Polestar 2 gallery tour: It's electrifying!
Delivery
Taking delivery of the Polestar 2 on Friday morning. This is a dual-motor version priced at about $52,000
Front End
Looking pretty from the front.
Badge
Love that emblem.
But first, coffee
The first real test: Does a large 24oz Tervis Cup fit in the forward cup holder?
first test passed
It does!
cockpit view
A view from the cockpit.
Evgo charging station at the Coral Square Mall
We wanted to charge the car up a bit, so we brought it to a local EVGO location.
CCS Port closeup
A closeup of the Polestar 2's CCS port.
CCS charger cable
Here's the CCS connector cable coming out of the "pump"
CCS charging
Engaged!
Evgo app
Cha-ching!
Evgo pump display
Charging, charging, charging... at 50 KW.
Free charging at Greenwise
Here is a slower, but free 7 kWh charger in the parking lot of a local supermarket, Greenwise.
Parked at Oli's Fashion Cuisine
Parked at a shopping center in Boca. Looking pretty in the Florida sunset.
Front and sharp
The front end.
Lookin' good
Parked and pretty
Boca
Wide angle shot overlooking the shopping center where we ate dinner.
Rear cargo hatch
There's plenty of rear cargo space, and the front of the vehicle has a small storage area where the engine would be on a combustion vehicle.
Rear cargo hatch button closeup
The rear cargo hatch is motorized.
Nighttime cockpit view
An interior cockpit view at night.
Nighttime dash view
Dash view at night, with the Android Automotive main menu at the home screen.
Dash view
Dash view at night, with the Android Automotive system in Google Maps navigation mode.
Dash closeup
Looking at the main dash closeup.
Center console
A view of the center console.
Driving with dash lit up
A view of the road with the dash and center console in navigation mode.
Oh look we need more charge
We needed to charge up more, so we went over to Electrify America in Boca Town Center.
Electrify America
The user interface for Electrify America was somewhat more complicated than EVGO.
Electrify America
Oh look, it's charging.
Nordstrom's garage
Overlooking Nordstrom's from the parking garage.
This could get expensive
Watching the charging progress from inside the mall using the mobile app.
This one is broken
But not all the charger stations work when you want them.
Time to head back to the parking garage
Almost done.
Ready to head home
Time to disconnect!
OMG
$18! That's a lot of juice.