Swedish electrical automobile model Polestar positions itself as a efficiency providing, with its former CEO even likening the model to a rival for Porsche. Nevertheless, as Lucid has proven on a number of events, EV expertise makes it doable to ship a automobile that is each quick and – when the motive force desires it to be – environment friendly. Now it is Polestar’s flip.
Polestar managed to set a brand new Guinness World Report for the longest journey made by an electrical SUV on a single cost, utilizing a Polestar 3. A crew of three skilled effectivity drivers, Sam Clarke, Kevin Booker, and Richard Parke, managed to journey 935.44 kilometers, or 581.3 miles, over the house of just about 23 hours, stopping solely to swap drivers and make bathroom breaks. Impressively, even when the automobile mentioned there was zero vary left, it nonetheless managed a further 8 miles.
Base Polestar 3 Greatest For Vary
The crew piloted the 2025 Polestar 3 Lengthy Vary Single Motor, the entry-level model of the electrical midsize SUV which comes with a single motor on the rear, rated at 299 horsepower and 361 pound-feet of torque, and 20-inch wheels as commonplace (used for the document). The automobile’s 111-kilowatt-hour battery, which is commonplace throughout the Polestar 3 lineup, has an EPA estimate of 350 miles of vary. Because the document exhibits, the Polestar can go a lot additional than its EPA estimate, given the suitable circumstances.
The try occurred in late July on public roads in Norwich, UK. These roads are usually flat and easy, and an early begin – at 2:00 am native time – meant the crew might keep away from plenty of visitors early on, permitting them to journey slowly and easily to maximise effectivity. Information was recorded each second to make sure accuracy, together with video footage, odometer readings, GPS readings, and battery degree knowledge. The info was all independently verified, together with by a Guinness World Data official who was available.
Moist Climate Impacts Effectivity
There have been some slight setbacks. Some moist climate harm the crew’s effectivity, however this did not final lengthy. On dry roads, the crew seen an effectivity of round 18.5 kWh per 100 miles, however with even a barely moist street, the effectivity dropped to about 19.7 kWh per 100 miles.
It is also value noting that comparable makes an attempt typically begin at excessive altitudes to allow plenty of downhill driving, which helps increase vary through elevated use of brake power regeneration. This was the case for the Guinness World Report for the longest journey in an EV, which was set by a crew driving a Lucid Air Grand Touring down the Swiss Alps. That document of 749 miles was additionally set in July.
The Polestar 3 is constructed within the US for the North American market, and is priced from $67,500, plus a $1,400 vacation spot cost. Even the entry-level model comes well-equipped, that includes objects like Brembo brakes, heated aspect mirrors, LED headlights, a powered tailgate, and Polestar’s Pilot Pack suite of digital driver-assist options. Included within the Pilot Pack is a surround-view digital camera, cross-traffic warning, and an automatic driving system for single-lane freeway driving. Efficiency features a 0–60 mph time of about 7.5 seconds and a prime velocity of 112 mph.
Polestar won’t maintain onto its document for lengthy. With EV startup Lucid having simply launched the Gravity midsize SUV, which the EPA estimates at as much as 450 miles of vary, or 100 greater than the Polestar 3, we might be seeing Guinness having to announce a brand new document for the longest journey by an electrical SUV shortly.
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