Polestar O₂ roadster concept will enter production as the Polestar 6

Polestar (PSNY) announces its O₂ roadster concept will enter production as the Polestar 6

Electrek.co by Scooter Doll

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[{"selector":"#anim-439e9cce-5b45-44ec-8b41-2cb7e7c2805f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] With a fiscally favorable first half of 2022 and an arsenal of novel EV models in its pipeline, the Polestar has announced its sporty O₂ roadster concept will become its latest production model, donned… wait for it… the Polestar 6.

[{"selector":"#anim-3d4ebec4-48e2-4b67-afe2-116fef6ccd2e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Polestar ($PSNY) is a Swedish premium EV brand launched in 2017 that currently offers two electrified models – the Polestar 1 PHEV and Polestar 2 BEV. Next will be the automaker’s first all-electric SUV, the Polestar 3, which will make its public debut in October.

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[{"selector":"#anim-efcdc8a6-71ed-4eb8-8030-70e26bd6b153","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] In the fall of 2020, Polestar announced its Precept concept would be transitioned into a production model, offering a documentary series following its design journey. A year later, Polestar confirmed that the Precept would be known as the Polestar 5 sports sedan.

[{"selector":"#anim-6bb0071d-2437-4100-a437-b0b67d1603fe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Polestar 5 made its first public (albeit camo’d) debut at Goodwood Festival in July ahead of production in 2024.

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[{"selector":"#anim-abcdbb72-e229-4027-9e88-5497ae3a26b6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Polestar shared the news of its latest EV nomenclature in a press release, confirming a new model many fans of the brand were hoping would come following the initial O₂ concept unveiling in Los Angeles this past March.

[{"selector":"#anim-2120f7a6-8cc2-48db-97fc-2267d9d7f273","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn more about the Polestar O₂ including performance specs and read Electrek's Take at Electrek.co. Learn more