Polestar unveils first production EV with aim to overtake Tesla

Polestar debuted its first production EV and previewed its electric car line in New York with the CEO squarely taking aim at Tesla. The Volvo subsidiary pulled the cover off its Polestar 1, which it positioned less as a hybrid and more as a fully electric (gas optional) car to attract fence sitters to EVs. All electric range is up to 100 miles—which the company claims gives the Polestar 1 the longest all electric range of any production hybrid.