The Polestar 3 with rear-wheel drive and 350 miles of vary will begin at $68,900

Polestar revealed new pricing and vary particulars for the rear-wheel drive model of its Polestar 3 SUV, which started reaching prospects earlier this month.

The only-motor RWD Polestar 3 would be the most inexpensive and longest vary model of the EV, beginning at $68,900 (together with a $1,400 vacation spot cost) and getting an EPA-rated vary of 350 miles. The long-range single motor EV shall be constructed alongside the dual-motor, all-wheel drive model of the Polestar 3 at its manufacturing unit in South Carolina.

With that beginning worth, and its North American manufacturing bonafides, the RWD Polestar 3 ought to qualify for the $7,500 federal EV tax credit score — a minimum of so long as it nonetheless exists. (President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to kill the tax credit score upon taking workplace.) The credit score solely applies to SUVs that price lower than $80,000, are made in North America, and embrace batteries and elements that additionally originate from authorised commerce companions of the US.

The AWD Polestar 3, in the meantime, begins at $74,800 and will get as much as 315 miles per cost for the usual mannequin and 279 miles for the Efficiency mannequin.

Polestar, which was backed by Volvo however is now overseen by Volvo’s Chinese language mum or dad firm, Geely, first introduced the three again in October 2022. The corporate mentioned that each one variations of the Polestar 3 will come normal with Pilot Pack, which incorporates driver-assistance options like adaptive cruise management, lane-keep help, automated lane adjustments, and a heads-up show. (Most automakers cost further for these options.)

The Polestar 3 is the sportier cousin to the Volvo EX90, which additionally started buyer deliveries earlier this 12 months. A lot of the tech in that mannequin, together with a lidar sensor and bidirectional charging, just isn’t instantly obtainable to prospects.