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Polestar 1: Getting closer to production reality

Volvo's in-house performance arm begins constructing verification prototypes of the Polestar 1 hybrid super coupe.

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Jon Wong
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1 of 5 Polestar

Production of road-going prototypes of the Polestar 1 have begun in Sweden. 

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2 of 5 Polestar

The prototypes will be used for road evaluations, weather testing and crash tests. 

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3 of 5 Polestar

New machines and production methods had to be developed in order to produce the Polestar 1's carbon fiber body. 

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4 of 5 Polestar

The machines and assembly methods will be tested and refined in Sweden before being transferred to a new production plant in China. 

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5 of 5 Polestar

All production models of the Polestar 1 will be produced in the new Polestar plant in China.

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