Currently reading: Polestar 3 gains single-motor version with 438-mile range

New entry-level version of premium electric SUV, priced from £69,900, is also the longest-legged

The Polestar 3 has gained a single-motor variant with a range of 438 miles between charges.

Its rear-mounted drive unit puts out 295bhp and 361lb ft of torque, enabling the electric SUV to complete the 0-62mph sprint in 7.8sec. 

That's 2.7sec behind the existing Dual Motor version, which packs 483bhp and 620lb ft, and 3.0sec behind the Dual Motor Performance Pack.

The three 3s all use the same 111kWh battery pack but, because the new Single Motor consumes less energy, it's capable of driving 46 miles further on each charge than the Dual Motor and 91 miles further than the Performance.

The Single Motor also costs £6000 less than the regular Dual Motor and £11,600 less than the Performance, at £69,900.

UK deliveries are set to begin in May 2025.

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scrap 6 December 2024

I sat in one in a Polestar showroom in February this year. They didn't have any to test drive but it hardly seems normal for it to take 15 months from there for deliveries to begin.

The rumours are that Polestar is in real trouble, and Lotus is wildly behind target. How long will Geely support these electric ventures?

QuestionEverything 5 December 2024

It'll be worth about £20k in a year so just wait and buy used. It's massively overpriced new. 

Andrew1 6 December 2024

Oh, really?

xxxx 6 December 2024

Thought I better QuestionThat.

What absolute rubbish, you can't even get a 3 year old Polestar 2 for £20k from the official site. 

 

Peter Cavellini 5 December 2024

So much for so little,could it be that Ev's aren't shifting in the numbers the UK Government want?