Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

Polestar (Chinese name "Polar Star"), a high-end electric car brand jointly owned by Volvo Car Group and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, released its first all-electric SUV Polestar 3 on Wednesday, according to foreign media reports.

Polestar 3 is equipped with 5 radar modules, 5 external cameras and 12 ultrasonic sensors to provide advanced safety features. There are two closed-loop driver surveillance cameras in the cockpit that track the driver's eyes to emphasize safe driving.

In addition, the car is equipped with a 111kWh high-capacity battery pack, a dual-motor powertrain and the same SPA2 platform as the upcoming Volvo EX90, with a maximum target life of 670 km in CLTC conditions, 4.7 seconds of acceleration time per 100 km and a maximum power of 517 hp.

Polestar 3 can be charged from 10% to 80% in 30 minutes with a 250 kW charger, and from 10% to 100% in 11 hours with an 11 kW home charger.

The Polestar 3 starts at $85300, comparable to the $85095 BMW iX and $92350 Porsche Cayenne S. The car sells for 880,000 yuan and 1.03 million yuan in China.

Polestar launched Polestar 3, an electric SUV aimed at entering a competitive market and beating potential competitors with similar products, including Tesla, Ford, Rivian and others.

Prior to the Polestar 3, Polestar had launched only two products: a plug-in hybrid, a limited-production Polestar 1 and an all-electric Polestar 2 sedan.

Polestar 1 is the first car released by the company, with very limited quantities produced from 2019 to 2021;Polestar 2 is the second car released by the company, released in February 2019 and delivered starting in 2020.

Polestar 3 is Polestar's third car, the company's first sport utility vehicle (SUV) and the first Polestar car to be built in the United States, which will be produced at Volvo's plant in Charleston, South Carolina.

Polestar 3 is expected to start production early next year and will be produced simultaneously in the United States and China.

Now, reports say the car will be the first to start production at Polestar's Chengdu, China plant in mid-2023, with first deliveries expected in the fourth quarter of 2023. Volvo's Ridgeville, S.C. plant will also begin production of the car in mid-2024.

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