehicles have cleaned up in the prestigious German Car of the Year Awards, with Volkswagen’s ID.3 a particular success

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2020 Polestar 2 production
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Come clean on EV climate impact urges Polestar

September 24, 2020October 6, 2020 EV Central team 3206 Views CO2e, polestar, polestar 2

The Swedish-Chinese EV maker Polestar has revealed its first battery electric car has almost double the carbon footprint in the

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Polestar 2 raises the crash safety bar

May 19, 2020June 24, 2020 Iain Curry 4281 Views airbags, battery, crash, crash safety, crash test, electric car, electric vehicle, ev, news, polestar, polestar 2, volvo

All-electric Polestar 2 aims to allay consumer fears over EV crash safety Those flirting with EV ownership usually prioritise information

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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024

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The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023
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The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023

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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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Hybrid vehicle
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Hybrid vehicle

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EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle

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EV videos

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

With acceleration to rip the skin from your cheekbones, Ford’s SuperVan 4.2 is an electric Transit with performance from another

VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review
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VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

February 25, 2022 Toby Hagon Comments Off on VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

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