2024 Polestar 2 Single Motor

"First week with my Polestar 2 MY26. Honestly the best car I have ever driven Just picked up my new Polestar 2 MY26 a week ago and I honestly could not be happier. This is my first fully electric car. I have previously only driven ICE cars like Audi and Volvo, plus one plug in hybrid, so this was a bit of a leap for me. But after just one week, I can already say this is the best car I have ever owned. The whole car feels very well built. It has great handling and feels very safe and planted on the road. I knew going in that real world range is always lower than advertised, but I am still impressed. With temperatures around 6 to 8 degrees Celsius, the car’s estimate based on my driving suggests I can get close to 500 km at 100 percent. That is better than I expected. I am looking forward to doing a proper long drive soon to really test it. For now, I mostly charge to 90 percent since I use it for commuting. This is the Long Range Single Motor Business edition on a 3 year lease, which includes the Plus, Pilot and Climate packages as well as tinted rear windows. I chose the RWD version mainly for the range, since performance and acceleration are not my main priorities. That said, the acceleration you still get from a single motor is honestly very impressive and more than enough for everyday overtaking and normal driving. I also like the idea that this is one of the final versions of the Polestar 2 before a future update, which hopefully means it is a well refined model. That makes it feel like a great choice for my first Polestar. Space wise, it works great for my needs. Child seats fit well in the back, and the trunk is deeper than I expected. I am 185 cm tall and can have a comfortable driving position without making it cramped for passengers behind me. At first, I was a bit annoyed by the center console and steering wheel touching my knee when I rested my foot while using adaptive cruise control. But after adjusting the steering wheel height and seat position, and just getting used to it, that is no longer an issue. I was also a bit skeptical about the plastic aero inserts on the wheels, but honestly they look fine. I have decided not to overthink it. Maybe something to reconsider next time. I did not go for extra options like Pixel headlights or the Bowers and Wilkins sound system, so this one has the Harman Kardon setup. After tweaking the 12 band EQ and adjusting bass and sub levels, I am very happy with it. I mostly listen to EDM and techno, and it delivers solid bass, good depth and clear sound. More than enough for me. The interior with the Black Ash deco looks really good and feels very premium. Nothing feels cheap or plastic. Everything feels solid and well put together, with a real premium feel throughout, and nothing rattles or creaks while driving. The Vapor color looks much better in real life than I expected. It also stands out nicely among all the white, black and grey or silver cars you see everywhere, at least where I li"

"Also, as Giove mentioned above, charging performance is good enough that when I've needed to charge during a longer trip, my personal 'comfort break' requirements have been longer than the charging time such that I've had to keep an eye on the time to ensure that I'm ready to drive again before the car hits the 80% limit I always set when fast charging. In short, neither range nor charging time has ever been an issue for my pattern of usage, something that has been a very pleasant surprise for my first EV experience and something that many of my ICE-driving friends find hard to believe. #20· Aug 31, 2024 I've only had my LRSM for a few weeks so my data is much more limited, but broadly similar in terms of kWh/100m."

"Tried a Polestar 2 DM 2023 this weekend hello dear Polestar community this weekend I had the pleasure to travel 900 km with a Polestar 2 Dual Motor rental (2023, 78 kWh) and I am a bit blown away and considering upgrading from my BMW i3s. It’s really a blast, wether on country side roads or on the autobahn, and quite comfortable too. I have a few questions though. is it worth investing 5000-10000 more for a MY 2024 / later instead of a second hand 2023 and earlier model? I read it’s a bit more efficient and the battery is a hand KwH larger, but otherwise? What should I consider? Currently Polestar is selling the P2 for 42’000€ / 40’000 CHF new. Good second hand P2 with around 100’000 km are to be found starting 20’000€. usually I keep my cars quite long. where do you see a 10-15 year old Polestar 2 in terms of reliability? the rental had “only“ 90’000 km and was already in pretty rough shape… there is no option for three zone AC (separate controls in the back), correct? thanks for some ideas!"

