Polestar 282 kWh Long range
DragonWatt
The only car on this page Canadians have already owned. Polestar pulled the 2 when the surtax made it unsellable; the quota makes it viable again, and the company has said nothing firmer than that it is looking at it. Listed because its return would instantly be the most credible Chinese-built option here.
Real-world electric range by speed
DragonWatt estimate at 5 °C, the reference temperature for this country. Move the slider at the top of the page to see the effect of a cold snap.
Peak DC
What that means in practice
What it really costs over five years
15,000 km a year, electricity at $0.13/kWh and fuel at $1.55/L — national averages for this country, which vary a great deal by region. Insurance and depreciation excluded.
5-year cost
The petrol benchmark
Ownership riskbuyer exposure
This is not a breakdown rate. No reliability statistics exist for cars sold for this short a time, and we will not invent a score. This index adds up five verifiable facts that decide what happens to you if a fault occurs: how long the model has been sold here, what its battery is made of, what the manufacturer guarantees, where you could get it repaired, and whether an independent body has crash-tested it. The lower the total, the less exposed you are.
Some local history, but not yet enough to know the car's weak points.
Nickel manganese cobalt is more energy dense and holds up better in the cold, but ages faster and dislikes repeated 100 % charges.
Warranty length is the only number a manufacturer publishes about its own confidence. It is also what protects you when something goes wrong.
Very small network, concentrated in a few cities. Outside them, a repair can mean hundreds of kilometres.
Structure and restraints were measured by an independent third party.
