The single-motor Polestar 2 is the lowest-priced vehicle in the Volvo BEV-only subsidiary’s lineup, but it offers the same standard features as the dual-motor Polestar 2.

Set for production by year-end, the new GLC SUV will kick off with a range of gasoline and diesel 4-cyls. boasting EQ Boost-branded mild-hybrid properties via a 48V integrated starter-generator.

Both Pirelli’s P Zero All Season Plus Elect and Hankook’s iON tires promise reduced rolling resistance, which lowers energy consumption and, in turn, improves electric-vehicle range.

ACT Research predicts 24% of commercial-vehicle demand – Class 4 to Class 8 trucks in the U.S. and medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in Europe, China and elsewhere in the world – will be all-electric by 2030, rising to 28% in 2031, then 53% by 2035.

Maserati joins the electric future with a bold plan to introduce battery-powered versions of its SUVs, sedans and supercars between 2023 and 2025.