Polestar is the brand under which Volvo will present hybrid and electric cars from a luxury range. The first of them is him Polestar 1 and will hit the market at a fairly high price: 155.000 euros. Likewise, it can be accessed through a monthly fee of about 2.500 euros, which will include all the coverages to be able to circulate without problems.
The Polestar company is a brand that fell into the hands of Volvo a few years ago. And, from now on it will be the brand of fully electric or hybrid luxury cars. The Polestar 1 is the cover letter for this new proposal. Although Volvo also announced that your intention is that from the year 2025 50 percent of sales will be completely electric cars.
Polestar 1 is a luxury coupe that will cost a whopping 155.000 euros in Europe "$ 155.000 in the United States." Last March the possibility of being able to reserve units was opened and 7.000 clients did. Now, as we mentioned, the brand believes that the best way to enjoy this Polestar 1 is through subscription - a new type of leasing.
On the other hand, and speaking of technical data, the Polestar 1 has both an in-line 2-liter gasoline engine and electric motors. Together they offer a performance of 600 hp of power and a torque of 1.000 Nm. Meanwhile, the company notes that the autonomy of this luxurious hybrid sports car is 150 kilometers in all-electric mode, the biggest so far.
Company intentions: Polestar 2 and Polestar 3 in the coming years
As we were saying, this Polestar 1 is the cover letter for this new range of vehicles under the Volvo umbrella. However, in the coming years we will see more models of this type. The next will appear in 2019 and will be the Polestar 2, a mid-size saloon that will also be a hybrid. While the SUV model will not wait long and will be the one that will be presented as Polestar 3.