After some delay, the Polestar 3 electrical midsize SUV has began manufacturing at Volvo’s plant close to Charleston, South Carolina, paving the best way for the beginning of buyer deliveries within the U.S. shortly. It joins the associated Volvo EX90 which has been in manufacturing on the plant since June.
U.S.-built Polestar 3s might be bought regionally, in addition to in Europe. Polestar 3 manufacturing can be dealt with at Volvo’s plant in Chengdu, China, the place the primary examples rolled off the road in February.
Manufacturing was meant to start out in Chengdu within the fourth quarter of 2023 however was placed on maintain as a consequence of software-related points. The identical points additionally led to delays within the begin of manufacturing of the 2025 EX90. Recall, each SUVs have been proven as early as the autumn of 2022.
Each SUVs are primarily based on Volvo’s SPA2 platform developed from the onset for EVs. The Polestar solely comes with two rows whereas the Volvo has a 3rd row.
2025 Polestar 3 Efficiency Pack, check drive, Madrid
Within the U.S., the Polestar 3 comes with a dual-motor electrical powertrain delivering 489 hp as commonplace and 517 hp with an obtainable Efficiency Pack. House owners can count on 0-60 mph acceleration of 4.9 seconds as commonplace and 4.6 seconds with the Efficiency Pack. The highest pace is 130 mph in each configurations.
The only battery is a 111-kwh unit that Polestar estimates will ship as much as 315 miles of EPA-rated vary.
2025 Polestar 3 Efficiency Pack, check drive, Madrid
Order books for the Polestar 3 are already open and pricing within the U.S. begins at $74,800, together with a $1,400 vacation spot cost.
Polestar additionally has the 4 compact crossover in manufacturing in China, although to keep away from steep tariffs bringing the car into the U.S., Polestar plans to start out manufacturing in South Korea across the center of 2025. A free-trade settlement means the Korean-built Polestar 4s will not be affected by any tariffs.