Just went to the beach from my house in Annapolis, Maryland….drove my 2022 Polestrar 2, AWD with performance software. Round trip distance was 210 miles. I pulled into my driveway with 31% remaining on my SOC. That translates to 304 miles range on a full charge. Real world data.
Thanks, in particular for the fair comments when comparing cars. Yes, the Model 3 shows lower consumption than almost any other EV. I almost bought one a year ago. But it is also known that the values for Tesla are a bit optimistic. More importantly for me, for a family car and for loading my bike into the trunk the hatch back is such a huge advantage that we bought a Polestar 2 (LR, dual motor) instead. I‘m so happy that we did, it‘s a great car. Certainly better than any ICE car I was driving before. And, by the way, my average consumption over more than 10‘000 km is 17.6 kWh/100 km (each about a third city, cross country and highway, including high Swiss mountain passes).
I'll guess consumption on the Polestar 2 is extremely sensitive to speed. And that is mainly due to design I think. And when testers like Kris and the other youtubers test - they often test on motorway speed. I most of your km's are done on none highway/motorway - the consumption would be very different. And the consumption difference between EV's may differ from what you see on motorway. Most og my km's are done on commute with maximum of 70 km/h, so I'll guess Polestar 2 consumption is not that bad for those trips compared to for instance Tesla model 3.
@@venti4268 Yes, and that‘s true for every car. The main cause for power consumption at higher speed is wind draft resistance. Can‘t do much about it (other than driving slower). However, I drive with higher tire pressure and I turn off A/C and heating whenever possible. That results in saving about 1 to 2 kWh/100 km.
It would be nice to get a review/presentation of the standard interior in the Polestar 2 (without Plus-pack). Almost every RUclips video regarding PS2 shows a PS2 with Plus-pack. How does the standard seats look and feel compared to the Weavetech-seats? How about the 3D design elements, compared to the wood elements in the Plus pack? Is the standard sound system OK? How does it feel without panorama roof, will the car feel too dark or will headroom feel too narrow, and does the steel roof lead to less noise?
Well done Polestar in that crap weather. All the EVs listed are now converging to similar numbers for range and efficiency. There's no compelling argument to chose one over the other in that respect. Choices can now be largely based on design, practicality, interior, noise, seating comfort etc.
Thanks for this detailed look at the range of the PS 2. To some extent motorway range is overlooked for the smaller EVs - Zoe, VW i3, etc - as these are presented as semi- city cars, but it is an important issue when we consider EVs in the next bracket up, given their higher price and larger carrying capacity. So, the PS 2 comes out pretty well despite not being quite as efficient as the Tesla Model 3. I'm looking around for my next EV and on this data would be swayed in favour of the PS 2 as build quality matters and beats Tesla, although performance is slightly lower.
Nicely done!! Thanks for the review. Everywhere you see they talk about WLTP ranges which are nowhere near the real world ranges. Great information. I was thinking about the SMLR but the standard range isn't that bad either.
Hey Kris, can you do the same test but with 4 people and their luggage? Just to see the difference in range figures. As a future electric car owner that’s something I would like to know. Love the channel Cheers
I recently got my LRSM 2022 model (Pilot and Plus), and from the only long trip on highway (110km/h) with probably 10-15% driving in city and country roads, I averaged about 17.5kWh/100km with winter tyres (Nokian Hakka R3 19") and heatpump on Eco. Dry roads, about 10 celsius, almost no wind. Google Maps said I was going to arrive with 31% SoC but I arrived with 35%. That average consumption would mean that you should be looking around 420-430km from 100% to 0%. I drove with Adaptive Cruise Control on, so I did "swing" a bit down in speeds at times. I was basically just following a car that I thought kept a good pace. However, as soon as my better part was driving, the average consumption jumped from 17.5kWh to 21+kWh... She likes do actually drive the car and not let the car drive you :D.
I'm not interested in Tesla due to fanboys basically ruining the brand for me. But this would definitely be a contender I think though I would prefer the SUV/CUV style purely from a seating position for myself(ease of getting in/out) also does this tow?
Thanks for this!👍 In Sweden longe range single motor cost 50 000:- more..for 100km more range...is it worth that? And the heatpump only in package. Have you test it witout heatpump?
