“Polestar states that it has focussed heavily on the 5's chassis and underpinnings, using a bonded aluminium construction that aims for "supercar levels of torsional stiffness, which is fundamental to class-leading ride and handling dynamics,"”
Bonded aluminum, you say? I wonder if #Polestar is the first application of the modular EV platform that #Lotus has been developing?
“By 2026, it will boast a line-up that includes saloons, hatchbacks and neo-sports cars, while its upcoming 4, which is set to be a crossover vehicle, will feature high levels of autonomy that will allow drivers to enjoy hands-off and eyes-off where permitted.”
#JohnNaughton asks, in The #Guardian, if #Tesla is doing to the car industry what #Apple did to #Nokia. There are several errors in the article (the Tesla Roadster was based on a #Lotus#Elise, not Elite, and the #Toyota#bZ4x is not cheaper than a Tesla. Which is precisely the problem traditional car manufacturers are facing. They can’t build #EVs cheap enough. Even worse, some (like #Ford and @VWGroup) are actually cutting back investment!
*we have a lovely pond the cows enjoy. I cannot see it from the house (an oversight by the folks who built it), but I wander out there often enough. :)
A lot has been going wrong lately and I've been letting things rile me up. But it occurred to me that the way to quiet the brain is to focus on the heart...