Polestar confirms Formula 2030 concept previewing next Polestar 2 and 7
Polestar confirms Formula 2030 concept previewing next Polestar 2 and 7

Polestar has confirmed a new concept car, the Formula 2030, and it’s the clearest look yet at where the Swedish EV brand’s design is headed.

The concept previews styling that will show up on the next Polestar 2, due in 2027, and the Polestar 7 compa…

PG&E expands V2X program with Tesla, Volvo, Nissan and $17K incentives
PG&E expands V2X program with Tesla, Volvo, Nissan and $17K incentives

PG&E just expanded its Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) program, adding EVs from Tesla, Kia, Volvo, Polestar, and Nissan and opening up as much as $17,000 in incentives to turn a car into home backup power.

The California utility brought in Bidirecti…

Polestar 4 SUV launches at €57,900 — and it finally has a rear window
Polestar 4 SUV launches at €57,900 — and it finally has a rear window

Polestar launched the Polestar 4 SUV today, a new body style of its compact executive electric SUV that starts at €57,900 and delivers up to 630 km of WLTP range.

The bigger news for anyone who followed the original car: unlike the Polestar 4 coupé,…

All the EVs that were discontinued or killed off in the U.S. this year

Th Honda Prologue will no longer be sold in the U.S., joining a growing list of EV models to exit the market this year.

Energy business, used car business, and plain ol’ business business
Energy business, used car business, and plain ol’ business business

Today’s episode of Quick Charge means business – the business of buying up power stations to power up the pet AI that says it would have picked you over Michael Jordan in the 1984 NBA draft and the business of fleecing well-heeled car collectors out of…

Polestar forced to exit the US market. It’s a shame we won’t see its refined design anymore

Polestar can still sell existing U.S. stock, but future model-year 2027 EVs are blocked, taking one of the cleanest-looking electric brands off American roads.

Polestar barred from US over the Chinese connected vehicle rule, a dangerous precedent
Polestar barred from US over the Chinese connected vehicle rule, a dangerous precedent

Polestar is pulling new vehicles out of the US market starting with model year 2027 after the Commerce Department declined to grant it authorization under the Connected Vehicle Rule, the company confirmed today.
The decision effectively ends new-car sa…

Trump admin bars Polestar from selling its new EVs in the US

The Department of Commerce declined to give the Chinese-owned automaker a special authorization to keep selling EVs in the U.S.

Chinese automakers race to enter Canada, here are the EVs likely coming
Chinese automakers race to enter Canada, here are the EVs likely coming

Three major Chinese automakers — BYD, Chery, and Geely — are actively hiring staff, scouting dealership locations, and registering trademarks in Canada following the country’s landmark decision to slash tariffs on Chinese-built EVs from 100% to 6.1%. B…

Polestar 4 on ice: 544 hp and fine-tuned dynamics make it a blast to drift
Polestar 4 on ice: 544 hp and fine-tuned dynamics make it a blast to drift

I spent a full day drifting the Polestar 4 on ice at Quebec’s Mecaglisse track, and I came away seriously impressed with how well Polestar has tuned the dynamics of its 544-hp electric SUV coupé.

The ice driving event gave me a chance to experience …