Polestar EV homeowners will quickly have much more charging choices. The corporate stated on Tuesday its lineup now has entry to the Tesla Supercharger community within the US and Canada. Future Polestar automobiles will undertake the NACS inlet as normal, and present homeowners should buy an adapter starting right this moment at their native Polestar Service Level.
A Polestar spokesperson informed Engadget that the adapter has an MSRP of $230, so this isn’t a free improve. Nonetheless, that accent will add 17,800 charging stations throughout North America, so homeowners might discover that’s a comparatively small value to pay for further peace of thoughts on their subsequent highway journey.
Tesla’s charger has rapidly change into the usual within the US. For the reason that firm opened its charging tech to rival automakers, all main EV producers have adopted it. This contains Ford (aside from some glitches), Honda, Volkswagen, GM, Volvo, Mercedes, BMW and Lucid. Polestar introduced its plans to assist the Tesla Supercharger community over a yr in the past, however the backend tech and adapter orders are actually prepared.
Talking of the adapters, the $230 equipment are slated for mid-November deliveries. So, in case you order now, you need to have extra charging choices in your vacation highway journey to see Grandma. Polestar says its in-car Google Maps app shall be up to date to point out all accessible NACS stations.
Anders Gustafsson, Head of Polestar North America, emphasised in a press launch the amount of charging choices this transfer will add. “With the adoption of this standard, in combination with approximately 10,000 CCS DC fast chargers, current and prospective Polestar customers now have access to nearly 27,800 DC fast chargers and can feel more confident in their ability to charge on the go.”
The Polestar 3 is delivering now. Engadget’s Tim Stevens took it for a spin and was left impressed with the $73,400 (and up) electrical SUV. Emphasizing how badly Polestar wanted the long-delayed automobile to dazzle as a mass-market follow-up to its extra area of interest predecessors, he stated that minus a number of early software program glitches, it’s “great.”
