You need to tell us more about how you drive. Average speed and temperature are important factors. Is it one continuous drive or several cold starts for example?

 

If I told you more about how I drive I think you'd be saying I was doing well to get what I got! But to be fair, it was one long drive, all motorway, so no regen. Thanks for the info, I'll have to try again, driving efficiently and see what I get. Merry Christmas!

 

Cold, inefficient driving and 22’’ wheels. Like that, I think those 250 miles look plausible.

We’ve done 2200km this week already, all of it highway, most of it under rainy weather, cruising at around 130kmh (rumors say sometimes a bit faster) and average consumption is 30.5kWh/100 km.

 

Isn't the rule of thumb minus 20% off the quoted figures for real world driving?

I've always used EV Database which was pretty accurate for our old Audi Q4.

For you it would be Polestar 3 Long Range Single motor ?

 

Thanks so much, that's really helpful. Mine would be long range dual motor - their estimations are bang on: (I'll retract my complaint to Polestar!).

 

I’ve got the launch edition long range dual motor and I am also seeing 220 miles at 90% charge. I have the 22 inch wheel so I know there’s a little bit knocked off of the estimations, but I did expect a little bit better. I’m attributing it partially to the cold weather and the fact that I do 50 miles a trip with about half stop and go and half highway. Hoping to be near the 270-280 mark as the weather warms.

 

That’s the same model as me. I’d be happy with that range. Many thanks for the info. Fingers crossed. Another reason to look forward to spring.

 

You guys have the performance pack?

 

Performance model, 22” winter tires and during the day it was around 10° (C)

Charged to 100% this morning, went on a trip to my parents exactly 100km away. there was a bit of traffic but I mainly drove between 100-130km/h, sometimes faster, average for the trip was 93 km/h and when I got home I had exactly 50% left. So 400km on 100%

 

At that average speed, that's probably about right in a Performance Pack car.

To improve it do the following, if you haven't already.

1. Use climate timers to precondition the cabin and battery before departure. (Make sure you're plugged into an active charger during preconditioning)

2. Confirm your tire inflation and make sure it's at the top of what's allowed by Polestar for the car.

3. Make sure you're in range mode! By default the Performance Pack cars are in Performance mode.

 

Yeah, I'm doing all three already, for me it's perfectly fine. The main cause is my right foot 😂

 

Sounds about right. Over 6000 miles now and have averaged 34.5 kwh/100m. Thats a lot of highway miles @70-80mph and daily commute of about 25miles each direction.

As expected the range/consumption varies a lot with temperature. When i first got it and ambient was above 17 deg C, it was about 315-320 mile range. Now at ambients 2-10 C its about 25% lower range/higher consumption. Fully expected with the temperature difference, pre heating, heated seats etc etc.

I think the 34-35/100 miles is where it will average for me. Wifes PS2 LRDM has averaged 33.5 kw/100m over 2 years 23000 miles, so i dont think the PS3 numbers are so bad.

 

I’m averaging 38.5 kWh/100mi with LRDM non performance but on 22” wheels. I definitely expected better and hope warm weather improves these numbers.

 

I understand speed, temp etc will affect range. Does the ambient temperature also affect how much range the battery will charge?
Charged my Polestar 3 to 90%.... got in this morning and my range was 200 miles. My car has about 700 miles on it. Interesting enough when they brought the demo to my office for me to test drive, it was charged to 98% and the range stated 285 miles. I have not been able to get my car to charge beyond 240.

 

That is interesting. I'll see what Polestar say. Thanks.

 

three weeks ago

 

So this is 17.7 kW/100 km in winter? That’s amazing! In autumn in Australia (daytime temp of 13-17 deg C), I was doing well to get 22!

 

I drove Austin to San Antonio and back. Roughly 200 miles in eco mode, upper 70F temps and I did really well. I posted about it elsewhere, but I was on target for 300+ miles. Mostly driving in cruise control at 78-79 mph. This was with a Performance model with 22s. I was pleased as I never got the expected range on my Tesla or Volvo.

 

You’re probably all already aware, but just to be sure, rain/snow, and elevation change have an even bigger impact on range than temperature. Driving the same route 85 miles, I see as much as a 20% difference just depending on whether it’s raining or not. I don’t find the large range display of distance when you get in the car helpful because it’s just based on your last 20 miles of driving. I drive up to my house in the mountains and charge to 80% and and it will tell me i have like 190 miles of range, drive back down to the city and charge to 80% and now I have 250. It’s basically meaningless because it has no idea whether you’re about to drive up, or down, fast or slow, what the weather is, etc. I have been driving EVs since 2016 and long ago switched to only paying attention to percentage. If I will have at least 10% remaining when I get to the next place I plan to charge, then I’m all good.

 

FWIW, I have the launch edition with performance pack, and a couple weeks ago I started at 100% in central Oregon, drove up to Mt Bachelor ski area, then back to Portland via the Santiam pass and Salem, total distance was 235 miles, temperature was mostly below freezing and at lease 1/3 of the trip was in heavy snow. I arrived home with 27% SOC.
It always takes less in this direction because even though you have to go over a mountain pass, Portland is 3000’ lower elevation. The reverse trip would just barely make it.
For anyone new to EVs, it takes a little while to adjust, but I would encourage you to stop thinking about range in terms of distance, it varies wildly (even in an ICE car) depending on conditions, and instead always use the navigation/trip planner and focus only on having a battery percentage you’re comfortable with when you reach your next charging destination.