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Polestar will increase its EV’s horsepower with a €1,000 software update

Polestar will increase its EV’s horsepower with a €1,000 software update

The update is available now in some European countries, and it will hit the US and Canada this spring.

Kris Holt
K. Holt
December 8th, 2021
Polestar will increase its EV's horsepower with a €1,000 software update | DeviceDaily.com
Engadget

Polestar has released an over-the-air update that boosts the Polestar 2’s torque and horsepower. It bumps up the EV’s oomph to 469 horsepower (an increase of 67hp) and 502 lb. ft of torque, an increase of 15.

In practical terms, Polestar says those upgrades shave around a tenth of a second off the 0-60 MPH acceleration time, which is down to 4.4 seconds. The company suggests the biggest acceleration boost will be found in the mid-range. It claims that going from 50 to 75 MPH will take 2.2 seconds, which is around half a second faster than the typical Polestar 2 setup.

The update isn’t free, however. It’s available in the Polestar Extras store for eligible cars in the UK, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Denmark, Germany and Austria, and it costs around €1,000 ($1,130). Polestar plans to offer the update in the US and Canada in the spring, with pricing to be announced later.

Polestar isn’t the only automaker to increase EV performance via over-the-air updates. Tesla has also offered paid updates that boost acceleration in some models, such as Model 3 and Model Y.

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