Polestar 3 is an electric SUV that offers more than 600 km of autonomy. Its production began in China.

Production in China and the USA

Polestar 3 production has just begun at the brand’s factory. Chengdu, China. By the middle of 2024, the second additional production unit in the city of USA, South Carolina : the first series of production tests at this American plant have already been successfully conducted there.
“This great car is reaching an important milestone with the start of production, marking an important milestone in our journey from one to three car companies this year. We are also ready to launch at the plant in Ridgeville, South Carolina, and are actively pursuing our plans to begin production of the Polestar 3 in the United States.”– said Thomas Ingenlath, CEO of Polestar.
Polestar 3 will be the first model of the Polestar brand produced on two continents. Thus, the new SUV will help support the development ambitions of the Sino-Swedish manufacturer in Europe, North America and Asia.

Polestar 3: an electric SUV with an autonomy of more than 600 km

Introduced a little over a year ago, the Polestar 3 is a long-awaited model: it is the brand’s first electric SUV. Based on the platform of the future Volvo EX90, Polestar 3 span The length is 4.90 metersall 2.12 meters wide and 1.61 meters high, with a large wheelbase of 2.99 meters, which already indicates excellent habitability.
There are five seats on board, and 484 l trunk (including 90 liters under the floor) which can increase to 1,411 liters when the rear seats are folded, while there is a small 32-litre boot under the front hood. Commands are reduced to their simplest expression with a wide 14.5-inch vertical touch screenequipped with the Android Automotive OS system developed jointly with Google, as well as a screen that acts as an instrument panel and is placed in front of the driver.
Under the hood, the Polestar 3 has two electric motors that offer a total of 490 horsepower and 840 Nm of torque. As an option, the Performance package allows you to increase these numbers to 517 horsepower and 910 Nm. Its lithium-ion battery has a nominal capacity of 400 V 111 kW/hoffers to 610 km of autonomy according to the WLTP cycle.

Orders for the Polestar 3 open from October 12, 2022 in Europe, starting at €89,900 in Germany.