The EV
Chronicles

Almost two years ago, I wrote a blog about the Truth and Lies about EVs and Cold Weather ( https://marcepochet.wixsite.com/the-ev-chronicles/post/tesla-chronicles-46-truth-and-lies-about-evs-and-cold-weather ).  Two years later, and sadly, not much has changed.  In my opinion, that was one of my best, most details blogs about driving an EV in the winter, so I suggest reading it (again if you read it the first time) if you want to know more about all the factors that go into r

This analysis of the Polestar 3 SW is based on SW Version 1.4.12 as of late November 2025. I started to write this blog MONTHS ago and could just never get it finished. I almost just decided to delete it completely. Honestly, since I started to write this, there have been a few YouTube videos on this topic that probably do a much better job at giving you an overview of the Polestar 3 SW than I can do here in text form. So maybe the most useful aspect of this post is that

For those of us that travel frequently in our electric vehicles (EVs), you might be able to relate to the following statement: Traveling in an EV (in 2025) from point to point is pretty easy, but living with an EV once you get there can be quite challenging. For many EV owners, when at home, living with an EV is amazing, because many of us have access to the L2 charger we have installed in our homes. But living with an EV at just about any other location is so dependent on t

We just returned from our 4th trip to Florida (to Walt Disney World) via driving one of our EVs. Our first two trips were in our 2021 Model Y and the last two trips in our 2025 Polestar 3. This post is mostly going to be about comparing the Polestar 3 with the Cargo Box to our previous trips, but I will interject a few comments about the overall trip for this 4th trip to Florida. The major difference on this trip was that had 4 adults in the car, with a week's worth of stuf

Right after getting back from Florida, and while the Polestar 3 was in the shop for service on the AC charger and the HVAC vent controllers (that all went very well by the way), I decided to order the Thule Roof rails with the feet and fit kit for the Polestar 3. I currently have no way to mount my bike(s) on the Polestar and I have some old roof rail bike racks as well. I have been using a hitch mounted rear bike rack system for years, but the Polestar 3 as I ordered it, d

Last weekend, we finished our epic trip to Walt Disney World where we spent a week with various members of our family. We had 9 of us in...

This has been one of the hardest blogs I have every written. Mostly because I just started typing out all the things I wanted to get off...

After just over one month of ownership (lease) of my 2025 Polestar 3, I have to say that I LOVE this car. It is truly the perfect...

My wife and I have made many, many trips from our home near King of Prussia, PA to Mechanicsburg, PA (just west of Harrisburg) in our...

Before taking delivery of my Polestar 3, I downloaded their App, but without a vehicle to add to my account, I really couldn't explore...