The Polestar 2 arrives to plenty of big expectations. Probably the most direct competition the Tesla Model 3 has faced so far, this handiwork of a Volvo and Geely collaboration gets to cherry-pick the best of their tech, then fast-track it to roads without the headache of an internal-combustion legacy. In theory, that means the best of establishment automaker and agile startup principles; in practice, we know little necessarily goes to plan in the EV world.
The Polestar 1 gave us half a taste of what the automaker had in mind, though as a plug-in hybrid – and indeed Polestar’s first and last model to use a gas engine – it didn’t fully illustrate the EV vision. Still, the shapely coupe more than whet the appetite, with its focus on refined styling and unexpectedly usable performance. Only its $155k price tag and highly limited production numbers dimmed its star.
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