Polestar making an electric bike as more car companies explore e-bikes

Polestar to launch its own electric bike as more car companies explore e-bikes

Electrek.co by Micah Toll

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[{"selector":"#anim-69b94f4c-6904-4d8e-982c-ac4076d1db21","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The company’s CEO Thomas Ingenlath recently announced that Polestar will expand an ongoing partnership with Allebike to create a new electric bike.

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[{"selector":"#anim-b4abfcf9-b0d5-4a05-9ea7-0ef48359db51","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Though to be fair, there are plenty of car and motorcycle manufacturers that have honestly developed their own two-wheelers from the ground up.

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[{"selector":"#anim-d3069fa1-08a6-4167-a25f-d72ed7065855","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Continue reading to learn more about Polestar's partnership with Allebike and read Electrek's Take at Electrek.co. Learn more