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Volvo's Polestar unveils electric car touted as Tesla rival
Phys.org ^
| February 27, 2019
Posted on 02/27/2019 12:41:55 PM PST by ETL
Volvo's electric performance brand Polestar is unveiling a battery-powered compact car touted as a rival to Tesla's Model 3.
The Polestar 2 is a five-door vehicle with a panoramic glass roof, an all-vegan interior and a battery with enough capacity to drive 500 kilometers under European tests for range measurement, or 275 miles under U.S. testing rules.
With 408 horsepower, it should accelerate from zero to 100 kph (0-62 mph) in under five seconds. Polestar said Wednesday that the car's U.S. price for the launch version will be $55,500 after tax incentives; later a lower-priced version with less range is envisioned.
The car, to be shown at next month's Geneva auto show, becomes available in 2020.
Volvo Car Group, headquartered in Goteborg, Sweden, is a subsidiary of Chinese automaker Geely.
Explore further: Volvo's electric car brand Polestar unveils first model
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: china; europeanunion; polestar; polestar1; polestar2; s60; sweden; volvo
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To: ETL
There has to be a lot more of these to meet future demands and a lot more after that to power all those electric vehicles
Which of us wants another one of these in his/her backyard? And who's going to pay for all of them? Like your electric rates? You can keep your electric rates - to paraphrase Mr. Zero ...
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posted on
02/27/2019 1:27:25 PM PST
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: Buckeye McFrog
Did someone say "Pole Dancing"?
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posted on
02/27/2019 1:28:37 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
02/27/2019 1:31:31 PM PST
by
ETL
(Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
To: ETL
Just remember to garage it when the temps go below 32 (or when it snows) and above 70 and never never contemplate driving the Appalachians - let a lone the Rockies ...
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posted on
02/27/2019 1:33:31 PM PST
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PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: PIF
Tow one of these (a bit inconvenient perhaps) and you're good to go LOL
To: ETL
Volvo has fallen on hard times when its now a Chinese automaker subsidiary.
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posted on
02/27/2019 1:36:36 PM PST
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goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: ETL
This is a great example of how smoking can kill you.
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posted on
02/27/2019 1:37:50 PM PST
by
353FMG
To: ETL
Never thought I’d see the day when beards could be made to look stupid and/or feminine.
(Beard wearer for 40 years)
To: dfwgator
When I was young I had a friend who belonged to a Tamburitzan group. He got to tour New Zealand which was kind of cool.
To: ETL
How did she determine she needed gas?
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posted on
02/27/2019 1:41:52 PM PST
by
353FMG
To: PIF
An EV makes sense as an in town car. Not for long distance travel.
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posted on
02/27/2019 1:41:52 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: 353FMG
No one told to charge it? That’s your typical Millennial.
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posted on
02/27/2019 1:42:59 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: 353FMG
No one told to charge it? That’s your typical Millennial.
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posted on
02/27/2019 1:43:06 PM PST
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goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
Which is the point. They don’t want people to travel long distances. They want “internal passports” like the Communists did, in order to control people traveling.
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02/27/2019 1:43:56 PM PST
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dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: headstamp 2
Big difference between the bearded millennial schmucks and these guys below...
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posted on
02/27/2019 1:44:19 PM PST
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ETL
(Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
To: dfwgator
Did someone say “Pole Dancing”?
= = = = = = = = =
Wouldn’t that be PoleS dancing?
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posted on
02/27/2019 1:47:14 PM PST
by
xrmusn
(6/98"Getting rich as a Politician means doing something illegal''(trunc) HS Truman)
To: ETL
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posted on
02/27/2019 1:49:12 PM PST
by
Disambiguator
(Keepin' it analog.)
To: goldstategop
Paste tense. Chinese bailed them out to save them from shutting down.
Surprisingly, the Chinese have let car guys at Volvo do their thing and Volvos are very competitive in their segments. Volvo SUVs are in high demand and soccer mom favorites in northern areas.
Volvo’s Charleston, SC, plant is exporting Volvo S60s to Europe.
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posted on
02/27/2019 1:49:19 PM PST
by
jjotto
(Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
To: jjotto
Volvo SUVs are in high demand and soccer mom favorites in northern areas.They're Boxy, But Good.
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posted on
02/27/2019 1:51:15 PM PST
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dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: ETL
No thanks: Volvo, Made in CHINA! Blech.
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posted on
02/27/2019 1:58:53 PM PST
by
Jmouse007
(Lord God Almighty, deliver us from this evil in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.)
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