[boakham]

Not directly P*2 related but thought some of you might be interested in this article by Thomas Ingenlath:

Carmakers must be honest: even electric cars aren’t clean

 

[boakham]

Interestingly this article is not the only one I’ve seen that says you have to pay road tax on an EV that costs more than £40k, but the gov.uk page specifically says zero emission vehicles are exempt from it:

 

[Steve The Techy]

Interestingly this article is not the only one I’ve seen that says you have to pay road tax on an EV that costs more than £40k, but the gov.uk page specifically says zero emission vehicles are exempt from it:

Probably because the rules changed recently.

The rules changed again on 6 April 2020. Before this date, electric vehicles costing more than £40,000 were liable for an annual road-tax charge the first five times the tax was renewed. Now, no new electric car pays VED, no matter its original list price.

Electric cars and road tax.

 

[polerad]

I really appreciate the call for transparency in publicly reporting lifetime emissions, inclusive of all sources. Let's see how much the varied manufacturers, including Polestar, heed that call. Supposedly Polestar will report their own estimates next week.
[as I say sitting under literally orange/red skies near noon...]

 

[thewallaby]

I think he should lead by example and be transparent about all issues in Polestar. Right now his armada of lawyers are blocking any type of information concerning OTAs, updates, bugs, fixes, deliveries etc. All their paying customers are in the blind, and he preaches of transparency for emissions... very convincing.

 

[polerad]

The environmental impact statement is now out.
First a press release summarizing that article:

Pure progressive performance | Polestar

Passion and emotion drive us, electricity and innovation drive our cars. We are all in, guiding our industry forward through pure, progressive, performance.

www.polestar.com

And the report:

Polestar.com | Transparent about sustainability

It’s time to come clean. Polestar is telling the truth about electric cars’ environmental impact, and calling for the entire industry to become more transparent.

www.polestar.com