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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. Polestar 2 will make its first public appearance at the Geneva International Motor Show next week.

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Polestar 7 to replace Polestar 2 in EV line-up to avoid Volkswagen Golf-like fate

Baua Electric

The Polestar 2 is the brand’s first fully electric vehicle after the Polestar 1, a hybrid with up to 78 miles of electric range. The Polestar 2 was the first to feature an Android Automotive OS-powered infotainment with built-in Google. Polestar’s electric performance car fuses Swedish luxury into the compact EV segment.

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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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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). Range is 233 miles, which is good, if not the best in the market. Google in the car. Still a bit of a mystery. There’s a second location in Corte Madera in Marin County.

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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. The EPA rates the Polestar 2 Single Motor vehicle with 270 miles of range.

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Detroit’s Inductive EV Charging Roads: Boon or Boondoggle?

The Truth About Cars

Detroit now has a quarter-mile length of roadway with the ability to charge properly equipped electric vehicles as they drive. The company has launched similar programs thanks to government contracts it has in Israel, Sweden, Italy, and Germany. Governor Gretchen Whitmer offered her support when the plan was announced in 2021.&