Hey Kris, why don’t you take this Polestar to The Netherlands? Drive down through Denmark and Germany and enter The Netherlands at the northernmost border. Travel across the province of Groningen and Friesland towards the Afsluitdijk and then take the A2 highway to Maastricht in the south. You try out our charging network all through The Netherlands too. Once you get to Maastricht you can hop back over the border to Germany and head back up to Norway. The Netherlands is next to Norway on of the countries in Europe where EV are really taking off. The density is not yet as high as Norway but due to taxes and incentives, EV is really popular as both company car and HEV / PHEV for private purchase. It would be great to get a proper user evaluation of the network experience here.
@@abraxastulammo9940 yes, but they are only on the motorway network. In town and/or at your destination, it seems really terrible at the moment. I have had an EV for two weeks now, and my conclusion is it would be impossible without the ability to charge at home.
@@KrisRifa well, maybe mention it to them and see what they say! If they need any advice on where to out them, tell them to contact me! Cheers Kris. Great video as always. 👍
When will you be making a new range test video with the long range single and/or dual motor version following the P 1.7 OTA ? We could finally found out if the single motor has more range on the motorway than the dual motor🥳
I'm wondering if you can live without the heatpump option in Scandinavia? I don't mind possible other benefits from the upgrade packages. I will mostly drive it A-B to work and back home to homecharge.
This is very good ! I've put an order on a SM LR + heatpump (we don't have the SR in Canada). With the LR battery, could that have meant +/- 15-19% more range in that test? Thanks.
Did the eco-climate really work in the rain? I feel it fogs up quite easily when it’s wet outside. Oh - another thing: It would be really cool if you could integrate the charging curve and by that get the average charging power, to have as a comparative parameter.
@@JohnDoe-vx3z They are almost exactly the same price here. Tesla's edge is still the supercharger network, but objectively Polestar 2 is a better car than model 3, while Tesla has a better overall package.
@@JohnDoe-vx3z Germany: identical prices, like within double digits of Euros from each other. TM3 has a slight range advantage I believe, all other aspects, P2 wins. (Charging net is pretty good for non-teslas here; like 10:1 more non-tesla charging locations than Tesla supercharger locations)
Nice video, as usual. This presents an interesting dilemma because the cost saving over the AWD version is significant. I wonder how different it feels in comparison, did you still have lots of confidence and stability in that rain and wind?
Just went to the beach from my house in Annapolis, Maryland….drove my 2022 Polestrar 2, AWD with performance software. Round trip distance was 210 miles. I pulled into my driveway with 31% remaining on my SOC. That translates to 304 miles range on a full charge. Real world data.
Yes, another Polestar video. Always brings a smile to my face watching these same with your other videos.
Thanks, in particular for the fair comments when comparing cars.
Yes, the Model 3 shows lower consumption than almost any other EV. I almost bought one a year ago. But it is also known that the values for Tesla are a bit optimistic.
More importantly for me, for a family car and for loading my bike into the trunk the hatch back is such a huge advantage that we bought a Polestar 2 (LR, dual motor) instead. I‘m so happy that we did, it‘s a great car. Certainly better than any ICE car I was driving before.
And, by the way, my average consumption over more than 10‘000 km is 17.6 kWh/100 km (each about a third city, cross country and highway, including high Swiss mountain passes).
competition is good. enjoy your EV!
I'll guess consumption on the Polestar 2 is extremely sensitive to speed. And that is mainly due to design I think. And when testers like Kris and the other youtubers test - they often test on motorway speed. I most of your km's are done on none highway/motorway - the consumption would be very different. And the consumption difference between EV's may differ from what you see on motorway. Most og my km's are done on commute with maximum of 70 km/h, so I'll guess Polestar 2 consumption is not that bad for those trips compared to for instance Tesla model 3.
@@venti4268 Yes, and that‘s true for every car. The main cause for power consumption at higher speed is wind draft resistance. Can‘t do much about it (other than driving slower).
However, I drive with higher tire pressure and I turn off A/C and heating whenever possible. That results in saving about 1 to 2 kWh/100 km.
Kirs, drive to Portugal :) That would be a proper European road trip and you can get a bit of good weather as well!
This was extremely efficient for a motorway run! Interesting to see that the single motor is such a good choice!
It would be nice to get a review/presentation of the standard interior in the Polestar 2 (without Plus-pack). Almost every RUclips video regarding PS2 shows a PS2 with Plus-pack. How does the standard seats look and feel compared to the Weavetech-seats? How about the 3D design elements, compared to the wood elements in the Plus pack? Is the standard sound system OK? How does it feel without panorama roof, will the car feel too dark or will headroom feel too narrow, and does the steel roof lead to less noise?
