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Polestar 3 is already on sale with a massive $7,500 purchase incentive

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Polestar partnered with Google to power the infotainment with Android Auto OS. It includes 517 hp and 671 lb-ft of torque for a 0 to 60 mph sprint in 4.6 Polestar 3 prototype testing (Source: Polestar) Polestar plans to build the electric SUV at Volvo’s plant in South Carolina.

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Volvo Cars launches new S60 sports sedan; first Volvo car made in US; two PHEV models coming

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Volvo Cars revealed the new S60 mid-size premium sports sedan at the company’s new—and first—US manufacturing plant in Charleston, South Carolina. In a world first for the mid-size sedan segment, City Safety now also engages auto braking to mitigate oncoming collisions.

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BMW applies N20 4-cylinder TwinPower Turbo with Auto Start/Stop to the X3; ECO PRO mode

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The BMW X3 xDrive28i accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 6.5 seconds (preliminary), on its way to an electronically governed top speed of 130 mph. Auto Start/Stop will now be standard on both the X3 xDrive28i and X3 xDrive35i. All BMW X3s are produced in an expansion of BMW’s plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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2025 Polestar 3 starts at $74,800 and 315 miles, US deliveries in Q2

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Performance Pack versions cost $80,800 and get sportier chassis tuning plus a software-based performance upgrade upping output to 517 hp and 671 lb-ft of torque and cutting the 0-60 mph dash to 4.6 The post 2025 Polestar 3 starts at $74,800 and 315 miles, US deliveries in Q2 appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. seconds (versus 4.9

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Airless tires look like the future for robotaxis, EVs, and more

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The tech has been tested internally at Michelin and has covered more than two million miles, according to the company—and, as an executive said last year, at up to 130 mph with police use in mind. The post Airless tires look like the future for robotaxis, EVs, and more appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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BMW brand’s first production PHEV: the BMW X5 xDrive40e

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The BMW X5 xDrive40e completes the 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) sprint in just 6.8 seconds and has an electronically limited top speed of 210 km/h (130 mph). In all-electric drive mode, meanwhile, the vehicle is capable of a top speed of 120 km/h (75 mph), again electronically limited. Production.

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Review: 2025 Polestar 3 swings for efficient performance

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Two-row, five-seat electric SUV Estimated range: 279 miles (Performance Pack), 315 miles (base) 0-60 mph, 4.8 111-kwh battery pack (107 kwh usable), twin 180-kw motors Range: 315 miles; Performance Pack, 279 miles 0-60 mph: 4.5-4.8 Polestar rates the setup at 489 hp and 620 lb-ft of torque , which propels the SUV to 60 mph in 4.8

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