Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor | Motorway Range Test

[@mortenprehn7964]

We went from Denmark to France and back this summer in P2 LRSM, 19 in wheels with summer tires. We went 120-130 km/h on motorway and drove 3600 km in total. Efficiency readings on the way down were 18.8 kWh/100 km and 19.3 on the way back. Total power charged were 729 kWh, which averages consumption of 20.0 kWh/100 km.

[@sjones7986]

Glad you're back! I have followed you for a while here in the US and always appreciate your reviews.

[@KrisRifa]

Thanks a lot mate 😊 Really appreciate it!

[@rajjy1976]

🥱 Actual video starts at 3:00 for anyone wondering

[@lecleve5456]

Awesome Kris, good to have you back.

[@garethnoble11]

Great that you’re recovering

[@edwardkon939]

Glad to have u back, Kris.

[@94arogne]

Would love to see more of the Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor. I have one ordered. Expected to arrive in feb😁

[@leluyaa]

You're gonna love it ❤️

[@touringteg]

Likewise. Expecting our single motor P2 in March or April.

[@venti4268]

Did 590 km in one run (with stop for charging and food),dual motor long range. Average consumption 16.8 kwh/100 km. The trip was done in the west of Norway with 3 mountain pass all over 1200 m.a.s and all up and down to sea level. Speed was 65 km/h in average according to speedometer and all the range was done by following the speedlimit + 5 km/h on all the trip.

[@leluyaa]

GREAT‼️

[@GameOver556]

So you did 590km on one charge with average of 16.8kw/100? So you used 99kWh?

[@tobias5360]

Really nice with a new video from you Kris! Keep up the good work, still love my P2 LRDM 👌🏻

[@marcel3045]

Just returned from a weekend trip with a Polestar 2 LRDM from Zurich over the Gotthard pass (2’100 m above sea) to Locarno in Switzerland: 410 km without charging, 13% residual SOC (consumption of 15.6 kWh/100 km). ❤

[@homomorphic]

Highly doubtful that you were driving at 70mph

[@marcel3045]

@@homomorphic Nobody said anything in that direction. It was a mix with highways up to 120 km/h and curvy mountain pass roads.

[@homomorphic]

@@marcel3045 the test to which you were comparing was done at 70mph. I would imagine the majority of your trip was at around 45mph (given that I have a DMLR I have a pretty good feell

[@marcel3045]

@@homomorphic Could be, can‘t comment on that. But keep in mind that the air density und thus consumption at 2000 m above sea is roughly 20% lower. Average height was probably at around 1000 m, and it was quite warm, too, so I would expect about 10 to 15% lower consumption than in Kris‘ test at similar speed. Amazingly, that alone converts to about 2-3 kWh/100 km lower consumption.

[@johnminshall242]

I’d probably get nearer 400km out of it, as I’m not a fast driver. Good test, and welcome back into it btw Kris!

[@berthogendoorn2133]

That is great Chris you are getting literally back on your legs! Love to see more on this car but what I want to see the new Tesla Model Y RWD with the new LFP battery range tests!!!

[@absint0o]

I'm glad that you recovered, it would be great if you could test the Model Y RWD with LFP battery!!!

[@abraxastulammo9940]

12:32 Alpitronic splits along available 75 kW modules of course, they cannot do 112,5.

[@KrisRifa]

That makes sense! Thanks for clearing up!

[@kjh789az]

Very best wishes for your continued recovery. You are a discerning, honest and reliable reviewer. We need you! Thanks.

[@eugenelawrence8517]

I would say a car fares pretty well if it achieves 60% or more of the WLTP since you conduct your tests only in the "high" and "very high" categories of the official test procedure.

[@thegeekdeveloper]

Exactly. The WLTP is a mix of drives, city and highway. When you do a run where the average speed is above 110km/h and still achieve 60% or more I'd say that's pretty impressive. What I dislike in this video is that the reviewer doesn't mention any of this, simply compares a WLTP test range directly with the flawed test he just did. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@mortenprehn7964]

Tires impact your consumption as well as pressure and rim size. Summer tires are significantly more efficient than winther tires and efficiency can vary a lot from one manufactor to the other. New tires are less efficient than tires that are driven in. Tires could probably impact results up to +/- 10%.

[@louisrodriques9323]

Love to see tests of the BMW i4 RWD, as well as the BMW i4 M50.

[@abraxastulammo9940]

Test if Porsche sw update gives more range and of course the new MG4. EQE (non AMG) could also be a worthwhile test or ID5 non-GTX.

[@Odunsi23]

Please don’t forget to do the road trip with the EQS or EQE ev ,, when your good .. Thanks 👍🏾

[@TehNouk]

Is this the fwd model or new rwd?