Been waiting on videos on the standard range model, very few of the on RUclips. Please more videos on this car. Love your channel.
Well done Polestar in that crap weather. All the EVs listed are now converging to similar numbers for range and efficiency. There's no compelling argument to chose one over the other in that respect. Choices can now be largely based on design, practicality, interior, noise, seating comfort etc.
Thanks for this detailed look at the range of the PS 2. To some extent motorway range is overlooked for the smaller EVs - Zoe, VW i3, etc - as these are presented as semi- city cars, but it is an important issue when we consider EVs in the next bracket up, given their higher price and larger carrying capacity. So, the PS 2 comes out pretty well despite not being quite as efficient as the Tesla Model 3. I'm looking around for my next EV and on this data would be swayed in favour of the PS 2 as build quality matters and beats Tesla, although performance is slightly lower.
Nicely done!! Thanks for the review. Everywhere you see they talk about WLTP ranges which are nowhere near the real world ranges. Great information. I was thinking about the SMLR but the standard range isn't that bad either.
Hope you could make your tests with the EV6 AWD !!
Superb vid Kris, keep it up !!
Polestar 2 is like "More Cowbell". RUclips is great but it needs more Polestar 2. 😂👍
Yes, a contender for sure. Actually, I already placed the order for a SRSM.
Thx for this video. Really informative and positive for the standard range version. 28mil in those condition is really nice.
Have you tried this witout the heatpump? In case you just want to buy the base polestar without any packages.
Just ordered this car 👍
Polestar website advertisers 150kw DC charging for SRSM but have seen on ev database that it’s only 115. Maybe you could clarify this with polestar.
Hey Kris, can you do the same test but with 4 people and their luggage? Just to see the difference in range figures. As a future electric car owner that’s something I would like to know. Love the channel Cheers
Great shout 👍
EV6, Ioniq 5, Renault Megane, Tesla Model 3 or Polestar 2? Test driving Polestar Performance today. 😁
The performance Polestar was to hard of a ride. Try to stick to the non performance pack I found it better
Can you test the long range single motor? Around 530 km range WLTP
just extrapolate based on pack.
Yes, pls do the test without heatpump !
And with heatpump! 😀
I recently got my LRSM 2022 model (Pilot and Plus), and from the only long trip on highway (110km/h) with probably 10-15% driving in city and country roads, I averaged about 17.5kWh/100km with winter tyres (Nokian Hakka R3 19") and heatpump on Eco. Dry roads, about 10 celsius, almost no wind. Google Maps said I was going to arrive with 31% SoC but I arrived with 35%. That average consumption would mean that you should be looking around 420-430km from 100% to 0%. I drove with Adaptive Cruise Control on, so I did "swing" a bit down in speeds at times. I was basically just following a car that I thought kept a good pace.
However, as soon as my better part was driving, the average consumption jumped from 17.5kWh to 21+kWh... She likes do actually drive the car and not let the car drive you :D.
Full support and send Love , I like your videos 😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Such a great video! I love this car
I'm not interested in Tesla due to fanboys basically ruining the brand for me. But this would definitely be a contender I think though I would prefer the SUV/CUV style purely from a seating position for myself(ease of getting in/out) also does this tow?
How do fanboys ruin a brand?
@@phil2pips similar to sports teams with 'bad' fans..
@@mattetjus similar how?
Good car still.But i prefer my 4x4 for the winter.You should make a pepsi max trip tests in the future.To sweden with the polestar.:D
Thanks for this!👍 In Sweden longe range single motor cost 50 000:- more..for 100km more range...is it worth that? And the heatpump only in package. Have you test it witout heatpump?
Hadde vært spennende hvis du tok bilen på en biltur til sør-Frankrike (Nice) via Tyskland, Alsace, Lyon og til Nice/Monaco.
Hey Kris, why don’t you take this Polestar to The Netherlands? Drive down through Denmark and Germany and enter The Netherlands at the northernmost border. Travel across the province of Groningen and Friesland towards the Afsluitdijk and then take the A2 highway to Maastricht in the south. You try out our charging network all through The Netherlands too. Once you get to Maastricht you can hop back over the border to Germany and head back up to Norway.
