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Polestar delivers the first US-made Polestar 3 EVs
03 Nov

Polestar delivers the first US-made Polestar 3 EVs

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The first American-made Polestar EVs are now on the road. The Swedish automaker said on Friday it delivered the first Polestar 3 SUVs to US and Canadian customers. The Inflation Reduction Act, signed by President Biden in 2022, incentivizes automakers to manufacture EVs in the US, offering tax credits for companies and buyers.Polestar began stateside Polestar 3 production in August at its Ridgeville, South Carolina plant. Those vehicles will serve North American and European markets, complementing the company’s more established production in Chengdu, China. Tim Stevens for EngadgetThe automaker says American and Canadian Polestar 3 deliveries will pick up steam…
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North American Polestar owners can now use the Tesla Supercharger network
29 Oct

North American Polestar owners can now use the Tesla Supercharger network

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Polestar EV owners will soon have a lot more charging options. The company said on Tuesday its lineup now has access to the Tesla Supercharger network in the US and Canada. Future Polestar vehicles will adopt the NACS inlet as standard, and current owners can buy an adapter beginning today at their local Polestar Service Point.A Polestar spokesperson told Engadget that the adapter has an MSRP of $230, so this isn’t a free upgrade. However, that accessory will add 17,800 charging stations across North America, so owners may find that’s a relatively small price to pay for extra peace of…
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Polestar 3 production is underway in the US
14 Aug

Polestar 3 production is underway in the US

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Electric vehicle company Polestar has started production for the Polestar 3 in South Carolina. Polestar 3 cars from this location are intended for consumers in the US and Europe. The Volvo-owned company's first SUV debuted in 2023, but the shift to a US production facility will help it to avoid huge tariffs for importing EVs from its facility in Chengdu, China."Manufacturing Polestar 3 in the USA is a crucial step for us," Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath said. "Now we offer customers in America an electric SUV that is built in America. Exporting the South Carolina produced Polestar 3 to Europe…
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Polestar Is Bracing for the EV Tariff Wars. It May Not Emerge Unscathed
02 Jul

Polestar Is Bracing for the EV Tariff Wars. It May Not Emerge Unscathed

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Polestar is caught in the middle of an international trade war. Growing competition from Tesla and Chinese rivals and the slowdown of the global EV market are not great for business. Even worse are the gigantic taxes set to be imposed on Polestar’s entire cohort of Chinese-manufactured cars. The US government will raise tariffs on electric vehicles coming from China from 25 percent to 100 percent, and in Europe, the threat of a 38 percent hike in taxes also looms from July 4. In May, China suggested that it will retaliate with a 25 percent tariff hike on large-engine cars…
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