This is awesome! I love what volvo and polestar have been doing as of late. I'm a huge fan of the modern twincharged engine, and now this! Polestar 1 Goes Official With 600 HP And 93-Mile Electric Range https://insideevs.com/phev-polestar-1-breaks-cover-with-93-miles-of-electric-range/ Can't wait to see it in person
Polestar 1 Could Carry Price Tag Of $177,000… That’s Crazy Absolutely love the look of the Polestar 1, but I have to agree with the sentiment expressed in this headline. Who's going to pay that much for a Volvo? Even a Polestar Volvo?
Volvo has been increasingly trending towards luxury. They have cars over $100k now, and the xc90 is very popular with the wealthy suburbs. This car will compete with Porsche and AMG and the Audi R8, plus the limited availability makes it more rare and valuable. I think a more reasonable price is 135, but 150 is not absurd in my opinion
Countries where the Polestar 1 will be made available has been announced. Here is the text of a 12/14/17 press release, along with a (cropped) image. Polestar, the new Electric Performance brand of Volvo Cars, has announced the initial launch markets for its first car, the Polestar 1. This follows Polestar’s successful brand launch in October that’s seen customers line up for the new Polestar 1 subscription, and expressions of interest in the Polestar 1 already outnumber early production slots, instantly affirming the car with performance and electric car aficionados alike. The initial launch markets where Polestar will open a Polestar Space – an environment where customers can physically interact with the brand - will be the U.S.A., China, Germany, Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands. These Polestar Spaces are expected to be opened in the middle of 2019 and the countries have been selected, in part, due to the initial customer demand in those markets. More countries will be introduced across the world and confirmed at a later date. During the brand’s launch day in October, one customer per minute was registering their interest in being one of the first to receive the Polestar 1 using an all-new subscription model. Expressions of interest are made through www.polestar.com and these will be converted to vehicle orders when the formal order books for the Polestar 1 open in early 2018. The Polestar 1 and all future Polestar cars will be offered using the new subscription model. The no-deposit, all-inclusive monthly payment delivers hassle-free usage and covers insurance, depreciation, collection and delivery for inclusive servicing, and various on-demand benefits as-and-when required. The Polestar 1, the first car with the Polestar logo on the bonnet, is a 2+2 Grand Touring Coupé with a 600hp Electric Performance Hybrid powertrain yet with the ability to travel 150kms on pure electric power alone - the longest range on electric power of any hybrid in the world. Production of the Polestar 1 will start in mid-2019 in the new state-of-the-art, purpose-built Polestar Production Centre in Chengdu, China, where construction has already started.