Captain Bob on Aging Wheels bought this, apparently because it doesn't make any sense:
That is on-brand.
He says that he needs to be different, while Teslas are everywhere.
This has a real interior, while a Tesla has a hospital waiting room with a TV.
"The Tesla is built in California, while the Polestar is built in China, which means the build quality is much higher. That's right, you heard me."
The forward trunk--fork--only holds the charge handle.
The trunk floor flips up to secure groceries and stuff and the entire thing flips up for even more storage, because why have a spare tire?
They notched the battery pack for the rear passengers' feet and made a transmission tunnel just for more batteries--not for the transmission, which they didn't include.
This seems like a version of the Volvo C40 without usable cupholders or a trash can.
I just keep a bag on my shifter, but I don't have a center console the size of a kitchen garbage can.
It has Android Automotive, but not Android Auto, which is different.
"There is a wireless charging pad if you barely want it to charge, but get really hot."
He can't figure out how to leave the AC running when he steps out for pets or passengers. His best solution so far is to leave his fob and tell the passenger to lean on the driver's seat.
He has hardware for some features and controls for other features, but not those features.
Four buttons in his center console aren't buttons, they are capacitive touch sensors underlined by load sensors that provide haptic feedback.
"In other words, they're simulated buttons. Polestar, what is wrong with real buttons?! They don't work with gloves, they are much more complicated, and the haptic feedback is terrible! Why?!"
It has two range estimates that disagree and it only gives you 10-mile increments until you have 100 miles or less and then it gives you 5-mile increments.
I want to pull the center console from my old Camry and install it in my current one.
It has an extra cupholder!
Maybe he will do something like that once the warranty runs out and he has driven 18,000 miles in 5 months.
That would take me closer to 5 years.