Volvo’s Polestar takes on Tesla Model 3 with an all-electric sedan
5 years, 10 months ago

Volvo’s Polestar takes on Tesla Model 3 with an all-electric sedan

LA Times  

Tesla Inc. has just started building a factory in China with plans to start churning out Model 3s by the end of the year. Pitting the car directly against Tesla “makes it a bit more understandable and clear to the public what this car is,” said Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar’s chief executive. Polestar, formerly Volvo’s performance vehicle division, is a separate brand with a separate reporting structure within Volvo, which is now focused exclusively on all-electric vehicles under its Chinese ownership. For Volvo, the move to electric cars is “a transition,” Ingenlath said, but with Polestar the company is building a new vehicle from scratch. Combining Geely with Volvo and another Geely electric car venture, Lynk & Co., will provide “purchasing power to build up battery production.” Polestar’s first car, the Polestar 1, is a gasoline-electric hybrid.

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Tesla moves forward with a plan to build an energy-storage battery factory in China

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Tesla moves forward with a plan to build an energy-storage battery factory in China
1 year ago

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Associated Press  

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1 year, 7 months ago

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2 years, 2 months ago

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India Today  

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Daily Mail  

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CNN  

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3 years, 6 months ago

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India Today  

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3 years, 6 months ago

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India Today  

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Goodbye gas: Volvo to make only electric vehicles by 2030
3 years, 10 months ago

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Associated Press  

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Volvo to make only electric vehicles by 2030
3 years, 10 months ago

Volvo to make only electric vehicles by 2030

The Hindu  

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3 years, 10 months ago

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Tesla Model 3 First Look Review: Setting the EV Argument Straight in India
3 years, 11 months ago

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Tesla to export cars made in China to Europe
4 years, 2 months ago

Tesla to export cars made in China to Europe

Live Mint  

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Elon Musk promises $25,000 Tesla and says Model S ‘Plaid’ is coming soon
4 years, 3 months ago

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CNN  

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Tesla is cutting prices in China so the Model 3 qualifies for subsidies
4 years, 8 months ago

Tesla is cutting prices in China so the Model 3 qualifies for subsidies

CNN  

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Car buyers shun electric vehicles not named Tesla. Are carmakers driving off a cliff?
4 years, 11 months ago

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LA Times  

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Tesla’s topsy turvy 2019
5 years ago

Tesla’s topsy turvy 2019

CNN  

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Elon Musk: Tesla will make cars in Berlin
5 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk: Tesla will make cars in Berlin

CNN  

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How Volvo is helping to electrify the car market
5 years, 2 months ago

How Volvo is helping to electrify the car market

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Volvo shows an electric SUV and plans to drop cars running on just gas or diesel
5 years, 2 months ago

Volvo shows an electric SUV and plans to drop cars running on just gas or diesel

LA Times  

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Renault mulls bigger electric car to compete against Tesla’s Model 3
5 years, 3 months ago

Renault mulls bigger electric car to compete against Tesla’s Model 3

Live Mint  

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How the British car industry is electrifying its future – with help from China
5 years, 8 months ago

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Tesla Model 3 outsells the Mercedes C-Class, Audi A4 and BMW 3-Series in Europe
5 years, 9 months ago

Tesla Model 3 outsells the Mercedes C-Class, Audi A4 and BMW 3-Series in Europe

Firstpost  

In February, the first month of the car being available there, Tesla sold 3,657 Model 3s in Europe. In a development that seems to perfectly capture the changes sweeping through the car industry worldwide, the Tesla Model 3 has outsold the Mercedes C-Class, Audi A4 and BMW 3-Series in Europe. Prices start at The Model 3 Long Range has a …

Large-scale shipment of Tesla's Model 3 cars arrives at Tianjin Port
5 years, 10 months ago

Large-scale shipment of Tesla's Model 3 cars arrives at Tianjin Port

China Daily  

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Volvo spin-off unveils Tesla Model 3 competitor
5 years, 10 months ago

Volvo spin-off unveils Tesla Model 3 competitor

CNN  

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Tesla to retire lowest-priced versions of its Model S, X vehicles
6 years ago

Tesla to retire lowest-priced versions of its Model S, X vehicles

The Hindu  

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