Car Polestar, the performancemerk of the Swedish Volvo Cars on Wednesday its first fully electric car unveiled, the Polestar 2. With the car, which in the long term a price from 39.900 euro, focus, Volvo the arrows on the Model 3 from Tesla.
Volvo promises for the Polestar 2 an autonomy of 500 km and 402 horsepower, good for an acceleration from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in less than 5 seconds. The first cars will be on sale from 59.900 euro.
Volvo promises for the Polestar 2 an autonomy of 500 km and 402 horsepower.
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The Polestar 2 will from early next year are built in China. Volvo, which also has a factory in Ghent, aiming at 100,000 units per year, so you made Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath Wednesday, known few days before the start of the Geneva motor show. China and Europe are the main markets for the car. the
“There are many electric cars that are good cars, but not very attractive. And then you quickly to prices of 70,000 to $ 80,000,” says Ingenlath. “Under that price range there is really only the Tesla Model 3.” The Tesla Model 3 is in Europe to purchase from 55.400 euro.
The Polestar 2 will be based on the chassis of the compact SUV XC40 Volvo. “Polestar 2 is our first volumemodel,” says Ingenlath.