Polestar Investor Presentation
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Robust R&D infrastructure driving innovation
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Polestar independently decides what to
develop inhouse vs. "cherry-picking" from
partners-the combination allows Polestar to
focus on key differentiating technologies
whilst leveraging R&D from the larger Geely
Group (Volvo Cars, Geely and others) in a
flexible way
Purchasing and manufacturing center in
Polestar/brembo
Polestar R&D UK
Coventry, United Kingdom
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China works closely with R&D on daily basis
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>200 R&D employees and growing
Focus areas are:
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Sustainable lightweight
structures (e.g., alloy rims etc.)
Sports car technology
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Low volume production
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Program lead for alu-based
Polestar R&D HQ
Gothenburg, Sweden
- ~80 R&D employees and growing
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Focus areas are:
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High quality & sustainable
materials and processes
power electric motor)
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Chassis & e-powertrain (e.g., high
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Electrical systems for the car
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Software development across
Source: Company information, Management estimates
1. Battery management system
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sports car/GT with 800V
propulsion offer
Safety testing of cars
Software development, testing
and integration
Advanced research generating
Polestar IP
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vehicles (e.g., BMS¹)
Polestar engineered
performance components
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