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Polestar 3 prices get reduced before it’s even available with demand in question

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The Plus Pack includes a 1,610-watt Bowers & Wilkins premium audio system with 25 speakers and a subwoofer specifically designed for the Polestar 3. Polestar 3 production is set to start in South Carolina in the middle of this year, and should be delivered to customers during Q2 as the vehicle is already being built in Chengdu, China.

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BMW launches Gen2 X5 PHEV in US: X5 xDrive45e

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The X5 xDrive45e is built at Plant Spartanburg, South Carolina, BMW Group’s largest global production plant. 0 to 60 mph acceleration time is 5.3 Electric-only top speed increases from 75 mph to 84 mph. Electric-only driving may be experienced at speeds up to 68 mph in this mode. seconds, 1.2 of towing).

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

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The cars will share an 800-volt electric architecture that in addition to providing nearly 900 hp of power will offer 900 newton meters of torque, 0 to 100 kph (62 mph) acceleration in 3.2 seconds, a top speed of 250 kph (155 mph) and an estimated range of more than 480 km (300 miles), the automaker said.

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Polestar 3 is already on sale with a massive $7,500 purchase incentive

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You can see the brand’s signature Scandinavian touch with a minimalist design and powerful stance. It includes 517 hp and 671 lb-ft of torque for a 0 to 60 mph sprint in 4.6 Polestar 3 prototype testing (Source: Polestar) Polestar plans to build the electric SUV at Volvo’s plant in South Carolina.

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Airless tires look like the future for robotaxis, EVs, and more

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Airless technology is completely new in terms of design, in terms of production, in terms of homologation, so we have to learn everything,” Roget summed. Tesla Model 3 with prototype Goodyear airless tires There have been other attempts at airless tire designs.

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BMW brand’s first production PHEV: the BMW X5 xDrive40e

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The BMW X5 xDrive40e completes the 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) sprint in just 6.8 seconds and has an electronically limited top speed of 210 km/h (130 mph). In all-electric drive mode, meanwhile, the vehicle is capable of a top speed of 120 km/h (75 mph), again electronically limited. Production.

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ZF opens passenger car transmission plant in the US; emphasis on 9-speed automatics

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Located in South Carolina, ZF Transmissions Gray Court, LLC will produce about 1.2 The new 9-speed transmission is specially designed for passenger cars with front-transverse engines. mph), the 9HP reduced fuel consumption by 12% in a gasoline-powered SUV and by 16% in a diesel-powered SUV. Click to enlarge. Source: ZF.