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2024 Polestar 2 RWD: why the cheaper entry level beats the dual motor AWD

EV Central

For DC charging, that sees a 10-80% boost drop from 34 minutes to 28 minutes. The revised front end now features Polestar’s ‘SmartZone’ – including a front-facing camera and radar to bring improved standard safety kit. The latter adds 20kW and drops the 0-100km/h time from a quick enough 6.4-seconds

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. So is the management in Washinton DC. Posted by: Mike99 | Apr 13, 2009 6:25:20 PM The EV1 was an engineering Success. The EV1s failure was a failure of Management. One need read no further than this to figure out the problem.

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