Polestar’s second model will arrive next year as a
Tesla Model 3 rival, offering up to 400 hp and a driving range as high as 350
miles. The figures were confirmed by the company’s chief operating officer
Jonathan Goodman to Autocar, adding that the Polestar 2 will have a price range
of between £ 30,000 and £ 50,000 in the UK.
Moreover, the Polestar 2 will offer 350 miles of
driving range in its base version. “That’ll represent the lower ‘bookend’of our
showroom range and, for now, it should give us as much access to the volume end
of the EV market as we need,” said Goodman. The Polestar 2 is expected to
closely relate to the 40.2 Concept, a high-riding four-door sedan revealed back
in 2017 alongside the 40.1 Concept that previewed the XC40 SUV.
Polestar will launch its second model next year,
followed by a larger all-electric SUV called the Polestar 3. Goodman warned
that any established manufacturer that will launch an electric-only sub-brand
built on alternative design may be making a mistake, given the projected pace
of the EV market.
