"The Polestar 3 is ditching the aging 400-volt battery technology in favor of a faster 800-volt pack. Thanks to the new battery, Polestar's flagship electric SUV slashes the 10-80% charge time by nearly ten minutes, compared to the outgoing model. The rear motor also gets a power boost, butoddly enoughthe battery capacity has been reduced for all trims. The Polestar 3 electric SUV is getting a big technical makeover for the 2026 model year."
"The refreshed Polestar 3's batteries come in two flavors, both supplied by China's CATL. The entry-level trim, which has been renamed from Long range Single Motor to Single motor, has a 92 kWh battery that can accept up to 310 kW. The rest of the lineup has also been renamed for better clarity, with the Long range Dual motor trim now being known simply as the Dual motor, while the Long range Dual motor with Performance pack is just called Performance."
Polestar 3 switches from a 400-volt traction battery to an 800-volt pack, enabling much higher charging speeds and shorter charge times. The outgoing model used a 111-kilowatt-hour battery and could accept up to 250 kW for a 10-80% top-up in 30 minutes. The refreshed lineup uses CATL-supplied batteries: a 92 kWh pack for the Single motor trim with up to 310 kW peak charging, and a 106 kWh pack for Dual and Performance trims with up to 350 kW peak charging. The dual-motor versions can reach 10-80% in 22 minutes. The rear motor receives a power increase and the vehicle gains a faster central processor. Battery capacities are reduced across trims, and only the entry-level Single motor shows a noticeable range decline.
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