The Polestar 2 has a range of up to 271 km on the highway, a maximum charging power of 135-136 kW, and not the promised 150 kW? [video]

The German channel Nextmove conducted a rather detailed test of Polestar 2. The video material is full of information, from our point of view, the most important are two measurements: the power consumption on the track and the final range, as well as the maximum charging power. out of the car. In both cases, the results were average.

Polestar 2 - Nextmove test

The Polestar 2 is a top-of-segment C model that was hailed by many European media as the [first] worthy competitor of the Tesla Model 3. The car is equipped with a battery capacity of ~74 (78). ) kWh and two engines with a total output of 300 kW (408 hp).

At the Ionity charging station, where the top-up rate depends solely on the vehicle's restrictions, Polestar 2 clocked at 135-136 kW at its best.and then we reduced the charging power to raise it a little: decrease quickly -> increase slowly to a slightly lower value -> decrease quickly -> slow ... and so on.

This was due to the bouncing charging current being maintained at over 400 volts.

With 30% power, the car accelerated to the level of the previous record, up to 134 kW, then kept 126-130 kW longer. shortly before 40 percent drops to 84 kW... This may have been influenced by the earlier fast driving, but it should be added that under similar conditions, the Audi e-tron, which claims 150 kW, actually reaches and maintains 150 kW for almost the entire charging process.

Maximum charging power reached by Polestar 2 at the Ionity charging station (c) Nextmove / YouTube

Battery range

When driving at a speed of 120-130 km / h (average 117 km / h), the vehicle used 130 percent of the battery capacity over a distance of 48 km. This means that when the battery is discharged to zero (100-> 0%) шосе the Polestar 2 should have a range of 271 kilometers.... If the driver decides to use the car in the fastest charging range, 80-> 10%, the distance between stops on the motorway is reduced to less than 190 kilometers.

For comparison: according to Nextmove measurements, Tesla Model 3 Long Range RWD must travel up to 450 kilometers at a speed of 120 km / h. and up to 315 kilometers at 150 km / h. Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD at a speed of 150 km / h can travel up to 308 kilometers on one charge.

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The Polestar 2 thus reaches just over 60 percent of the Tesla Model 3 RWD range. at a slightly higher speed, or 88 percent of the Tesla Model 3 AWD range, but 20 km / h slower (“I'm trying to stay at 130 km / h” versus “I'm trying to stay at 150 km / h”). To be fair, it should be added that the Polestar 2 test was at times carried out on a wet surface, which could slightly reduce the results of the car.

Conclusions? In terms of range per charge alone, the Polestar 2 competes with the Jaguar I-Pace (D-SUV segment) and the rest of its European counterparts, not Tesla. But in terms of hardware aesthetics, which all reviewers unanimously emphasize, it is better than Tesla. Its big advantage is also its use of the Android Automotive system, although it still has trouble finding charging stations.

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