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Polestar unveils Polestar 2 electric fastback; targeting Tesla Model 3

Green Car Congress

Polestar, the electric performance car brand jointly owned by Volvo Car Group and Zhejiang Geely Holding, unveiled the Polestar 2 electric fastback in an online reveal from Polestar’s headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden. In the future, Polestar 3 will join the portfolio as a fully electric performance SUV.

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Tesla’s open Supercharger program extends to more countries in Europe

Teslarati

In an announcement on its official @TeslaCharging Twitter account, the electric vehicle maker revealed that non-Tesla vehicles could now charge at selected Superchargers in Austria, Belgium, Spain, Sweden, and the UK. Non-Tesla vehicles can now charge at select Superchargers in Austria, Belgium, Spain, Sweden and the UK via the Tesla app.

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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

Clean Fleet Report

Advanced technology, prototype vehicles, and business plans are being developed by Google, car sharing services like Car2Go (Daimler), Uber, automakers, network providers, software and technology suppliers. In 2019, one hundred Volvo’s in Gothenburg, Sweden, will be on the road and will self-drive with the touch of a button.

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Can Feminist Robots Challenge Our Biases?

Cars That Think

Have you ever noticed how nice Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant are? After all, the future is too important to be left to men! However, and perhaps in a nod towards Sweden's relatively high gender-awareness and gender equality, male and female participants agreed equally on the importance of encouraging girls to study computer science.

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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

Clean Fleet Report

It was established in 2017 and is based in Gothenburg, Sweden, where Volvo has been for a long time (although the Polestar 2 is built in China). A BMW owner, he is a possible future Polestar buyer, which made this a demo ride and reinforced my positive impressions. Google in the car. Still a bit of a mystery. Good Looking Lines.

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Tesla stock has risen over 50% in 1 month

Teslarati

Tesla also became the most recent company to join the trillion-dollar valuation club , joining companies like Apple, Google parent company Alphabet, and Amazon on the list. Tesla will use this partnership to expand its battery manufacturing efforts and solidify future production increases in China, especially as demand continues to increase.

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Hertz expands EV offerings with new Polestar partnership for 65,000 vehicles

Teslarati

Update to final paragraph updating offerings at 12:17 pm EST. Hertz Corporation announced today it had reached and announced a new global partnership with Sweden’s Polestar to purchase up to 65,000 vehicles over five years. Other models could be included in the future, the company told us. I’d love to hear from you!