Darren drives a Polestar 2 Dual Motor Long Range 2021.

This is Darren’s first electric car, he’s owned the Polestar 2 less than 1 year and drives 10,000-15,000 miles annually. The current mileage of the car is between 40,000-50,000 miles and he achieves 240 miles from a full charge.

Why did you choose the Polestar 2?

• Exclusivity
• good-looking
• performance
• technology.

Positives – List 3 or more reasons why you love this electric car

• Performance
• tech
• brand.

Negatives – List 3 or more things that you really don’t like about this electric car

• Reliability of tech installed
• parking sensors
• reverse lighting.

Compared to when you first bought the car, does your battery still charge at the same rate & do you still get the same range?

No issues with the battery, yes, range will drop in cold/ rainy/ dark mornings but precondition the battery before leaving and range will not drop so quickly when using the heating/ lights and wipers.

Have you experienced any faults with the car? If so, what have they been?

Connectivity & GPS are the main faults, constantly doing a soft reset on the infotainment system or a TCAM (Telematics and Connectivity Antenna Module ) reset. Still have problems and Polestar customer services are not the quickest at resolving this.

What are the standout technological features of the car?

• Everything!
• One pedal drive
• pixel lights are amazing
• performance
• layout of dash and infotainment system
• no start button, just in and drive
• boot opening by the presence of your foot just waving under the centre of the bumpe
• rear light bar
• wing mirrors
• design looks of the car
• adaptive cruise control is awesome
• …everything really.

Surprise us! Tell us something people wouldn’t readily know about this electric car

Pixel lights are the best feature. I had laser lights on my previous BMW and I thought they were amazing but they are rubbish compared to pixel lights on the Polestar 2!

What electric car(s) are you interested in next and why?

I have driven BMWs for over 10 years, had 4 in that time, each one an upgrade from the previous. Excellent cars, drive & performance; I’ve never had any issues with any and the customer service has been excellent. My next EV will probably be the i4 M50.

Home charging unit – outline both positive & negative elements 

Ohme Home Pro –  installed through Octopus and it’s ideal with the tariffs they have providing you have a smart meter.

Electricity supplier & tariff – outline both positive & negative elements

I have been with Octopus for a good few years now, never had any issues with their service, enquiries or tariffs to choose from. They installed my smart meter when I joined, installed my home charger and I picked the tariff that best suits me, my home & EV.

Do you use public charging networks?

No

Insurer – outline both positive & negative elements

Aviva – no issues and similar price to ICE cars.

Please itemise where you’re saving money (or not) owning & running a Polestar 2

My previous car was costing me almost £50 a month in tax and at least £50 a week in petrol and it was a Plug-in hybrid. I drive roughly 40-80 miles a day, my Polestar 2 costs me £0 in tax and about £2-£3 a day max. to charge. It’s also much better to drive and makes me smile every time I get in that driver’s seat.

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