Polestar

After Volvo recently stopped funding Polestar , the former performance sub-brand turned high-end electric vehicle company needs to blaze its own trail. Coming up with a few good hits is key to grabbing a nice share of the EV market, which is full of twists and surprises as you know.

On the latest episode of The Car Guide Podcast, LP gives us his driving impressions on the 2025 Ram 1500 . This capable workhorse is losing its V8 HEMI engine for 2025. Instead, buyers will have to choose between two variants of the twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre inline-six Hurricane engine. Of course, …

Santa Monica, California— Polestar this week invited the media inside a hangar near Los Angeles for a closer look at its two upcoming models, the hugely important Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 crossovers. A small number of concepts were also on hand, and some of the Swedish company’s partners came …

On the latest episode of The Car Guide Podcast, LP gives us his driving impressions on the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado HD High County . This capable workhorse, which is assembled in Oshawa, Ontario, has received quite a few iterations for 2024. LP underlines the truck’s incredible capabilities in terms of …

Denver, Colorado— In case you don’t know already, the Polestar 2 is getting a significant update for the 2024 model year. The cosmetic revisions are subtle, but when it comes to power, range and driving dynamics, watch out. The Car Guide was invited to test drive a pair of cars …

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 …

Rental car giant Hertz had bold plans to electrify its fleet, ordering no fewer than 100,000 cars to Tesla back in 2021. But three years later, the harsh reality of the EV market in the U.S. is hitting the company big time. In January, we told you that Hertz would …

The all-new 2025 Polestar 4 premiered in North America today alongside the 2024 Polestar 3 SUV at the New York Auto Show, displaying its windowless rear end and announcing Canadian prices at the same time. The Car Guide ’s Louis-Philippe Dubé recently shared his impressions of the Polestar 4 following …

The electric car market is not the same in 2024 as it was last year. The Chevrolet Bolt EV / Bolt EUV and Kia Soul EV are gone, while Fiat is bringing back the 500 in Canada as a fully electric vehicle. As for the best-selling Tesla Model 3 , …

On the latest episode of The Car Guide Podcast, LP gives us his driving impressions on the 2025 Ram 1500 . This capable workhorse is losing its V8 HEMI engine for 2025. Instead, buyers will have to choose between two variants of the twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre inline-six Hurricane engine. Of course, …

Swedish automaker Volvo said Thursday it would stop funding its high-end electric vehicle unit Polestar , and may hand over shares to give Volvo's Chinese owner Geely a "significant" stake. Volvo owns 48.3 percent of Polestar, which has launched a cost-cutting plan aimed at improving profitability in the United States …

Many people think that modern SUVs all look alike and lack interest, which is true to a certain extent. But could the same thing happen with EVs? The design manager for the Polestar 3 , a Swedish crossover due to launch next year, fears the industry is heading down the …

On the latest episode of The Car Guide Podcast, LP gives us his driving impressions on the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado HD High County . This capable workhorse, which is assembled in Oshawa, Ontario, has received quite a few iterations for 2024. LP underlines the truck’s incredible capabilities in terms of …

The all-new 2024 Polestar 3 is making its Canadian debut this week as the Swedish brand celebrates the grand opening of its new retail location on Burrard Street in Vancouver. The sleek, performance-focused electric crossover, which generates up to 517 horsepower and 671 lb-ft. of torque, will also be on …