"#9· Jul 3, 2024 #10· Jul 4, 2024 The wltp should be possible, but only if you drive no highways and its around 20 degrees and not a lot of stops. but we never try to go as far as possible, its not something we drive around thinking about. on longer trips you go from charger to charger, and we always leave room for extra excursions and traffic. on a daily basis we know the car goes a looooot longer then we ever need, and we charge every other night. #11· Jul 4, 2024 we have both a generation 1 LRDM PS2 with the 78kw battery, and a 2024 MY LRSM with the 82KW. The Gen 1 DM is a pretty regular 240 in winter, 280 in spring/summer. The gen 2 LRSM is about 290 in winter 330 in spring/summer. Both of those are based on quite a heavy amount of highway driving with average 70-75 MPH average."

"My Polestar 2 Keeps Dying... On The Charger Hey folks. I've got a '24 p2 that, for the second time now, has let me down by being *totally dead* when I walked up to it. About a month ago, this happened for the first time and a tow to the dealership resulted in a 12 volt jump and software update. What's really strange, both times the car was plugged in and the app reported the car fully charged (yet disconnected...) Anyone run into similar? any advice?"

"I just talked to the Polestar repair place near me (Volvo Palo Alto) on Thursday and while they knew what I was asking for immediately, they said they couldn’t order it and had no timeline for availability for any of the vehicles they service."

"Watch out for service center charges on software updates P2 - 2022. Bought it in 24. Had a recall on it at the time so I went in for a software update - which was free of course. Been stuck on 3.x ever since and decided to go for another software update and do my BRAKE fluid. My dad brought the car in and I just told him to request those two things. They charged me $220! and it wasn't even 5.x it was 4.x. I was under the impression that software updates were free if you did them at the service center regardless of recall or warranty because its supposed to be free OTA anyway. They did tell my dad that it was going to be a charge but he didn't know what was going on so he did it. I called them and was like what the fuck... that much just to plug it into a computer and wait. Whatever it was done but what pisses me off is that they could have atleast told my dad that 5.0 was going to be free soon due to the backup camera recall. Whatever, the car is great but fuck polestar (software) and the stealerships for shady activity.. they always find a way to get you.. these days its with software and subscriptions. This was at Polestar / Volvo of Princeton in NJ. FUCK THEM THE MANAGER IS A BITCH. Edit: You know another aspect to why I am upset by this is the fact that doing certain maintenance on the car is expensive or somewhat difficult to do yourself like the brake fluid and the costly windshield wipers. Even potentially needing to pay for a hardware upgrade for the infotainment system as it ages. I bought an EV car so the maintenance would cost less. So even with these things its fine but to now have to pay for software upgrades for the car to either run well or function as should makes it comparable in cost to a ICE vehicle. Edit 2: Just incase it wasn't clear I also paid $350 for the brake fluid change. A commentor said that this really isnt a full service which is why they also charged for the software update. For reference I also have a 21 mazda miata and they did a software update on its infotainment system for free when it was out of warranty and I think i got the brake or some other service at the same time Last Edit: Yes technically the service shop isn't wrong and I could have been more diligent - although based on my knowledge or lack of knowledge at the time there was no reason to. I still maintain that polestar and the service centers in tandem are cunts. The polestar 2 is a great car - but I would never pay sticker price for it - I think all of us who got it used last year and earler got lucky because it was so cheap used. I paid 24k minus 4k used EV credit. No Sales Tax in Jersey. Now that daddy trump or whatever politicians patched up everything litterally all three things - tarrifs, sales tax and EV credits - basically its not worth it anymore. Plus the registration fee is high in NJ its like $350 a year now. Either way unless there service is cheaper or better this will be my first and last polestar car because eventually"

"Heater is now working on 2021 Polestar 2 after software update BUT… The directional airflows are not working correctly. If I have it on auto(all 3 directions open) no air comes out of the top when heater is on. If I turn the top air off, it turns on and all 3 are running even though it should only be the face and feet. I can live with this but anyone experience this as well? We had no heater last winter but are in So Cal so not a big deal. Happy to have it back at all."