Polestar 2

Definitely sounds like Sales speak. They told me there won't be any in Ireland until Q1 2024, so that must be the 6 month lead time?

I have an ID4 and I've just purchased a Polestar 2 Standard range as our second car. I think the Id4 is nicer to drive but maybe that's just me. I think it's a cracking car that gets too much stick online. The Polestar is designed more to be driven with one pedal driving. I'm looking forward to having two very different EVs on the driveway.

Great. Shouldn't be too long then. I went for a bog standard magnesium car.

No I'm pretty sure the whole left foot braking thing doesn't work in an EV 😉

One pedal as in the car will brake to a stop when you lift off the accelerator

I got the standard in Snow. Couldn't justify going for the plus but, very happy with choice. I tried Ioniq 5, ev6, id4 and a bunch of PHEVs. Almost ordered an Ioniq 5 but, impatience and P2 availability won out.

ID4 is just a nicer car to drive. I hate all that regen driving though. It feels like you're driving with the handbrake on. If you like it then the Polestar is the better drivers car. When I turned off the regen on the Polestar it still feels a big slugish and heavy on the accelerator pedal. Maybe it just takes time to get used to as I found the ID4 brakes a bit spongy at first but now they're fine.

If I were you I would book another test drive and sit in the interior with those thoughts in mind. Playaround with seating positions etc. In my opinion: in comparison to a Tesla M3, ioniq 5 or an ID4 the cabin feels less open but, in comparison to my old V60 it's not much different. I've had mine 10 days and don't feel cramped in the drivers seat (5'9).

For a Cork-Dub trip you have discounted Ionity charging at Cashel and Kill so, time a pee break around them😂.

Resale value is a big one, currently 3-4 year old EVs look to making good money but, who knows what another 3-4 years will bring.

I literally drive the ID.4 on B everywhere, I'm mostly driving around town and I generally forget when I'm on the motorway

So jealous.

That spec comes in over the grant limit yeah?

I love that cocooned feeling, the way you're enveloped as the driver (currently driving a V60 PHEV). Not a big fan on the SUVs and the high driving position and the feeling you're sitting on the vehicle as opposed to in it.

Yeah they've updated the app with v3.0 on the car. So you can set departure times for air conditioning, and you can setup charging as well but I think you need to save the location on the infotainment first

They've also enabled locating the car from the app, and you can plot a route to the last parking location as well

The software is improving but it really could be going a bit quicker. And they really need to work on the UI, right back at 2012 levels

That's one of the reasons I was considering a Polestar, using Android was a great idea since it's gotten a competent software company to do all the hard work already

I will have to update the app and take a proper look. Timed charging would be great. My wife has to set an alarm on her phone every night to turn it on once we are out of peak.

This is the Passat replacement no?

Looks very fastback to me rather than wagon.

https://insideevs.com/news/588214/volkswagen-aero-b-estate-id7-tourer/amp/

I'll tell you later in the week after I pick up my car. So far the Polestar experience is very good. The app provided accurate information on my order and updated it immediately once a pickup date was organized for the car. I don't see anything yet about charging on there. I think when I pick up the car the app updates itself to include charging.

I was on WeConnect last night and noticed some of the changes. I'm interested to see if it improves my experience with the standard Elli charger with no app connect. Now that we have two EVs I sort of wish I bought the Elli Charger Pro so I could time charges but perhaps with these new app updates, I might be able to time charges through the app. I does mention something about location settings in the car so I will look at that next time I'm in it.

So did you go for the 24 model or previous. The 24 appears pretty compelling near 50km extra range. 50kw faster charging 60 more hp and rear wheel drive.

Prefer the current grille myself though. But the US are getting all driver aids standard. Prob won't get that here though as usual.

I could be wrong but I still don't think you can program charges from the car itself (ID4). The app was updated recently and I believe now there is a workaround but I haven't looked into it yet. I picked up my Polestar today. Fab car. Great experience. The ID4 beats it on size and practicality for a family car but both are great cars geared at different customers. Happy we now have an ID4 and Polestar on the driveway. Two very different cars both great in their own right.

Can anyone help me with the Spotify App in the Polestar 2? I can't for the life of me find the stop or pause button in the app. There doesn't appear to be one at all.

I couldn't find one there. At the moment I'm just turning down the volume on the console. I didn't know there was a button on the console either.

Yours looks different, granted I am using the free version of Spotify as I've only recently moved from iTunes. The play button effectively does nothing. I set up a premium account tonight and I'll update the car app tomorrow. I noticed the progress bar wasn't working in the car or phone so I've reinstalled the app on my phone to fix that. I'll update the car tomorrow to hopefully fix all the glitches.