New single-motor Polestar 3 SUV starts at $67,500, orders open now

Polestar’s range expands a little more today. The Swedish spinoff announced that it is opening its order books for a cheaper, longer-range version of the Polestar 3 electric SUV that rather impressed us when we drove it earlier this year. The Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor will cost $67,500—well under the price cap for the IRS clean vehicle tax credit, for which it qualifies, as it is built in South Carolina.

Dropping the front motor/generator unit means that the Polestar 3 LRSM is a good deal less powerful than the Long Range Dual Motor version we’ve driven, but 296 hp (220 kW) and 361 lb-ft (489 Nm) should ensure that while it isn’t as fast, it shouldn’t be any kind of slouch.

And the boost in range should more than make up for any increase in 0–60 times. The Polestar 3 LRSM can go 350 miles (563 km) on a single charge of the 111 kWh battery, compared to 315 miles (507 km) for the Polestar 3 LRDM.

Since the battery packs are identical, so are charging stats: 30 minutes from 10–80 percent when DC fast charging at up to 250 kW, or 11 hours using a level 2 charger to fully recharge the pack.

“I’m very proud of what our team has accomplished and look forward to the Long Range Single Motor Polestar 3 SUV rolling off the assembly line in South Carolina very soon and into customer hands in early 2025,” said Anders Gustafson, head of Polestar North America.