Polestar is bringing delicate updates to its oldest mannequin, the Polestar 2, which are supposed to maintain it recent and align it with the newer Polestar 3 and Polestar 4. The large information is the additional vary for a number of variations, however Polestar needs to maintain issues recent with new colours, new wheels and a brand new pack construction.
To this point, these adjustments have solely been confirmed for Europe, the place the Polestar 2 customary vary (which isn’t obtainable within the US) now incorporates a 70-kilowatt-hour battery pack from CATL. Beforehand, the pack had a complete capability of 69 kWh, of which it may use 67 kWh and LG Chem equipped it. With the brand new pack, whose internet capability might be 68 kWh, the single-motor standard-range mannequin’s WLTP vary climbs from 339 miles (546 km) to 344 miles (554 km).
The Polestar 2 is the producer’s first EV
Polestar has revealed three new fashions (the Polestars 3 by 5) and it is updating its oldest automobile, the two, to align it with its newer choices by way of look and pack construction. The Polestar 2 would be the first mannequin to get a direct alternative, which can reportedly be referred to as the Polestar 7.
Curiously, regardless that the single-motor long-range model of the Polestar 2 has the identical 82 kWh battery with 78 kWh of usable capability, it, too, beneficial properties a number of miles of vary. It goes up from 407 miles (655 km) to 409.5 miles (659 km). For reference, the single-motor long-range Polestar 2 presently has an EPA vary ranking of 320 miles with the 19-inch wheels and 307 miles with the bigger 20-inch wheels.
Twin-motor long-range Polestar 2s have a smaller 78 kWh battery with 75 kWh usable. Geared up with the efficiency pack, they get 276 miles of vary, or 247 miles, for instance.
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Because the EPA vary estimation is a a lot nearer illustration of an EV’s real-world vary than WLTP and the replace solely provides a number of miles of vary, we don’t assume it is possible for you to to note the up to date fashions’ additional vary except you’re testing it again to again with the older model. Polestar has not but up to date the EPA vary rankings for the mannequin within the US.
You’ll discover the up to date mannequin’s 19-inch Aero wheels and the 20-inch Professional Graphite wheels (which have a darker end in comparison with the common 20-inch Professional wheels). The bigger wheels are a part of the brand new Professional Pack, which additionally provides particular seat belts with a gold stripe and gold valve covers for the tires. Polestar has additionally launched a brand new Local weather Pack, which provides the all-important warmth pump, heated windscreen washer nozzles, heated seats, and a heated steering wheel.
Two new exterior colours are additionally obtainable. One is named Storm, a darkish grey first seen on the Polestar 4, whereas the opposite is named Vapour. It replaces the outdated Magnesium, and Polestar describes it as “a recent shade with a light-weight metallic impact, impressed by trendy metropolis structure,” though to our eye, it’s only a subtly totally different shade of sunshine grey—possibly the metallic part might be extra evident in particular person.
We configured the revised Polestar 2 in Vapour end with the bottom 19-inch wheels, took a number of display screen captures, and added them to the gallery. We additionally included a shot of the brand new Professional Graphite wheels and the Storm paint (which appear to go very well collectively).
