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Thanks @RonnieB and @TooPoorToBeHere
We’re going in less than two weeks, so we’re hoping for dry warmth but it’s Austria, so you take your chances 🤷 😀
Thanks for the tips on the regenerative braking and driving style (I do like to get where I’m going, so it sounds like a more sanguine approach will serve me better here).
Last night, my latest Polestar tried to kill me on the m25.
First the displays went blank for a while, and then later, the adaptive cruise / pilot assist thingy decided to swerve the car from one side of the lane to the other half a dozen times before eventually moving into the outside lane by itself.
Fortunately no other cars in the other lanes at the time.
It may have been coincidence that I was about to exit onto the m40 to head north. Maybe the car was trying to keep me in London.
Dunno, but bloody scary nonetheless.Last night, my latest Polestar tried to kill me on the m25.
First the displays went blank for a while, and then later, the adaptive cruise / pilot assist thingy decided to swerve the car from one side of the lane to the other half a dozen times before eventually moving into the outside lane by itself.
Fortunately no other cars in the other lanes at the time.
It may have been coincidence that I was about to exit onto the m40 to head north. Maybe the car was trying to keep me in London.
Dunno, but bloody scary nonetheless.
@Aston100 – I’m sorry to hear this. Seriously frightening. My wife experienced automotive/electrical failure like this in her brand new (petrol) Volvo, close relative of the Polestar. Initially the infotainment crashed, then dashboard went, then all packed up. I raised this in the thread you started in January re Polestar rentals but was roundly shouted at by Polestar owners who said they are effing marvellous.My research, DSAR and FOI requests around the world show that it’s a not uncommon problem neither Volvo nor Polestar know how to fix it. A lot of very close calls. Allianz Assist agent + their independent diagnostics and later tow truck driver all unprompted said they are picking up these cars disabled at the roadside regularly. Volvo Technical Information Exchange documents confirmed my suspicions.
Last night, my latest Polestar tried to kill me on the m25.
First the displays went blank for a while, and then later, the adaptive cruise / pilot assist thingy decided to swerve the car from one side of the lane to the other half a dozen times before eventually moving into the outside lane by itself.
Fortunately no other cars in the other lanes at the time.
It may have been coincidence that I was about to exit onto the m40 to head north. Maybe the car was trying to keep me in London.
Dunno, but bloody scary nonetheless.
@Aston100 – I’m sorry to hear this. Seriously frightening. My wife experienced automotive/electrical failure like this in her brand new (petrol) Volvo, close relative of the Polestar. Initially the infotainment crashed, then dashboard went, then all packed up. I raised this in the thread you started in January re Polestar rentals but was roundly shouted at by Polestar owners who said they are effing marvellous.My research, DSAR and FOI requests around the world show that it’s a not uncommon problem neither Volvo nor Polestar know how to fix it. A lot of very close calls. Allianz Assist agent + their independent diagnostics and later tow truck driver all unprompted said they are picking up these cars disabled at the roadside regularly. Volvo Technical Information Exchange documents confirmed my suspicions.
@JDB how do you manage to get into this much detail for so many subjects!! very impressive!I had a Polestar 2 for a week from Hertz in STR last year. It was pretty capable in the mountains, took Timmelsjoch like a champ and high regeneration makes driving downhill very comfortable. The Shell tag they give you makes recharging super easy, but it’s quite expensive so paying direct is worth the hassle sometimes. It sounds like you are sorted at the hotel though if they have their own charger you can use.
On long journeys it’s usually easy to find a fast charger with a little planning, stop for the loo and a cup of coffee and you are sorted.Rented a Polestar 2 locally to me, from Gatwick North to see if I wanted to buy one (ended up buying a different EV). What I will say is that it’s larger than you think it is, due to haunches on either side.
The inbuilt Google Maps is very nice, so when you pick it up sign in with your Google account if you have one, and I’ll make easy work finding destinations you’ve previously searched for. It also means you can use your voice properly like you would on a phone to find destinations. Route planning through maps also works well, it reads the car charge but is conservative so you might find you end up with more % than you expected. It can find chargers en-route but have your co-pilot check what kW rating they are, modern Polestars should do 150kW easily so try not to go anywhere lower.
If your route features Ionity chargers, get their app and you might find paying for a month of Ionity Passport, worth it. It buys down the kWh price (UK it goes from 0.72p/kWh to 0.43p/kWh for circa £10/month).
I’ve been a regular EV driver for many years, and I’d recommend getting the apps you think you want downloaded, logged in and payment details set up before you start. My ‘go to’ apps are:
– Plugshare (for finding chargers)
– Tesla
– Pod Point (usually slow chargers, but 100% reliable and the least faff of any app/network other than Tesla)
– BP Pulse (ghastly app but they are everywhere)
– Shell Recharge (ditto)No Octoverse and ABRP?
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