Polestar Sets Production Car Record For Longest Drive On a Single Charge

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: [O]ver in the UK, a single-motor version of the Polestar 3 just set a world record for the farthest drive in an electric car on a single charge. Three 'professional efficiency drivers,' Sam Clarke, Kevin Booker, and Richard Parker, drove 581.3 miles (935.4 km), taking 22 hours and 57 minutes to complete the task. That's an efficiency of 5.1 miles/kWh (12.1 kWh/100 km) -- more than 40 percent better than I saw in day-to-day driving in the twin-motor version.

'We are very proud to say we have a world record holder in the Polestar family! This official Guinness World Record for range is another proof point that Polestar 3 is setting new standards. We will continue to push the boundaries of technology and electric performance,' said Michael Lohscheller, Polestar CEO. The report notes that the Polestar 3 was 'entirely standard, on stock tires,' and averaged a speed of less than 25 mph (40 km/h).

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