Polestar shows off US-made electric SUV, teases two other upcoming EVs
Polestar has provided a first camouflage look at the Polestar 3 SUV that will arrive in 2022 and be made in the US
The Polestar 3 is described as a “premium electric performance SUV” and the brand has previously detailed that it will, unlike Polestar 2 hatchback, built on the modular Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA) platform shared with parent company Geely, with Volvo’s engineering input.
Built in Charleston, South Carolina, at Volvo Cars’ facility there, the Polestar 3 was designed specifically for America. The Volvo plant is also set to build the next-generation XC90, which will include an all-electric version.
L to R: Polestar 5, Polestar 4 and Polestar 3
The trio will offer the Luminar display sensor plus concentrated Nvidia computing power. Polestar claims it will be “one of the most climate-responsible vehicles ever produced” by reducing emissions throughout the entire supply chain as part of the brand’s goal of making First car to be climate-neutral by 2030.
A Polestar 4 is also on the way and is likely just a version of the 3 but with a different, more swaggering roofline — “SUV coupe” style — and a slightly lower stance. And The Polestar Precepts The “manifesto concept car”, first shown in February 2020, is the face and form of a Polestar 5 it will arrive around 2024.
The Polestar Precept
Polestar plans to launch a new vehicle every year for the next three years, starting with the Polestar 3. It also plans to become a global brand, expanding into at least 30 markets by the end of 2023, with Global sales target to grow from about 29,000 people in 2021 to 290,000 people by 2025.