Journal 9

It’s been an intense journey for Polestar, and now we’ve arrived at a very exciting stage: Verification Prototype (VP) build. These VP cars, which contain an unprecedented amount of carbon fibre, are being assembled and painted. They’ll then be ready for a series of vigorous tests.

Prototype build

It’s been an intense journey for Polestar, and now we’ve arrived at a very exciting stage: Verification Prototype (VP) build. These VP cars, which contain an unprecedented amount of carbon fibre, are being assembled and painted. They’ll then be ready for a series of vigorous tests.

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