Polestar establishes new UK Research and Development facility to create future electric performance cars
Polestar establishes new UK Research and Development facility to create future electric performance cars
Polestar has significantly expanded its research and development capacity with the establishment of a new R&D centre in the United Kingdom. Situated in Coventry, England, the new facility will allow Polestar to increase its own R&D capabilities, and further strengthens the brand's ability to engineer its future electric performance vehicles.
In one of the world's most prominent automotive engineering environments, Polestar's UK engineering operation will initially employ around 60 engineers, bringing a wealth of specialised skills to the company that will specifically support the development of future Polestar cars, beyond Polestar 3. These engineers have already been involved in preliminary development work for Polestar, and will now be fully immersed into future Polestar car projects as part of the global Polestar engineering network.
"Investing in the automotive engineering talent that the UK has to offer will strengthen our capabilities," says Thomas Ingenlath, Chief Executive Officer at Polestar. "The passion and dedication of these great engineers fit the Polestar spirit perfectly and will allow us to create some really awesome cars!"
Hans Pehrson, responsible for Research and Development at Polestar, comments: "Polestar's role as a technology spearhead requires new and developing skills in low-volume, light-weight, multi-material performance car engineering, and the new UK operation will allow us to take the next steps towards our future cars.
"The team that will kick start the new UK R&D subsidiary is already well-versed in Polestar engineering philosophy, and we will expand the initial team further during the course of 2019. These engineers will be a great complement to our existing R&D team based in Sweden, and other supporting teams around the world."
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Contact Details
Duncan Forrester, Public Relations and Communications duncan.forrester@polestar.com
Brent Ellis, Public Relations and Communications, Europe brent.ellis@polestar.com
Sunnie Zhang, Public Relations and Communications, China sunnie.zhang@polestar.com
John Paolo Canton, Public Relations and Communications, North America jp.canton@polestar.com
About Polestar
Polestar is the electric performance car brand jointly owned by Volvo Car Group and Zhejiang Geely Holding. Polestar enjoys specific technological and engineering synergies with Volvo Cars and benefits from significant economies of scale as a result. This facilitates the successful design, development and production of separately-branded, electric performance cars.
Polestar launched in 2017 with the Polestar 1 – a low-volume Electric Performance Hybrid GT with 600 hp, 1,000 Nm and an electric-only range of 150 km – the longest of any hybrid car in the world. In 2019, the Polestar 2 was revealed as the company's first full electric, higher volume premium car designed to compete around the Tesla Model 3. In the future, Polestar 3 will join the portfolio as a fully electric performance SUV.
Polestar also applies its technology and expertise to electrified Volvo cars. The new Volvo S60, V60 and XC60 T8 Polestar Engineered models feature key Polestar components to create a sharper and more engaging driving experience. Polestar optimisation software upgrades are also available for Volvo models, which enhance six performance areas including engine output. Polestar Engineered media information can be found on the Volvo Cars media website.