Christmas and New 12 months’s Eve are simply across the nook, however that does not imply you possibly can’t already plan a few future journeys. Visiting Sweden and driving on certainly one of its many frozen lakes in an all-electric car just like the Polestar 2 may very nicely be on the high of your final overseas and off-road journey listing. This is what it’s good to know.
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When writing, Individuals can order the single-motor unit for a beginning value of $48,900. That is the rear-wheel-drive model’s pre-tax value. It has an EPA-estimated vary of 320 miles.
If you need extra energy and all-wheel drive, the dual-motor Polestar 2 is the way in which to go. However be suggested that the MSRP will increase to $54,300, and the vary drops to 276 miles. However the zero to 60 mph time additionally shortens from 5.9 to 4.3 seconds. There is no EV tax credit score, although! You may wish to preserve that in thoughts.
Potential Polestar 2 consumers residing within the US can guide a take a look at drive at one of many model’s devoted retail areas. They’re generally known as Polestar Areas. Nevertheless, there aren’t too many on the market. For instance, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Iowa, Kansas, Wisconsin, New York, Maine, and Vermont do not have one.
Fortuitously, the marque affords events a a lot better various to a easy take a look at drive. You might go to the model’s house nation and discover the Polestar 2 away from site visitors, in a spot the place winter is liked and hailed as a tremendous season.
The automaker discovered a spot above the Arctic Circle: the town of Jokkmokk within the Lapland area. Regardless that you are going to an city space, thick forests and frozen lakes are inside attain.
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The Arctic Drive does not require you to be an skilled driver. You simply want a driver’s license and be at the least 21 years previous. After all, you may additionally should pay €2,500 ($2,726). That sum consists of:
round-trip transport from the airport to the lodge;
two nights of lodging at Resort Akerlund;
extra transport from the lodge to the frozen lakes and the woods;
lunch and low breaks;
two particular dinners.
The flight to and from Sweden isn’t lined. Be sure to guide the tickets earlier than flights develop into too expensive.
In addition to all that, Polestar found out that you could be wish to have some enjoyable whenever you’re touring up to now to find the Polestar 2 and see what the EV can do when it is put to the take a look at. So, you may additionally see some limited-edition autos earlier than others, spend time with engineers, and experience a snowmobile. Just one experience is included within the value, so do not get your hopes up for an excessive amount of messing round.
If you wish to go to Sweden, drive the Polestar 2 in a distant setting, have enjoyable, meet new individuals, eat good meals, and possibly see the aurora borealis (northern lights), then be sure to decide on whenever you wish to do it. On the time of writing, there are to openings accessible: 23-25 February 2024 or 1-3 March 2024.
If in case you have any doubts about witnessing the superb northern lights, do not! They’ll seem in late February or early March!
The Polestar “Arctic Driving” expertise is a chance to rework 2024 right into a memorable 12 months proper from the get-go. It is also a possibility to find some of the promising EV makers on the market and see that there is extra to the zero-emission automotive market than Tesla.