Polestar has confirmed that its new 4 SUV-coupé is its lowest-carbon car, after it was revealed at the Shanghai motor show as “the reinvention of the SUV coupé”.
It will enter the premium crossover segment as a pure-electric car to take on the Porsche Macan as the Swedish firm's fourth model.
Said to have the smallest carbon footprint of any Polestar model to date, it was tested during the firm's life cycle assessment (LCA) and found to produce 19.4 tonnes of CO2 over its lifetime, including production. The firm has been publishing LCAs for each of its cars since 2020.
Production takes place at Geely's SEA factory in Hangzhou Bay, which uses both solar and hydroelectric power and is said to employ production techniques that reduce emissions, such as low-carbon aluminium for smelting.
Fredrika Klarén, Polestar's head of sustainability, said: “To support our net zero goal, we set carbon budgets for all our cars. Throughout the product development of Polestar 4, its carbon budget has influenced everything from material choices to factory energy sources. Sharing the LCA enables us to show that we can strive for net zero.”
The firm has published individual CO2 figures for each specification of the 4, with the entry-level standard-range car producing 19.4 tonnes, the long-range car 19.9 tonnes, and the top-rung dual-motor car 21.4 tonnes. That makes it more carbon efficient than a Volkswagen ID 3.
When it arrives next year, the 4 will join the Polestar 3 SUV as one of the firm’s bespoke offerings, in contrast to the Volvo-based design roots of its first two models, the 1 and 2.
Like the £78,900 Polestar 3, the rakish, electric-powered 4 is positioned as a premium model to rival the likes of Porsche, BMW and Genesis. As such, it will be priced between £50,000 and £65,000, depending on whether a single- or dual-motor powertrain is chosen.
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But, I assume the Camera for a rear view Window will give you a wider angle to help you see more?, surely it's just like having a better more consistent view?
Ah yes, paragons off safety these Volvo, ahem, Polestar folks aren't they ... Take immense pride in their safety record.
So, this lack of a rear window. Remember how they fitted mandatory high level centre brake lights to help reduce accidents because we could now see traffic braking ahead through the .... oh! .... rear windows of the cars in front.
Hmmmm .....
So it's all touchscreen which is more usable, usual designer and accountant rubbish not understanding safe car design.