Polestar 5 and 7: Upcoming Electric Models Explained
Polestar’s next wave includes the high-performance 5 electric saloon, due in the second half of 2025, plus a potential preview of the compact 7 SUV.
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Polestar’s next wave includes the high-performance 5 electric saloon, due in the second half of 2025, plus a potential preview of the compact 7 SUV.
Polestar’s new CEO says the brand’s cars can look too restrained for American and Chinese buyers. A more confident design direction is coming, but not a radical makeover.
Polestar is broadening its business beyond vehicles with Polestar Energy, a home-charging service that could reduce customer costs by around 30%. The service is already active in some European markets and will expand further in the second half of the year.
Polestar is expanding downmarket with the 7, a new premium compact SUV scheduled to arrive in late 2026 or early 2027. The company has not yet revealed its design, dimensions or powertrain details.
BMW has begun producing near-series test vehicles for its next-generation electric SUV at the new Debrecen plant in Hungary. The model is expected to be called the iX3, with series production planned for the end of 2025.
Patent filings provide the first clear look at BMW’s next-generation iX3, which will launch in the second half of 2025 on the all-electric Neue Klasse platform. The electric SUV is expected to deliver more than 372 miles of WLTP range.
BMW continues winter testing for the second-generation iX3, an electric SUV that will introduce Neue Klasse technology and a radically different design. European deliveries are expected in the second half of 2025.