The primary American-made Polestar EVs are actually on the highway. The Swedish automaker mentioned on Friday it delivered the primary Polestar 3 SUVs to US and Canadian prospects. The Inflation Discount Act, signed by President Biden in 2022, incentivizes automakers to fabricate EVs within the US, providing tax credit for firms and consumers.
Polestar started stateside Polestar 3 manufacturing in August at its Ridgeville, South Carolina plant. These autos will serve North American and European markets, complementing the corporate’s extra established manufacturing in Chengdu, China.
The automaker says American and Canadian Polestar 3 deliveries will choose up steam within the coming weeks. You may take one for a spin if you happen to stay close to one of many automaker’s Polestar Areas, primarily brand-building fancy showrooms in or close to main US cities.
The Polestar 3 is billed as the corporate’s coming-out get together, increasing the area of interest attain of the primary two fashions to a extra mainstream viewers. Engadget’s Tim Stevens examined the EV final month and located that, aside from a number of early software program glitches, the $73,400 and up SUV is “great.”
