Tag: Polestar

Polestar interior emergency release is an intuitive breeze to use

Interior emergency release We had an opportunity to spend some time with a Polestar 3 and got some video of the interior door handle. The interior emergency release is easier to use than the company, or companies, describe. As with too many features described in Polestar and Volvo owner’s manuals, there are no images available …

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Lucid gets the Get Out page nod too

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Get Out Just yesterday we updated our Get Out page with entries from Volvo and Polestar. Which prompted a very first look into what Lucid was up to with their locks and latches. Sure enough, they followed the trend essentially begun by Tesla with electronic locks and latches and flush handles that essentially require a …

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Volvo and Polestar models get added to our Get Out page, with a nod

Get Out page The spread of electronic latches are getting attention of late, as a result of issues with flush Tesla Model Y door handles. We’ve used this to tout our Get Out page and (hopefully) rattle some cages about the dangers of electronic latches the page addresses. And we now have two more entries …

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Kia software update surprises

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Kia software I’ve been driving the Kia Niro for nearly a year and was sitting on a Kia software update because the car had refused to accept it. I thought that I would head to a dealer at some point and get them to handle it. however, a few months ago, the company managed to …

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BYD follows Volvo in making a bold assertion on autonomous driving

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Autonomous driving According to InsideEVs, Chinese auto maker BYD has made a big time promise related to autonomous driving. Or at least its when cars is self parking. If a car damages another while using its intelligent parking feature, BYD will pay for the damages. InsideEVs adds “That’s pretty much the biggest corporate flex that …

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EV Efficiency: Range’s Ignored Stepsister — While We Ignore MPGe

EV Efficiency Most commonly any talk about EVs is about range. And while that’s certainly important, we want to shift the focus to fuel efficiency. And yes, there is such a thing! Click here for charging speed information. The industry talks about kilowatts used per 100 miles, which is just so far from anyone’s experience …

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Polestar EV Body Repair Frustrations and Resolutions

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EV Body Repair Frustrations So here’s a post I never expected or ever wanted to make. I did what is seen to the right to my Polestar 2. Yes it actually was my fault. And as bad as it looks thankfully its all cosmetic and no one got hurt. The post is not about my …

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