The first Polestar 3 rolled off the production line in South Carolina on Wednesday, a massive milestone as the brand...
“Manufacturing Polestar 3 in the USA is a crucial step for us,” Ingenlath said at the event. “Now we offer customers in America an electric SUV that is built in America.”
The Polestar 3 is the brand’s first EV built on two continents. After production kicked off in China in April, Polestar’s electric SUV is now being made in the US. Polestar plans to export Polestar 3 models to Europe, which will “strengthen our business on a broader scope,” according to Ingenlath.
Polestar calls its new model “The performance SUV for the electric age.” The electric SUV fuses its signature Scandinavian design with advanced software and powertrain tech.
Starting at $73,400 in the US, the Polestar 3 gets up to 315 miles EPA-est range. It can also fast charge (10% to 80%) in 30 mins to get you back on the road quickly.
Is it better than the insanely cheap BYDs we're not allowed to buy in America to prop up our failing auto industry that doesn't even build in America anymore?
So it's even better because China isn't making money off them?
American companies refuse to produce cheap and reliable EVs. Maybe seeing how many people buy BYDs would spur competition? Then they can make EVs that compete for cheaper because they're not shipped from the other side of the planet. Isn't that literally how capitalism is supposed to work?
Instead we're preventing consumers from accessing what they want so they have to settle for what shit we can get.
Like, if you think this is worth "protecting American jobs" you need to Google how many "auto workers" are involved in manufacturing in America and not servicing or repair.
The only shit being protected is the stock owners investment.
Yep, can't get cheap and reliable new, so we have to buy used luxury vehicles that aren't reliable because everything in America caters to the wealthiest and we fight over their scraps.
We're doing shit completely backwards if the goal is to actually help the planet.
How many Americans even think about a brand new car, let alone one over 70k?