[@fsb6406]

I am curious to see how the Xpeng G3i behaves in summer-ish conditions since all the previous test in Norway were performed in winter. I hope you get better Kris!

[@ivork2373]

Thanks Kris and speedy recovery to you! Curious to know how the 69Kwh Polestar 2 SM would do in the same test? That seems like the sweet spot lugging less weight.

[@AndrewLumsden]

I guess there's no need to ask for a review of the new EXC90, but I'm asking anyway. Whenever it becomes available. Hope your recovery continues well.

[@BreakingWildGaming]

Consumption seems high even for highway cruising. Were you running air-conditioning/heater? Is it the model with the heat pump ir not? These factors would bump your kw/100 and are probably worth noting to viewers if they were a factor. I've done long trips and while cold does affect battery, i can get avg of 16kw/100kms and a range around 450-480kms on a single charge.

[@KrisRifa]

Of course the HVAC system was running, who the heck drives their car without it running? Yes, this car has a heat pump. Consumption is low compared to other PS2's previously tested, and also from my experience doing more than 20tkm in PS2's. 16kWh/100km is fine and all, but you're not gonna get anything close to that with this average speed.

[@cbatiau2528]

What about local, non-motorway range tests for EVs? Most people drive their EVs most of the time "around town", commuting to/from work, stores, church, restaurants, clubs, etc. -- and mostly at speeds < 40 mph (70 km/hr). I find that my range is often 50% more when driving only locally and keeping my speeds under, say, 70 or 75 km/hr. Why don't you *also* do range tests where you don't drive > 75 or 80 km/hr? This would give lots of us some more "real world" data points, in addition to the highway testing!

[@ynse4568]

Are you driving with regeneration off?

[@kjetilolsen1782]

Du kan teste Skoda enyaq rs coupe

[@volvo407pejo]

Does the car support a Android auto?

[@eldalymorningstar]

Better than Porche. I LOVE the car except for 2 OTA updates which messed up the car a bit.....

[@volvodashcam]

You only used 53% for those 213,8km. If calculating with that, you would have been able to drive about 403km on a full battery. In my experience, the percentage is actually more "correct" than the consumption numbers in the car.

[@KrisRifa]

Imo experience the % varies depending on a whole bunch of factors and is a very unreliable way to calculate range. It is very different from car to car as well how the % behaves.

[@volvodashcam]

@@KrisRifa Yeah, different from cars but for the Polestar it's rather good. I have a DMLR. :) What I have noticed is that the consumption number can show a bit higher than what it really should be sometimes.

[@toolrulz8005]

I get 450-480 km in summer and 400km in mild winter. Not sure how you get such low range

[@KrisRifa]

You’re not getting that with an average speed of 116,7kph. With they range you are talking about consumption as low as 15,1kWh/100km. You’d be hard pressed to get that with an average speed of 70kph, so not even close to motorway speeds.

[@m.3651]

Haha, sure 😂

[@ElmerEDavis]

Is this FWD or RWD?

[@fossil_free]

Fwd

[@ronnie5966]

More test of BYD Tang.

[@flexboardseu]

Strange I get 445 km on the Highway with My Porsche Cross Turismo.

[@myaccount6905]

I believe that’s a 60K euro car with the plus and pilot option packs. Not really one of the cheapest EV’s I would say…

[@matsjohansson5664]

You should in 110kmh in your testdrives, beacuse 110kmh is the speedlimit!

[@davidalmeida4293]

Megane e tech

[@justanotherbeautiful5736]

Lol top of the food chain....with a fucking Porsche...not even close...

[@trinitonv8]

Polestar2 SMSR er nok ett bedre kjøp,etter oppgradering til 69kwH batteriet og 231HK.

[@leluyaa]

Nja, mange som har kjøpt den er fornøyde. Men mange av de har også gjort de tydelig at de ønsker seg LR rekkevidden 👍🏼 God søndag!

[@trinitonv8]

@@leluyaa Ikke verdt 40 000kr.Men ladehastigheten til SMLR er bedre da.

[@leluyaa]

@@trinitonv8 Alle har forskjellige preferanser, for meg er rekkevidde #1 prio og da er de ekstra kr selvfølgelig verdt det 👍🏼 Den gjør det utrolig godt på NAF testene mens alle andre Polestar eiere er smått misfornøyde, forståelig nok 😔 Hadde kjøpt den igjen idag og imorgen.. Men men, kun min personlige mening. Videre god søndag!

[@sylvainlaurin1012]

If you are impressed with the Polestar 2 range, just wait for the test with Lucid Air !!!

[@SS-yw7vo]

Price difference?

[@sylvainlaurin1012]

@@SS-yw7voYou think you can double the distance for free !!!