The Polestar 5, Polestar’s production take on the Polestar Precept Concept, will come with a new EV powertrain boasting 872bhp. We know the Polestar 5 is at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, strutting its stuff up the Hillclimb over the weekend. But what we didn’t know, until now, is exactly what’s powering it. But now […]
Polestar 5 Prototype – the production take on the electric Polestar Precept – heading for Goodwood FoS
A prototype version of the new Polestar 5 – the production take on the Polestar Precept – is heading for the Hill climb at Goodwood. It’s more than two years since we first saw the Polestar Precept concept, and at the time we thought it would eventually arrive as the Polestar 4. But trying to […]
THIS is the Polestar 3 Electric SUV – Polestar’s take on the upcoming Volvo Embla
The first official photo of the new Polestar 3 electric SUV arrives following Polestar’s confirmation of an October debut for their take on the new Volvo XC90 / Embla. A few weeks ago, Polestar confirmed that their next model, the Polestar 3, will debut in October, adding to the current Polestar 2 and underpinned by […]
Polestar 2 ‘BST Edition 270′ – it’s a ‘Dynamic’ electric Polestar 2 with added power
Polestar delivers a special edition of the electric ‘2’ – the BST Edition 270 – with additional power and a focus on improved dynamic performance. Last year, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Polestar turned up with what they called the ‘Experimental Polestar 2‘, a regular Polestar 2 with power and suspension tweaks to give […]
Polestar 3 – Polestar’s ‘Performance’ take on the Volvo Embla / XC90 – October debut
The Polestar 3 – the next EV from Volvo’s standalone Polestar brand – will debut in October as Polestar’s take on the next-gen Volvo XC90/Embla. It’s hardly a secret that electric car specialist Polestar is basically Volvo with a ‘Performance EV’ hat on despite its’ standalone’ mantra. And nor is it a secret that it […]
Volvo EVs get a Volvo Studio to showcase all things Volvo electric to Brent Cross shoppers
A new Volvo Studio opens at the Brent Cross Shopping Centre to entice bored shoppers in to learn about the future for electric Volvos. We’re all heading down an electric highway where, in less than eight years, we won’t be able to buy an ICE car and all cars will have to be electric. Whether […]
Electric Polestar 2 UDATES include bigger battery for the Polestar 2 Single Motor
The electric Polestar 2 comes in for a series of upgrades with a focus on climate impact, and with battery and tech improvements too. We still don’t have a second EV from Polestar, although the Polestar 3 is on the way, but we do have a range of Polestar 2 models after Polestar added the […]
Volvo’s latest OTA software update now includes the latest XC90, S60 and V60 models
Volvo’s latest over the air updates (OTA) rolls out to almost 200,000 cars worldwide and includes the latest versions of the XC90, S60 and V60. We all know that cars are becoming more like computers on wheels, with connectivity the major play and software the key, not only to keeping OS up to date but […]
Polestar EVs to join Tesla EVs at Hertz with 65k Polestars added to Hertz’ fleet
Hertz plans to add 65,000 new VEs to its fleet in a deal with Volvo and Geely-owned Polestar, adding to the 100k Tesla fleet. As Volvo and Geely seek to establish Polestar as the premium EV brand, there are big ambitions, not least a massive increase in production, but also a Spac listing valuing the […]
Volvo XC40 UPDATED, new C40 Recharge model and trim changes for the whole Volvo range
Volvo officially announces a bit of a facelift for the XC40, a new single-motor C40 Recharge model and new trim variants across the Volvo range. It’s been clear for a while that Volvo was planning a refresh for the XC40 because images of the new look have been cropping up on some of Volvo’s sites. […]