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Polestar 3 electric SUV performance details teased ahead of Oct. 12 debut

Green Car Reports

The Sweden-based EV brand also confirmed a few more details about the fully electric SUV, due to be made in South Carolina in early 2023 and expected to be sized closely with the Porsche Cayenne. Polestar on Wednesday confirmed that it intends to fully reveal its first SUV, called the Polestar 3, at an event on October 12.

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Penske buys 2 North Carolina luxurious dealerships

Baua Electric

The gang’s web site lists alternative shops in North Carolina and South Carolina promoting Mercedes, Porsche, Infiniti, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Jaguar, Land Rover, Buick, GMC and Cadillac cars. Baker Motor Co., owned by way of Tommy Baker, is based totally in Charleston, S.C., and based in 1988. million.

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Volkswagen faces mounting pressure from Tesla and BYD

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Since taking over and retaining his title as head of Porsche , Blume has managed new partnerships and hopes to fix issues at Cariad, the automaker’s in-house software developer. The German automaker also has plans to build a $2 billion BEV factory in South Carolina, which is expected to begin production in 2026.

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Polestar to Utilize Former Saab Plant as European R&D Facility

The Truth About Cars

The Polestar 5, which will also compete against the Porsche Taycan, is scheduled to go into production in 2024 at a plant in Chongqing, China. The 3 is a large SUV that utilizes the updated Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) platform responsible for some of Volvo’s larger products built in Chengdu, China, and Charleston, South Carolina.

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BMW’s iVision Dee Brings Sci-Fi to the Driveway

Cars That Think

BMW Impatient drivers and passengers will appreciate the robust 800-volt architecture—on par with models from Porsche, Hyundai, Kia and Lucid—that allows charging at well over 200 kilowatts, at least 30-percent faster than today’s models. BMW is designing that 30-gigawatt factory to run entirely on carbon-free energy.

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BMW’s iVision Dee Brings Sci-Fi to the Driveway

Cars That Think

BMW Impatient drivers and passengers will appreciate the robust 800-volt architecture—on par with models from Porsche, Hyundai, Kia and Lucid—that allows charging at well over 200 kilowatts, at least 30-percent faster than today’s models. BMW is designing that 30-gigawatt factory to run entirely on carbon-free energy.

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