I’ve driven a lot of electric cars over the last couple of years. Most of them are what we call “compliance cars,” which legacy manufacturers are making because the law—and market pressure from Tesla—is forcing their hands. The result is a lot of competent but uninspired vehicles that car companies, at least in the U.S., are hiding; almost like they’re ashamed of them.
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And then there’s Polestar. This is an electric badge of Volvo, which itself is mostly owned these days by Geely, a Chinese manufacturer. Polestar is not merely complying; it is actively challenging Tesla for dominance in the electric car field, and making a major push in the U.S. market, with several dozen retail locations nationwide and U.S. production set to begin in South Carolina later this year.
A couple of weeks ago, I got into........