Yeah @Fidelis had a fair point about the cable! But thankfully I think it’s just the cable and not the car which is an issue 😅
www.polestar-forum.com
See Link Above for Cables.
I'll try and explain like this:-
Supplied Cables:-
13A UK Plug to Car Cable : Around 3kW.
16A 3 Phase Type 2 to Car Cable : Either at 3.6kW or 11Kw
^^ This is what is used from an non-tethered charger to your car. So at a hotel or train station etc.. or at home if you have non-tethered box.
View attachment 744
^^ Non-Tethered charger (ie no cable already attached)
Each "phase" can carry 16A, so you either get just 3.6kW Single Phase or 11kW at Three Phase - most homes and "7kW" chargers are single phase. So you are only getting 1/2 the charge possible if you use the supplied Type 2 cable.
Buying a 3 Phase Type 2 to Car cable at 32A means you can use this for both Single Phase non-tethered boxes and Three Phase. It's overkill for the 3 Phase, but does allow a single phase to reach 32A (7kW).
See my link above .... but either pay £130 and carry 3 cables ... or pay £156 and only carry two.
Yes the rest of the EU mostly uses three phase chargers.