Polestar announced today that Polestar 3 has started mass production in Chengdu, China. At the same time, the factory in South Carolina, the United States, has completed the first batch of production tests and will start mass production in mid-2024. Polestar 3 will be the first Polestar model to be launched on two continents simultaneously.
This model is positioned as an “ultra-luxury high-performance pure electric SUV”. The official website data shows that its power can reach 517hp, it can accelerate from 100 kilometers to 100 kilometers in 4.7 seconds, and its WLTP range can reach 628 kilometers. Using a 250 kW DC charger, the battery can be charged from 10% to 80%. It takes 30 minutes.
It is worth mentioning that Polestar Brand Technology Day will be held in March, and Polestar’s first phone, the Polestar Phone, will also be released in March.
Thomas Ingenlath, CEO of Polestar Automotive, said, “This amazing product has taken an important milestone with the start of mass production, and also marks that we will have 3 products in the global market this year. Two products are on sale at the same time. Our factory in Ridgeville, South Carolina is also ready to go into production, and the mass production plan of Polestar 3 in the United States is progressing very smoothly.”
Polestar plans to launch five new high-performance pure electric models by 2026. It is learned through an official announcement that Polestar launched the luxury pure electric high-performance coupe Polestar 2 in 2019, and will launch its first ultra-luxury high-performance pure electric SUV Polestar 3 at the end of 2022. The pure electric high-performance coupe The SUV Polestar 4 will be delivered gradually from 2023 to 2024, and the luxury high-performance pure electric 4-door GT coupe Polestar 5 and the luxury pure electric supercar Polestar 6 will also be launched soon.
