Polestar 3 development nears completion as hot weather testing concludes
One of the final tests in the development cycle of Polestar 3 has concluded after two weeks of extreme hot weather testing.
Oct 4, 2023
The development of Polestar’s next vehicle, the Polestar 3 continues at pace with another very important milestone in validation being met in the United Arab Emirates recently as the electric SUV went through hot weather testing.
Weather testing requires engineers to drive the vehicle in some of the harshest environments on the planet, evaluating everything from tyre performance, cooling and ventilation, electronics and EV battery performance.
Following its global dynamic debut at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed in England, Polestar 3 prototypes headed to the UAE in August with a development team of engineers to finetune the climate system in the hottest of environments. The expedition took place in the urban metropolises and deserts surrounding Dubai and Abu Dhabi in temperatures up to 50 degrees Celsius, and is one of several extreme weather tests that Polestar cars undergo during development.
With the final validation programs almost complete, production is planned to start in the first quarter of 2024, Polestar will soon have three models on the road, including the two new SUVs, Polestar 3 and Polestar 4.
“The Polestar 3 development and testing programme is progressing well, and I expect production to start in Q1 2024. Polestar 3 is at the start of its journey and customers can now visit our retail locations around the world to see its great proportions and sit in its exclusive and innovative interior.” Said Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar CEO.
Selected Polestar Spaces across 27 markets now feature Polestar 3 prototype display cars which are available for customers to explore. These will be followed by test drive cars in 2024. Polestar 3 is already available to buy online at Polestar.com.
