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Polestar's New Arctic Circle Collection Brings A Rally Car Vibe To EVs

We often forget this because it feels like a billion years ago now, but Polestar was originally the motorsports, tuning and performance arm of Volvo before it was spun off into an independent EV brand. And Volvo has a long history in both rally car and touring car racing. That's…

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Volvo Adds Plug & Charge, Newest Software UX To Its Most Popular EVs

Tesla EV owners have always had the convenience of simply plugging into a Supercharger and watching as the charging session begins automatically. No messing around with credit cards or unresponsive screens on the DC fast chargers. As long as a payment method is associated with the car, everything just works.

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The kindness of strangers: I pulled over in hysterics – then a passing driver saved me from the spider

After the huntsman raced across my windscreen, I had an arachnophobic meltdown on the side of the road. Then a well-coiffed vision in a Volvo rolled up her sleeves

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Looking for a Tesla Model Y alternative? Polestar has a new premium compact SUV on the way

Here’s what we know so far about the Model Y rival, the Polestar 7

The Rebooted Smart Car Brand Keeps Getting More Interesting

Everyone knows the Smart car. The sort of roller-skate-shaped microcar was a godsend to city-dwellers all over the world, and in many ways still is. But these days, Smart is half-owned by its original parent company, Mercedes-Benz, while the other half is owned by China's Geely Group. And as Geely…

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The Polestar 7 SUV is coming in 2026 – and it wants to take the fight to Tesla's Model Y

The Polestar 7 SUV is landing in 2026 – and a more affordable, compact electric SUV could help Polestar attract a new audience.

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The Volvo XC40 Recharge Gets A New Name In The U.S. And A Bigger Battery

The Volvo XC40 Recharge, the Swedish automaker’s first mass-produced electric car, is getting a new name and a bigger battery in the United States. For the 2025 model year, the battery-powered crossover will be sold as the Volvo EX40, dropping the Recharge moniker and getting in line with all the…

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I heard Abbey Road Studios brought to life through a Bowers & Wilkins in-car hi-fi in the Volvo EX90

Volvo's all-electric EX90 SUV features a 25-speaker sound system and a new Abbey Road Studios Mode.

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Polestar 7 electric compact SUV coming to take on Tesla Model Y

European-built Polestar EV follows British-engineered Polestar 5 and 6 models

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Mercedes Boss Wants The EU To Drop Emissions Fines

Electric cars had a rough time last year in Europe. Despite more affordable models being launched, the latest provisional data shows a 6% decline in EV registrations in Europe compared to 2023–in contrast to the uptick in sales in the United States and China.

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Polestar 7: Here's A Theory About What It Could Look Like

The Polestar 2 has consistently been one of our favorite electric vehicles on the market. There's only one big problem with it: it's a sedan doing battle in an SUV-centric world. As good as it may be, it could only take the electric startup brand so far when people want…

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Polestar 7: A Compact SUV From Europe, And Polestar 2 Successor

Though it's coming off a tough 2024 that saw the ouster of its CEO and declining sales, Swedish-Chinese EV brand Polestar is far from done.

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Why Toyota May Be At Its 'Limit'

The future of driving is electric. Everyone in the automotive industry knows this, even if they can't always admit it openly. But you don't need to be some engineer or strategy lead or highly-paid consultant to know where the roadblocks are: high battery costs make the cars too expensive, the…

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Five CES 2025 EVS that make me excited for the future of transportation

These are the most interesting EV tech I saw at CES 2025.

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The Zeekr Mix Ultra-Luxury Van Says A Lot About Where ‘Driving’ Goes Next

I feel like every automaker in this new precarious, pseudo-self-driving era wants to create an experience where the car is a sort of an extension of your home, rather than a conveyance meant that one would drive from place to place. These neo-futurists—car designers, tech bro CEOs, and investors alike…

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Finally! The Volvo EX30 has solved one of my biggest problems with modern cars

Wireless phone charging is remarkably inefficient and inconsistent, and automakers have seemingly struggled to make it work in cockpits. The Volvo EX30 finally gets it right.

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Farming Embraces AI For Sustainable Climate-Smart Solutions

Cutting-edge technologies at CES 2025 focus on sustainable agriculture, combating climate change, and addressing labor shortages.

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Zeekr Teases Electric Station Wagon, Stuns Us All

While Zeekr stuns the American public at CES with an announcement of a U.S office (but no launch in the U.S market) and its open-air Zeekr MIX, it took to social media to wow all those not in attendance with teasers of a car in a body style not often…

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Energetic, fun and surprisingly spacious: the Volvo EX30 is a brilliant EV for the company's next generation

The Volvo EX30 is a fun and practical EV that takes the company’s shared DNA with Polestar and turns it into something new.

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EVs And PHEVs Accounted For Nearly Half Of Volvo's Global Sales In 2024

Volvo announced last year that it had delayed its goal to go fully electric by the end of the decade. The way things are going, it may well have stuck to the original plan.

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Toyota's 'City Of The Future', Flying Cars And AI: CES 2025 Is Here

Back in the day, the Detroit Auto Show was the Super Bowl for those of us who covered the automotive industry. Three days of news conferences, interviews and new car debuts in the Motor City, all with the top executives from all over the world in attendance. (We used to…

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This Volvo Five-Cylinder Jumped Timing And Wanton Destruction Ensued

Everyone loves the Volvo five-cylinder. Well, I'm not sure about everyone, but it is a widely regarded engine, a dependable thing with the unique character only a 'five can provide. But, like any automotive engine, it can fail, and this one failed in spectacular fashion. Eric from the always-excellent I Do…

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Exciting new EVs are coming in 2025: here’s what you need to know

Telsa, Polestar, Volvo, and others have big EV plans in 2025.

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From Polestar 1 to Polestar 6, a definitive guide to the acclaimed EV brand's cars and concepts

Now that the new Polestar 3 and 4 are on the road, we take stock of Polestar’s progress and chronicle its evolution, cataloguing all the EV car company’s models and concepts to date

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Hyundai EV Owners: You Can Get A Tesla NACS Adapter For Free

In recent months, more and more automakers have started selling North American Charging Standard (NACS) adapters to allow owners of their electric vehicles to access the vast Tesla Supercharging network. Ford will sell you one for $200, Polestar and Volvo will hook you up for $230 and General Motors will…

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