Sandy Munro is a teardown analyst and manufacturing consultant. After gaining a lot of attention for his work on cars like the Tesla Model 3, BMW i3, and Chevy Bolt EV, he began a YouTube channel and examines assorted electric vehicles. He recently got a hold of a Polestar 2 and filmed a few episodes looking at it, so I thought it might be interesting for owners and the interested to peruse. Overall, he appears to have a pretty favorable opinion. Episode 1: First impressions Episode 2: Under the hood Episode 3: Hoist review Episode 4: Ride and drive
There was article while back about additional single motor models with smaller battery pack but nothing on Polestar website yet ( Canadian ) Any news on these models? Dan
The single motor, two wheel drive version has just been detailed for pre-order on the UK site. https://www.polestar.com/uk/polestar-2/configurator/eyJTIjoiNTM0RUNQQjBLMjE1MDE5MDBSNjAwMDBfX19CRDAyRVYwMUpCMEFKVDAxSzUwMkxGMDFMUjAxTkMwMVBEMDFSMTRCIiwiUCI6ZmFsc2UsIkUiOnsiZSI6bnVsbH0sIk8iOm51bGwsIkQiOiJXZWIiLCJVIjpudWxsLCJGIjp7ImMiOiJCMkMiLCJmIjoiQ2FzaCIsImQiOm51bGwsIm0iOm51bGwsInQiOm51bGwsInN0IjoiTm9uZSJ9fQ#engine
Here's the link to that article. Basically, the single motor version (front-wheel-drive) is coming to North America near the end of the year and will offer about 260 miles (418 km) of range. Almost 30 miles more than dual motor version.