Polestar 2

Petetheroadie · 01-07-2020 6:56pm

Not a fan of the styling to be honest, it looks more like a Skoda than a Volvo, but good that there are more options coming for EV buyers

irelandjnr · 12-07-2020 5:03pm

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TOLLOT wrote: »

I was quite taken with the look & spec of this too so I sent an e mail to
Polestar asking about launch in Ireland.
There no plans to launch it here at the moment I’m afraid.

Typical.

VW triplets are apparently not coming here either. We could always buy from UK and import, yeah?

irelandjnr · 12-07-2020 5:06pm

JohnC. wrote: »

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/electric/polestar-2-will-cost-fifty-grand

Top Gear say £49,900, sitting between Model 3 Long Range and Performance. Cheaper version to come.

£47K on Polestar UK website.

Silent Running · 12-07-2020 5:11pm

irelandjnr wrote: »

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Typical.

VW triplets are apparently not coming here either. We could always buy from UK and import, yeah?

IIRC there was a thing you could do years ago where you could order a new RHD car in Germany - or any EU country - and bring it back to register it here. Mercedes were trying to scupper it though, as their dealer network here were kicking off big time about it.

It was a long time ago, but it was an EU thing where you could buy new anywhere in the EU. You'd still have to pay VRT on import, but you could get models and spec you couldn't get here.

Importing from the UK is likely to get prohibitively expensive when they "take back control". :rolleyes:

liamog · 12-07-2020 5:25pm

The only difficulty with purchasing abroad is that you lose the SEAI grant, and don't get to take advantage of a different countries grant.

Silent Running · 12-07-2020 5:40pm

liamog wrote: »

The only difficulty with purchasing abroad is that you lose the SEAI grant, and don't get to take advantage of a different countries grant.

Good point. The time I remember was well before EVs, so it wasn't an issue.

I wonder if you could do it with the assistance of a dealer. What are the restrictions for the SEAI grant? If you're bringing in a new car through a dealership, and the first registration was in Ireland, would the grant not be available? The VRT reductions would probably apply as they do for a second hand car.

liamog · 12-07-2020 6:20pm

The SEAI grant has to done through a dealer registered with the SEAI. Technically I don't think they can stop a dealer from abroad registering, but in practice its enough of a hurdle to prevent the action

Silent Running · 12-07-2020 6:23pm

liamog wrote: »

The SEAI grant has to done through a dealer registered with the SEAI. Technically I don't think they can stop a dealer from abroad registering, but in practice its enough of a hurdle to prevent the action

No, I meant with the help of a friendly dealer in Ireland.

liamog · 12-07-2020 6:47pm

I wonder if Volvo dealers are able to source cars from Polestar. Cupra only have one dealer in Ireland, but SEAT dealers are able to act as agents.

Zenith74 · 28-07-2020 8:13pm

Very very positive review from Robert @ Fully Charged - https://youtu.be/_cwD50F_RWw

Mickeroo · 28-07-2020 8:16pm

Zenith74 wrote: »

Very very positive review from Robert @ Fully Charged - https://youtu.be/_cwD50F_RWw

Johnny Smith reviewed it recently too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teukcgZ_yVI

Kramer · 28-07-2020 8:22pm

Zenith74 wrote: »

Very very positive review from Robert @ Fully Charged

He gushes about anything & everything "green".

I'd check out expert reviewers, like Bob Flavin for instance, for more impartial reviews

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Zenith74 · 28-07-2020 9:29pm

Mickeroo wrote: »

Johnny Smith reviewed it recently too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teukcgZ_yVI

Didn’t realise he left Fully Charged to go to another review channel, shame!

liamog · 28-07-2020 10:00pm

He didn't go to another channel so much as rekindle his own, details were never provided on the exact reason for the split, but he's got a good mix of new car content and some other interesting car related stuff

return guide · 28-07-2020 10:19pm

Kramer wrote: »

He gushes about anything & everything "green".