The Netherlands is next to Norway on of the countries in Europe where EV are really taking off. The density is not yet as high as Norway but due to taxes and incentives, EV is really popular as both company car and HEV / PHEV for private purchase. It would be great to get a proper user evaluation of the network experience here.
Thanks Kris for your videos. Can you please test the XC40 as well and see if this update made any difference to its range/charging curve.
C 40 would be nice.
Any chance you could ask BKK to install some chargers in the UK? We really need some help over here!
I will ask! I know they are planning to expand in Europe, so the UK may be in their plans 🤩
Don't you get some 50+ electric 350 kW hubs with 6-12 chargers by gridserve?
@@abraxastulammo9940 yes, but they are only on the motorway network. In town and/or at your destination, it seems really terrible at the moment. I have had an EV for two weeks now, and my conclusion is it would be impossible without the ability to charge at home.
@@KrisRifa well, maybe mention it to them and see what they say! If they need any advice on where to out them, tell them to contact me! Cheers Kris. Great video as always. 👍
Would be great with a high speed test but at 120 and 130 km/h
Where did you get the beverage holder next to the central tablet? 😊
When will you be making a new range test video with the long range single and/or dual motor version following the P 1.7 OTA ? We could finally found out if the single motor has more range on the motorway than the dual motor🥳
@Kris: Was the heatpump in use during the trip?
Waiting for the Xpeng P7 video..
I'm wondering if you can live without the heatpump option in Scandinavia? I don't mind possible other benefits from the upgrade packages. I will mostly drive it A-B to work and back home to homecharge.
Great content 👌
EV6 test ASAP!!!
This is very good ! I've put an order on a SM LR + heatpump (we don't have the SR in Canada). With the LR battery, could that have meant +/- 15-19% more range in that test? Thanks.
Odd question, the cup holder on the passenger side, what is that and where can I get one 😁
if i buy single motor standard range, is it possible to install the heatpump after my purchase later on?
What is the range when driving in town (30-50-70 kmt) and highways (80/90 maximum)
10:31 Left side is the right side and right side is the wrong side. 😅
Did the eco-climate really work in the rain? I feel it fogs up quite easily when it’s wet outside.
Oh - another thing: It would be really cool if you could integrate the charging curve and by that get the average charging power, to have as a comparative parameter.
Come to U.K. in something other than Tesla! Check out the charging infrastructure
The Model 3 SR+ competitor
Price-wise, it cannot compete. With pilot and plus package, the Polestar costs 12k more than a M3 SR+.
In about 3 weeks i get my LRSM with plus and pilot pack. Søkki kor æ glede mæ!😄
@@JohnDoe-vx3z They are almost exactly the same price here. Tesla's edge is still the supercharger network, but objectively Polestar 2 is a better car than model 3, while Tesla has a better overall package.
@@neil5698 not to forget that TM3 has fart mode 🤣
@@JohnDoe-vx3z Germany: identical prices, like within double digits of Euros from each other.
TM3 has a slight range advantage I believe, all other aspects, P2 wins. (Charging net is pretty good for non-teslas here; like 10:1 more non-tesla charging locations than Tesla supercharger locations)
Nice video, as usual. This presents an interesting dilemma because the cost saving over the AWD version is significant. I wonder how different it feels in comparison, did you still have lots of confidence and stability in that rain and wind?
i think this is the worst spec. FWD and lowest power. would pay the premium for AWD setup here.
Can you bring it to Australia for us all to test drive.
It has already arrived
@@toolrulz8005 in what way has it arrived already ? I’m on a waiting list for a test drive and I’ve heard nothing
@@robhsomething4272 it has just been released in Australia and NZ so it will be available in the next few weeks
Q4 etron 50 when?
Is the difference in price to the 45 worth it?
I’ve been asking Audi for ages! Was supposed to have it a month ago, but got double booked with the Ioniq 5 🙈 So waiting for a date 😊
@@KrisRifa okay, hoping you will get it soon. It would be interesting to see real world range in winter conditions😃
It did better than the LR version.
Anyone buying GGPI spac?
Kilo- meters please. As in Kilo- watt,kilo- joule, kilo-gram!
👍👍
This car seems to be a competitor to the ID.3, or...?
Why not rear wheel drive instead of front wheel drive?
Cause front wheel drive is better for us up here in Scandinavia!
Cost saving. FWD is cheaper to produce since the motor is in the front, just like most ICE cars. FWD sucks.
Stronger and safer regen braking efficiency
go to Russia to show what is like to drive EV 😀