Neerav Bhatt's blog: electric Australian transportation & sustainable homes
I recently drove 356km in a Australian Long Range Dual Motor electric car around Sydney. There were lots of short less than 10km trips as well as a 140km drive from Marrickville to Mount Annan Botanic Gardens return and a 165km loop drive from... Read More
If you’re wondering how much boot and frunk storage space the Australian Australian Polestar 2 MY24 (2024 model) has, it’s listed as 407 litres cargo capacity with seats up, including under floor. The frunk does exist and holds 41... Read More
In their marketing Polestar Australia promise that all versions of their Polestar 2 MY24 (2024 model) electric car are capable of a 11 kW AC charging time (3-phase 16A) AC charging rate. At home using a single phase 7kW charger the promised charging... Read More
I had a chat recently with Polestar Australia about their Polestar 2 electric car, this is what I found out about Optus connectivity / IP address, Android Automotive updates, Waze app and more … Car data SIM New Polestar 2 owners in Australia... Read More
If you’re wondering how much boot storage space the Polestar 2 has, it’s listed as 405 litres which I found to be just enough for: 2 x medium sized suitcases suit bag on top. If you lift the boot floor lid you can fit a small carryon... Read More
The following is a discussion with Aussie electric vehicle (EV) owner Ben, who has a Polestar 2 2022 Long Range Single Motor with Full Pilot & Plus packs. EDITOR: I’m going to publish a regular series of articles with the views of Australian... Read More
The following is a discussion with Aussie electric vehicle (EV) owner Evan, who has a Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric Twin Motor in NSW. EDITOR: I’m going to publish a regular series of articles with the views of Australian EV owners about... Read More
Polestar, the Chinese/Swedish electric performance car company, has signed up a further eight partners to the Polestar 0 project, the company’s goal to create a truly climate-neutral car by 2030. New collaborators in the project include Vitesco... Read More
A few days ago Polestar Australia held a media briefing that I attended in Sydney, featuring their global Head of Sustainability Fredrika Klarén. Klarén joined Polestar in April 2020 to drive the company’s sustainability ambitions forward through... Read More
I recently drove a Hertz Australia Polestar 2 electric car around Melbourne and towards the Yarra Valley. The following are some of my notes about the experience. Disclaimer: The rental was organised by Hertz PR. Evie charging stations were free for... Read More