Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor as a tow car

[Beachball]

Can’t you change the time period , or stop nodding off😂

Might have to take it to dealer and check not sure how to change the the time period but i hope there a easy fix

 

[AndrewAventura]

I am in agreement with you on lane assist but my other hate on my car, driver fatique it comes on after ten mins on road

If your carbon monoxide alarm has been trying to wake you up, and now your car is trying to as well, maybe you are too relaxed these days? If your fridge starts beeping at you as well, then I'd be concerned.

 

[Buckman]

Here are the official Government figures for UK energy issued in September 2025 that are pretty conclusive in that renewable electric generation exceeds fossil fuel electric generation.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68da654349e17d00a56ffb5a/Energy_Trends_September_2025.pdf

No one is disputing that, but why do we have to pay for the wind farms to go into stand by and at other times pay for old power stations to be fired up.

I think you may be ignoring the fact that the gas fired generation stations are also paid extremely high rates when wind/solar have insufficient output, plus there are no longer any “ old power stations” to fire up other than DRAX on its dubious wood chip boilers !

How can I be ignoring the fact when it was me that mentioned it?

How does it work? Most country lanes I know have no white lines so no "lanes" as such.

Exactly my point as it still tries to operate. Sometimes it twitches you towards the verge and at other times towards oncoming traffic. On a motorway with white lines, it is even worse! In my opinion if a driver needs all these gadgets, then maybe they should not be on the roads?

 

[RogerL]

No one is disputing that, but why do we have to pay for the wind farms to go into stand by and at other times pay for old power stations to be fired up.

There aren't any old power stations left - the last coal-fired power station, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, closed over a year ago

 

[otherclive]

How does it work? Most country lanes I know have no white lines so no "lanes" as such.

They can pick up verges. My daughter was commenting that along one lane the verge was cut back during resurfacing. Now when she drives down that road her MG 3 picks up on the edge of the the tarmac and squeaks away, giving a gentle vibratory push to the right, and the road is not edged in white paint either.

 

[Buckman]

There aren't any old power stations left - the last coal-fired power station, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, closed over a year ago

Nuclear, gas etc are all "old" power stations, but maybe I should have used the term "mothballed" power stations. I must admit coal fire power stations ever even crossed my mind.

They can pick up verges. My daughter was commenting that along one lane the verge was cut back during resurfacing. Now when she drives down that road her MG 3 picks up on the edge of the the tarmac and squeaks away, giving a gentle vibratory push to the right, and the road is not edged in white paint either.

It does pick up verges, but cannot understand why it twitches towards the verge. A lot of country roads can be twisty even A roads so no fun when the car brakes unexpectedly in a bend. When doing my advanced driving course we were taught to slow down slightly before a bend and then accelerate through a bend and not to brake in a bend. Common sense really.

 

[otherclive]

No one is disputing that, but why do we have to pay for the wind farms to go into stand by and at other times pay for old power stations to be fired up.

How can I be ignoring the fact when it was me that mentioned it?

Exactly my point as it still tries to operate. Sometimes it twitches you towards the verge and at other times towards oncoming traffic. On a motorway with white lines, it is even worse! In my opinion if a driver needs all these gadgets, then maybe they should not be on the roads?

At #19 you mentioned that cheap electric comes from fossil fuels. But as U.K. has no coal stations and the only fossil fuelled ones are gas with gas being priced at global prices how can it be cheap, especially when some gas stations are paid very high tariffs when meeting peak demand for short periods. It’s the price of the gas that impacts the prices force ins and solar output. But as more energy storage comes on line the need to pay very high short term tariffs to gas stations should reduce.

But one thing I don’t see is how HMG is going to loop £300 off the average bill by 2029. Delighted if they do, but without seeing any definitive plan I remain “sceptical of Wiltshire”

 

[Tobes]

Great car and write up, but not so brilliant when you take into account that electric still comes from fossil fuel and last year tax payers paid over £1 billion for wind farms to be shut down adding to the cost of a kwh. Never mind that thousands of people have been put out of work adding to the benefits bill.

Thanks!
The statement that electricity comes from fossil fuel is either not nuanced enough or outdated. Here is the current generation profile for the UK.
Curtailment costs do occur, but are tiny when compared to the cost of electricity associated with gas.

 

[Tobes]

Excellent script Tobes. Thanks for all the details. Like you my son avoids MSAs like the plague!
People like Instavolt I understand are build new charging stations daily with easy drive in drive our access.Hopefully making life easier for the EV Caravanner
Your Polestar sounds an absolute powerful beast.

Does it have a more conventional, less distracting dash board display?
Is it true there is no rear windscreen, just a camera?

Thanks DD. The dash is fully digital, but can be modified to choose what you see. You can have it as a simple speed readout and next direction, or with a map, or with a visualisation of traffic around you. That is separate to the centre console.

It does in deed have no rear screen, but has an HD camera and display where the mirror is. It works extremely well IMHO, and I am already used to it. That give the option to move the rear roof bar a long way back making the rear seats incredibly spacious and open.