I'd check out expert reviewers, like Bob Flavin for instance, for more impartial reviews .

I like Bob , but he is no expert.

Kramer · 28-07-2020 10:58pm

return guide wrote: »

I like Bob , but he is no expert.

It's on his Youtube channel though

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Oafley Jones · 28-07-2020 10:59pm

Can we actually order this here?

Kramer · 28-07-2020 11:00pm

A Volvo dealer told me the Polestar 2 wasn't due to be released here, or, if released, certainly not before next year.

I like Volvos - just put an S80 T6 through the NCT, great car.

unkel · 31-07-2020 1:44pm

Some real life tests "auf der Autobahn". Polestar vs Tesla Model 3 (two direct competitors)

As can be expected, the Polestar uses 25% more electricity at speed (200km/h), this is not very important in terms of fuel costs, but it does mean with a similar battery capacity that the Polestar has 25% less range. And when it comes to filling up, the Polestar is pretty quick, but 25% slower than the Tesla. I guess it depends on your needs if this is relevant or not. I guess only if you regularly do very big distance driving (at speed) will it matter a lot. It is more quiet though at speeds, the reviewers are impressed with the quality of the car

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFdhVOomDx0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAeVzgW-WnI

carsfan2 · 26-08-2020 8:28pm

Anybody know if this will be available in Ireland?
I can’t believe they would build it in right hand drive for the U.K. and not sell it here too.
I emailed Volvo Ireland asking about it and got no reply.

zg3409 · 26-08-2020 10:54pm

carsfan2 wrote: »

Anybody know if this will be available in Ireland?
I can’t believe they would build it in right hand drive for the U.K. and not sell it here too.
I emailed Volvo Ireland asking about it and got no reply.

Even if it is not you can probably get from NI or mainland UK. Now after brexit there may be extra new taxes and duty from non EU countries, so it might be impractical. However with UK car manufacturing and EU car manufacturing I expect some agreement will be reached at least for new cars to be made in EU and sold in UK and vice versa without new taxes.

Lumen · 21-09-2020 9:20pm

Well, this is pretty disappointing. Over 100km it spent four times longer charging than the Model 3 compared to the reference fossil.

Combined with lack of cheap access to Ionity and no access to Tesla superchargers, it seems like the dream of it being a well-screwed together and better finished Model 3 are dead.

It's more like a faster and more attractive Koniro.

It's no match for the eTron due to noise and ride quality, but maybe the non-Performance version will be better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K0ySombYnw

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1V6ucyFGKWuSQzvI8lMzvvWJHrBS82echMVJH37kwgjE/edit#gid=15442336

24-09-2020 1:11pm

I saw one at the traffic lights yesterday. They aren't pretty looking cars.
If I had to use one word to describe it, I'd call it monolithic.

JohnC. · 03-10-2020 9:45am

https://insideevs.com/news/447089/all-2200-polestar-2-delivered-recalled/

All Polestar 2's being recalled due to an issue where they suddenly stop working, even while driving.

innrain · 01-12-2021 12:05pm

I think I red somewhere that Polestar is coming to Ireland.

Googled a bit and found they setup a company back in September

https://www.solocheck.ie/Irish-Company/Polestar-Automotive-Ireland-Limited-703485

Found then the article but seems to be behind a paywall and has a picture of DiCaprio instead of a car so not worth.

silver_sky · 02-12-2021 12:55am

"Article" states launch in first half of 2022 and spokesman stated “early stages of preparing for Ireland which we are excited about”.

carsfan2 · 30-03-2022 4:23pm

Polestar 2 – Our 100% electric car | Polestar IE

I clicked into an ad for Polestar on Boards here and it brought me here. I wonder if these prices are applicable to Ireland? I looked for a test drive but subsequently got an email saying not available to test drive yet.

Edit

found this.

Polestar arrives in Ireland - car and motoring news by CompleteCar.ie