Marc Pochet

In a post back in February, I explored what I knew after 2 months of winter driving data collection to give an early assessment and analysis of how much energy my Polestar 3 used for for HVAC functions. You can find that post HERE. At that time, I only had a couple of months worth of data and had almost no data in mild (what I call Spring in my data) and zero data in hot weather. It is now mid-July 2026 and I have now collected data on roughly 270 different drives, with 40 above 76F which...

Just over 2 weeks ago, we got the announcement that Polestar was not able to get approval to continue its sales in 2027. For those not following, this is due to (I admit, I lifted the following from a Google Search Result) the U.S. Department of Commerce banning Polestar from selling new vehicles in the United States starting with the 2027 model year. The restriction is a result of the "Connected Vehicle Rule," which prohibits the sale of connected vehicles with hardware and software linked...

April 10th (2026) marks one year since I picked up my 2026 Polestar 3 with 5 miles on the Odometer. Based on the past year, I would definitely buy another Polestar and/or recommend a Polestar 3 to anyone who is looking for a new luxury SUV EV. To be totally honest, since Polestar is essentially the performance line of the Volvo brand (not 100% accurate, but the best way I can describe their relationship), I am actually considering Volvo branded vehicles as possibilities for our future...