Polestar 2
Charging curve · consumption · motorway range
The Polestar 2 has 79 kWh of usable battery and peaks at 205 kW on a DC charger. In this app's model it uses about 173 Wh/km at a steady 100 km/h and 252 Wh/km at 130, so 46% more energy per kilometre buys you 30 km/h more speed. Weigh that against a 30-minute 10-80% charging stop and you have the whole question of how fast to drive.
- Usable battery
- 79 kWh
- Peak DC power
- 205 kW
- 10-80% charge
- 30 min
- Average kW 10-80%
- 112 kW
- Mass, loaded
- 2230 kg
- Top speed
- 205 km/h
DC charging curve
Charging power against state of charge, on a charger fast enough not to be the limit. Peak power is 205 kW, but it has halved by about 56% state of charge. That is why a short stop low down the curve usually beats a long one near the top.
How long a stop takes
| Charge from | Time | Energy added | Average power |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10% to 80% | 30 min | 55.3 kWh | 112 kW |
| 20% to 80% | 27 min | 47.4 kWh | 104 kW |
| 10% to 60% | 16 min | 39.5 kWh | 147 kW |
| 20% to 70% | 20 min | 39.5 kWh | 121 kW |
| 80% to 100% | 36 min | 15.8 kWh | 26 kW |
The curve, point by point
| State of charge | Power |
|---|---|
| 0% | 85 kW |
| 10% | 200 kW |
| 20% | 205 kW |
| 30% | 175 kW |
| 40% | 145 kW |
| 50% | 115 kW |
| 60% | 92 kW |
| 70% | 72 kW |
| 80% | 50 kW |
| 90% | 30 kW |
| 100% | 12 kW |
Consumption and range by cruise speed
Steady motorway cruising on flat road in mild weather, from the fitted model Wh/km = 58 + 0.0115 · v². The “usable range” column is the honest one for trip planning: it is 100% down to 10%, because nobody arrives on empty.
| Cruise speed | Consumption | Range (full pack) | Usable range (100 to 10%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 km/h | 151 Wh/km | 523 km | 470 km |
| 100 km/h | 173 Wh/km | 457 km | 411 km |
| 110 km/h | 197 Wh/km | 401 km | 361 km |
| 120 km/h | 224 Wh/km | 353 km | 318 km |
| 130 km/h | 252 Wh/km | 313 km | 282 km |
| 140 km/h | 283 Wh/km | 279 km | 251 km |
| 150 km/h | 317 Wh/km | 249 km | 224 km |
| 160 km/h | 352 Wh/km | 224 km | 202 km |
What the model does not include
- Elevation. The trip planner does account for climbs and descents; the range figures on this page are flat-road, so an alpine route will come out worse than the table.
- Temperature. These are mild-weather numbers. Cold raises consumption and cuts the charging curve. The planner models both. The numbers on this page do not.
- Wind, rain, roof boxes, payload and tyre choice, all of which move real consumption more than most people expect.
- Charger-side limits. The charging times above assume the site can deliver whatever the car asks for. A 150 kW cabinet shared with the car next to you will not.
Where these numbers come from
2024 rear-motor 82 kWh car: 205 kW peak, taper from ~25% SoC. Shares the EX40's platform but is far lower and slipperier. Curated from Fastned model guide + P3 Charging Index style tests.
What speed should you actually drive?
It depends on your route, on where the fast chargers happen to be and how the legal limits fall. Plan the real trip and the simulator will sweep every cruise speed against this car's curves and tell you which one arrives first.
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