The Polestar 5 will use huge battery cells from provider SK On that the automaker claims will maximize effectivity and vary.
Polestar introduced SK On because the battery provider for the 5, which is due in 2024 at a worth of greater than $100,000 Monday, additionally confirming that the brand new flagship EV will use high-nickel cells measuring about 22 inches lengthy. These cells provide “quick charging, effectivity, discharging, and superior driving vary,” Polestar stated in a press launch.
Polestar 5 prototype
The cells are about the identical dimension as GM’s gigantic Ultium pouch cells, set to be made at three totally different crops via the Ultium Cells LLC three way partnership with LG. GM nonetheless says that it is versatile on format, and it will definitely made a take care of Samsung for cylindrical cells that is perhaps simpler to bundle.
Tesla, Rivian, and Lucid all favor smaller cylindrical cells and get larger vary rankings than rivals. BMW can be shifting to cylindrical cells—albeit with a brand new dimension and chemistry—for its next-generation Neue Klasse EVs.
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Polestar 5 prototype
The Polestar 5 is a four-door electrical fastback primarily based on the Principle idea revealed in 2020. Final yr Polestar confirmed that it’s going to function an 800-volt electrical structure and highly effective dual-motor all-wheel-drive powertrain producing 884 hp and 663 lb-ft of torque. Polestar hasn’t mentioned vary estimates, nonetheless.
A Polestar 3 SUV is because of begin manufacturing in South Carolina, for the U.S. market, in 2024, with the coupe-like Polestar 4 SUV additionally reaching the U.S. later in that yr. Each of those fashions use extra typical cell designs, however are nonetheless anticipated to realize no less than 300 miles of vary.