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Will the Polestar 1 Become a Collector Car?

Polestar, the young and hip Swedish car brand producing luxury electric vehicles, first made a name for itself as an independent brand of the Volvo Group with a rechargeable hybrid sports coupe, the Polestar 1 . However, it was only sold for three years, from 2020 to 2022, before the …

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Polestar 1: A Plug-in Hybrid Shooting Star4.0/5

SAN FRANCISCO, California— Some engineers and designers must have erupted with joy when they were asked to develop Polestar’s first vehicle as a standalone brand, operating under the stewarding of Volvo and China’s Geely. They would have generous resources at their disposal, not to mention the creative freedom to do …

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Polestar 1: We're About to Drive a 619-hp Plug-in Hybrid Marvel

It’s no coincidence that The Car Guide is in San Francisco, California to test drive the all-new Polestar 1. This is the Swedish brand’s first-ever vehicle, a plug-in hybrid grand touring coupe, and it comes from an automaker ( Volvo ) that hopes to bust the traditional car ownership model …