Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

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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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 3, 2021

note: We’re republishing this article because it’s a good reminder of how technology timelines can slip and yet things are clearly moving forward. The technology has gotten better and many of the elements of self-driving cars are already embedded into our current automobiles. Lux estimates ADAS revenue growing from $2.4

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Have you ever noticed how nice Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant are? Feminist Robotics Even in the context of robotics, feminism can be a charged word, and it's important to understand that while my work is proudly feminist, it's also rooted in a desire to make social human-robot interaction (HRI) more engaging and effective.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 9, 2021

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). As the setup was done already, all I did was say, “Hey, Google, play Bluegrass,” and the friendly female voice said, “I’m choosing Indie Bluegrass from Spotify,” and that was that.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Detroit now has a quarter-mile length of roadway with the ability to charge properly equipped electric vehicles as they drive. & Leveraging technology from Electreon, MDOT has installed a section of road with inductive-charging coils that will charge electric vehicles (equipped with Electreon receivers) on the go.

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Teslarati

APRIL 4, 2022

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. “Polestar 2 brings avant-garde Scandinavian design and leading in-car technology.

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