Polestar 2

Polestar Australia have announced some massive discounts to their Polestar 2. Being an all-electric automaker, Polestar has voiced its support for the Federal Government’s proposed fuel efficiency standards. This week we saw the company follow Tesla in condemning misinformation around the proposed legislation when some like the automotive lobby group,…

Polestar has published the first Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for Polestar 4, which reveals that the soon to be launched SUV coupé has the lowest cradle to gate carbon footprint of all Polestar cars to date. It would be great if the other major EV manufacturers were as transparent as…

I drove a Polestar 2 MY24 Dual Motor Long Range Performance (on media loan for a week to review) from Holsworthy to the Warragamba Dam lookout and Visitors Centre, then to the Evie Networks 350kW charging station at Penrith to test the fast charging rate. For background I drove almost…

Polestar 2 owners worldwide including Australia are now able to install Amazon Prime Video in their car through the Google’s Android Automotive OS Play Store. As I happen to have a Polestar 2 MY24 Dual Motor Long Range on media review loan this week I tried out watching Prime Video…

Since the Polestar 2 went on sale in Australia in February 2022, almost 3,000 have found homes in garages across the country. The car may look the same on the exterior, but underneath Polestar has updated a number of attributes of the Polestar 2. The newly updated spec now offers more…

Back in November 2021, I review the Polestar 2 and said it was the best direct competitor to the Model 3 that we’d seen. Now with the Tesla Model Y dominating the sales charts in Australia, the upcoming Polestar 3 is possibly the closest rival to that. While the design…

Polestar Australia has revealed pricing and specifications for the MY24 major refresh of their Polestar 2 electric car that will be available for order soon. The standout best value in my opinion is the rear wheel drive Long Range Single Motor version which has a claimed 654 km WLTP range…

Polestar's electric fastback, the Polestar 2, delivers more power, range and content for the new model year — along with a higher sticker price. The 2024 model arrives in August. The updated Polestar 2, like its XC40 and C40 siblings from major shareholder Volvo, receives a new-generation permanent magnet electric…

The Polestar 2 gets a bunch of changes including a more precise range prediction via a free software update (Image: Polestar)In addition to a brand-new app for the infotainment system of the good-looking Polestar 2, the electric hatchback from Sweden gets a few welcome changes that mainly affect iPhone users.…

One of the best things about the transition to electric cars is that we didn’t just change drivetrains, but we also completely re-thought what the vehicle experience could and should be. Part of the new approach to the vehicle interior design, often includes large displays, often positioned in the center…