Polestar boss “very disappointed” with electric car policy

“I am very angry and disappointed with the chaos“, said Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath in an interview with the Automotive Industry about the current electric car policy in Europe, whose representatives basically want to make a U-turn back to the combustion engine. “This is not really the way to promote the sustainable mobility that is needed“, criticizes Ingellath.

The Polestar boss calls the situation “crazy“Because of the weather problems”be bigger“would have”major economic challenges“it would be close. That’s why it takes”a wise policy and, above all, reliable“. US marketcurrently shows how to do it“says Ingenlath, referring to the United States’ Inflationary Reduction Act (IRA), which aims to support the spread of sustainable technologies such as electric cars.”There is no point in protecting old industry and old technology from change“, Ingelath explained.

Polestar itself is now continuing its model range focused on electric vehicles, which is now being expanded to include two models: the SUV Polestar 3 and the crossover Polestar 4. Previously, the Swedish-Chinese brand only had the Polestar 2 electric sedan on offer for a limited time tall “With the Polestar 3 and Polestar 4, we are now opening up the premium SUV segment and thus a new target group.“, says Ingelath about the two restarts. The Polestar boss gives him a big chance to succeed, especially in China, as “very impressive due to its size“be. In the coming years, Polestar 5 and Roadster 6 will be followed by sports models on their own platform, Gran Tourismo and convertible, which are currently being developed in England.

Regarding the position of the brand within the Geely group in China, the manager says that Polestar “European brand in the premium sector with Scandinavian flair“having”Focus on design and innovation that benefits driving pleasure“. Within the Geely Group, Polestar “couldthe best from elsewhere“and also have the advantage that you don’t need your factories for production.

The brand’s electric vehicles are currently built in China,”like your phone, for example“, as Ingenlath says. In the future, plants will be added in Charleston, South Carolina, where Volvo produces, and the Renault plant in South Korea. “We invest in our products and sales, but we don’t build our own factories. We don’t need to worry about the production sites because the group has this infrastructure“, says Ingelath. And this access is secured for a long time through the participation of Volvo and Geely.

Source: Automotive Industry – “We’re looking for the best from the Polestar portfolio”