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Polestar 2 EV to Feature Long Range, High Output

Volvo Car Corp.’s Polestar unit is targeting a 350-mile range and 400-hp output for the all-electric midsize sedan the company plans to introduce late next year, Autocar reports.
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Volvo Car Corp.’s Polestar unit is targeting a 350-mile range and 400-hp output for the all-electric midsize sedan the company plans to introduce late next year, Autocar reports.

The EV, which will be called the Polestar 2, will be priced between £30,000 and £50,000 ($40,000-$66,000), Polestar chief operating officer Jonathan Goodman tells the U.K. enthusiast publication. The car is expected to be based on last year’s 40.2 concept car (pictured).
 

The brand’s first model, the flagship Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid sport coupe, is due early next year at a starting price of about $155,000. The all-electric Polestar 3 SUV/crossover also is in the works.

With sales of EVs and plug-in hybrids expected to significantly increase in coming years, Goodman says Polestar is designing its vehicles to appeal to a wide range of buyers. Noting that “purchase intentions will vary,” he says it’s important to be a welcoming brand rather than “geeky, cliquey or judgmental.”

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