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Polestar CEO Michael Lohscheller.
LATEST News 

The Tesla Titanic? The rival electric vehicle maker readying to cash in on Model 3 and Model Y owners abandoning an Elon Musk-captained ship

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January 30, 2025January 29, 2025
Bruce Newton 28462 Views polestar, Tesla

Would you buy another brand of EV rather than a Tesla because of Elon Musk’s current behaviour? If you answered

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Polestar 4
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2025 Polestar 4 review – clever design makes Tesla Model Y and other SUVs look old fashioned

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November 23, 2024November 22, 2024
Stephen Corby 22889 Views polestar

Everything new is new again. Decades after design guru Ian Callum revealed Jaguar’s I-Pace, the first EV ever from a

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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 11383 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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2024 Polestar 3.
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“You can’t go burning stuff”: Polestar boss says Audi, BMW and Benz only “dabble” in EVs

October 8, 2024October 8, 2024 Bruce Newton 7998 Views bmw, ICE, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, model 3, polestar

The new boss of Polestar Australia has taken a swipe at the EV specialist’s luxury rivals because they continue to

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2024 Polestar 3.
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2024 Polestar 3 review: First Aussie drive of the luxury EV that proves Polestar deserves to survive

September 29, 2024May 13, 2025 Bruce Newton 4569 Views 3, ev, polestar, SUV

There’s a sense of chaos about Polestar. In its short life the Scandinavian electric vehicle specialist owned by Chinese giant

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2024 Polestar 3.
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Features culled as 2025 Polestar 3 SUV single motor and dual motor pricing announced

September 26, 2024September 25, 2024 Bruce Newton 15802 Views 3, ev, polestar, SUV

The electric luxury brand Polestar has revealed pricing of a cheaper rear-wheel drive 2025 3 SUV at the same time

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2024 XPeng G6.
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Chinese insurgents Zeekr and XPeng debut in Australia at Melbourne EV Expo

August 9, 2024August 9, 2024 Bruce Newton 15260 Views Mini, polestar, Xpeng, Zeekr

The Chinese EV invasion has kicked up a notch with the formal debut of XPeng and Zeekr in Australia. The

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Polestar Concept BST
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Polestar turned up to 911 with new Polestar 6 Concept BST unveiled at Goodwood

July 11, 2024July 11, 2024 Stephen Corby 10400 Views BST, polestar, Polestar 6, Polestar BST

Polestar has unveiled a new concept car – the Concept BST – which it describes as “Polestar turned up to

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Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor with Performance Pack
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2024 Polestar 4 review: Electric SUV steps up performance to take on Tesla Model Y, Porsche Macan EV

July 7, 2024July 7, 2024 Toby Hagon 7129 Views polestar, polestar 4

Things are about to get serious for Polestar with the imminent arrival of the Polestar 4. The mid-sized SUV is

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2025 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor
LATEST News 

Lower-priced longer-range single-motor Polestar 3 to undercut BMW iX, Benz EQE and Lexus RZ

July 2, 2024July 2, 2024 John Mahoney 10496 Views 3, Long Range Single Motor, polestar

Polestar Australia has confirmed a new rear-wheel drive Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor SUV will join the line-up later

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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025
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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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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024

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New EV electric car calendar

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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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Types of EVs

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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