Volvo’s Performance Division Polestar Set To Develop Its Own High-Performance Electric Cars

Polestar would be developing its own high-performance electric cars after being promoted to being an individual company rather than Volvo’s performance division.

By Stephen

Published: Tuesday, June 13, 2017, 13:17 [IST]

Over the next few years, we might just see a set of high-performance electric cars from Polestar. Yes, the very same Polestar which makes Volvo's hatchbacks and sedans, less elderly statesman-like and more like a startled deer when one hits the loud pedal.

Polestar is Volvo's high-performance tuning division, which helps the Swedish company by doing up its race cars and performance road cars. Now though, Volvo's parent company Geely has, overnight, promoted Polestar to become an individual brand, and has assigned it the task of developing all-electric performance cars.

Volvo’s Performance Division — Polestar, To Develop Electric Cars Independently

Polestar would be using the Volvo Scaleable Product Architecture (SPA) and Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) platforms to build their future electric cars. The 2017 XC60 and the S90 too are based on the same platform.

Volvo's cars built on the two platforms are currently capable of handling a hybrid powertrain, and the first all-electric Volvo is set to go on sale in 2019. The Swedish manufacturer is betting big on electric cars and has said it would sell 10 lakh all-electric cars by 2025. Does that number include Polestar cars as well? We do not know.

What we do know is, the future is electric, and Volvo, together with Polestar have their eyes set on the market share currently held by Tesla. We can expect a range of high-performance electric cars from Polestar, but they just might start with an electric hatchback or a sedan.