In a post back in February, I explored what I knew after 2 months of winter driving data collection to give an early assessment and analysis of how much energy my Polestar 3 used for for HVAC function...

Just over 2 weeks ago, we got the announcement that Polestar was not able to get approval to continue its sales in 2027. For those not following, this is due to (I admit, I lifted the following from a Google Search Result) the U.S. Department of Commerce banning Polestar from selling new vehicles in the United States starting with the 2027 model year. The restriction is a result of the "Connected Vehicle Rule," which prohibits the sale of connected vehicles with hardware and software linked to

This is a long one, so buckle up fellow EV nerds. If you own an EV, you have most likely been asked this question, probably many, many times:"How much Range does your EV lose in the winter?"So, if yo...

I have a 2025 Polestar 3 and have been running tons of winter tests the past two months. I just wanted to write this short rant.The Polestar's navigation calculations for arrival SOC have generally b...

I just returned from a weekend roadtrip from my home in SE PA to Warsaw, Indiana and back.  This is the first time I have road-tripped using mostly Non-Tesla chargers. Other than the cost/kWh being 2...

The reason that I am writing this post is that I discovered over the past week, that my Polestar 3 doesn't ALWAYS pull power via the EVSE for preconditioning when plugged in. I always assumed that all EVs, in order to minimize unnecessary charging cycles of the battery, would pull power from the EVSE when plugged in no matter what. Let's get into the details of how I discovered that this is actually NOT how a Polestar 3 is programmed.I know, before continuing, some of you are thinking...."why

Almost two years ago, I wrote a blog about the Truth and Lies about EVs and Cold Weather (https://marcepochet.wixsite.com/the-ev-chronicles/post/tesla-chronicles-46-truth-and-lies-about-evs-and-cold-weather).  Two years later, and sadly, not much has changed.  In my opinion, that was one of my best, most details blogs about driving an EV in the winter, so I suggest reading it (again if you read it the first time) if you want to know more about all the factors that go into range loss in EVs due t

This analysis of the Polestar 3 SW is based on SW Version 1.4.12 as of late November 2025. I started to write this blog MONTHS ago and could just never get it finished. I almost just decided to dele...

For those of us that travel frequently in our electric vehicles (EVs), you might be able to relate to the following statement:Traveling in an EV (in 2025) from point to point is pretty easy, but livin...

We just returned from our 4th trip to Florida (to Walt Disney World) via driving one of our EVs. Our first two trips were in our 2021 Model Y and the last two trips in our 2025 Polestar 3. This post...