The Latest Breaking News from Polestar

Tesla is very different from the traditional automakers, but in one key way it’s exactly the same: it buys competitors’ vehicles to benchmark them and reverse-engineer their innovations. A recent drone video shows eight cars under white tarps parked in a line outside the Fremont, CA factory test track, and…

Lectron is producing 12,000 NACS to CCS adapters per week, the company said on Tuesday. The adapters will allow non-Tesla EV owners access to more than 2,400 Tesla Supercharger stations in the U.S. that house more than 28,400 charging ports, as per the latest figures from the Alternative Fuels Data Center.  

I'm gonna be honest with you, InsideEVs reader: I'm not anticipating a ton of news in our world this week. I could be wrong, of course—this happens on occasion—but it shouldn't come as a surprise that everyone's collective attention is largely elsewhere. And the U.S. presidential election may have profound…

Costco, one of the largest wholesale retailers in the world, is offering its members discounts of up to $2,000 on select electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Until January 2, 2025, Costco’s Auto Program has vouchers for 10 EVs and 2 PHEVs from brands like Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Polestar and Volvo.

Matt Galvin said Government incentives were needed for the industry, but helping the public to ‘re-gear’ its thinking around the tech would aid sales.

It's as good and imperfect as you've heard

Polestar has just started delivering its largest and most expensive model, the Polestar 3, in the United States and Canada. The Polestar 3 is the Volvo EX90’s sportier cousin, sharing its underpinnings but wrapped in a much more rakish-looking body.

The embattled EV automaker faced de-listing from the NASDAQ earlier this year.

Last month, the US Commerce Department proposed a new rule prohibiting the sale and import of connected cars from China and Russia into the United States. If it passes, Polestars says the rule could prevent it from selling the vehicles it builds in South Carolina in America.