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2024 Polestar 2 Long Range Dual Motor with Performance Pack interior.
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2024 Polestar 2 Long Range Dual Motor with Performance Pack review: Polestar builds a direct rival for the Tesla Model 3 Performance and Kia EV6 GT

August 27, 2023August 27, 2023 Bruce Newton 856 Views 1 Comment Dual Motor, Hyundai Ioniq 6 Epiq, Kia EV6 GT, Long Range, Performance Pack, polestar, polestar 2, Tesla Model 3 Performance

2024 Polestar 2 Long Range Dual Motor with Performance Pack review: When it comes to the 2024 Polestar 2 everyone

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Forget Tesla! Polestar targets BMW and Mercedes-Benz as it hikes prices and aims upmarket in Australia with Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 SUVs, the Polestar 5 and the Polestar 6

August 25, 2023August 26, 2023 Bruce Newton 1118 Views 0 Comments bmw, Mercedes-Benz, polestar, polestar 2, Tesla

The Australian arm of the Swedish-Chinese electric car-maker Polestar has turned its back on Tesla as a rival, saying it

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2024 Polestar 2
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2024 Polestar 2 review: Single motor Long range –  Major updates take the electric vehicle fight to Tesla 

July 26, 2023July 26, 2023 Andrew Chesterton 1660 Views australia, polestar 2, review, Tesla Model 3

What’s new in the 2024 Polestar 2? 2024 Polestar 2 review: The bigger question, I think, is what isn’t? Almost

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2022 Polestar 2 2WD Single Motor
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Polestar 2 AWD or 2WD: Which one should you buy?

March 30, 2023March 31, 2023 Iain Curry 1746 Views polestar 2, polestar 2 AWD, polestar 2 single motor

It’s a tempting-looking EV, the Polestar 2. You’ve no doubt seen the adverts: Pure Design. And it’s not hyperbole. The

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Polestar 2 MY24
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Polestar 2 update: More range, more power for Tesla Model 3 EV challenger

January 25, 2023January 26, 2023 EV Central team 2081 Views 2024, polestar 2, Tesla Model 3, Update

The Polestar 2 will be updated in Australia this year , with the Swedish-Chinese brand’s original EV to deliver more

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Polestar 2 updated for 2022 with new colours, interior finishes and wheels
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Downloadable Polestar 2 performance hike available for $1,600

May 19, 2022May 27, 2022 Iain Curry 1824 Views polestar 2, software update

What price an extra 50kW, 20Nm and your 0-100km/h dropping from 4.7 to 4.4 seconds? For Australian Polestar 2 Long

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Polestar 2 Experimental at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
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Polestar takes on Tesla with 350kW Goodwood ‘Experiment’

July 9, 2021July 16, 2021 Stephen Corby 1119 Views ev, Experimental Polestar 2, Goodwood, Goodwood Festival of Speed, polestar 2, Polestar EV

Polestar has marked itself out as a competitor for Tesla’s sportier efforts, and the Model 3 Performance in particular, by

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2020 Volkswagen ID.3 hatchback
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EVs scoop German Car of the Year awards

October 16, 2020October 20, 2020 Stephen Corby 988 Views German Car of the Year, Honda, Honda e, polestar 2

Electric vehicles have cleaned up in the prestigious German Car of the Year Awards, with Volkswagen’s ID.3 a particular success

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2020 Polestar 2 production
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Come clean on EV climate impact urges Polestar

September 24, 2020October 6, 2020 EV Central team 1859 Views CO2e, polestar, polestar 2

The Swedish-Chinese EV maker Polestar has revealed its first battery electric car has almost double the carbon footprint in the

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Polestar 2 raises the crash safety bar

May 19, 2020June 24, 2020 Iain Curry 1980 Views airbags, battery, crash, crash safety, crash test, electric car, electric vehicle, ev, news, polestar, polestar 2, volvo

All-electric Polestar 2 aims to allay consumer fears over EV crash safety Those flirting with EV ownership usually prioritise information

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon
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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

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Electric Toyota HiLux firms for Australia as Revo show car’s local stay extended for further study
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Electric Toyota HiLux firms for Australia as Revo show car’s local stay extended for further study

September 16, 2023 Bruce Newton 0
Move over Toyota LandCruiser and Prado, Mercedes-Benz confirms electric G-class off-roader family
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Move over Toyota LandCruiser and Prado, Mercedes-Benz confirms electric G-class off-roader family

September 15, 2023 John Carey 0
Is Toyota’s BZ4X lease plan a stroke of genius, and are Tesla, Kia, Hyundai and others missing a trick?
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Is Toyota’s BZ4X lease plan a stroke of genius, and are Tesla, Kia, Hyundai and others missing a trick?

September 13, 2023 Iain Curry 0
2024 Tesla Model 3 update: Has the electric car maker done enough to fend off the EV onslaught?
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2024 Tesla Model 3 update: Has the electric car maker done enough to fend off the EV onslaught?

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VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review
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VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

February 25, 2022 Toby Hagon Comments Off on VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review
VIDEO: Why the 4S is all the Porsche Taycan you need
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VIDEO: Why the 4S is all the Porsche Taycan you need

July 12, 2021 Toby Hagon Comments Off on VIDEO: Why the 4S is all the Porsche Taycan you need

Types of EVs

FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle
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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

January 10, 2021 EV Central team Comments Off on FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

July 27, 2019 EV Central team Comments Off on PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
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Hybrid vehicle

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EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle

July 26, 2019 EV Central team Comments Off on EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle

Best electric cars of 2021

The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz
Best EVs LATEST Reviews SUV reviews 

The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz

March 28, 2023 Iain Curry 2
Best affordable electric cars of 2020
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Best affordable electric cars of 2020

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