Electric car manufacturer Polestar presents the O2 concept. It is intended to herald nothing less than a new era of sports cars. Apparently, this also requires a built-in drone.
With a drone and without a roof on sunny days: Polestar O2. (Source: Polestar)
- Those who are skeptical about electric mobility will find fodder in this concept vehicle from Polestar.
- Do such development carriers actually always need a drone lately? And then the O2 concept is also designed as a convertible.
- An open electric sports car – actually a nightmare in terms of aerodynamics and efficiency.
The electric car manufacturer Polestar wants to further expand the image of a future-oriented, technological brand. During an extensive test drive with the Polestar 2, we were already able to experience the almost perfect integration of Google services. But the O2 concept naturally goes much further.
Polestar O2 concept
If you encounter Polestar’s sports car design openly, you will discover something remarkable. First, it is designed as a convertible. You can’t find an electrically powered convertible on the market at the moment. That has its reasons.
Because a convertible has to compensate for the lack of roof rigidity with thicker, more stable frames. This drives up the weight, which adds to the additional weight of the batteries. An open sports car is also clearly at a disadvantage when it comes to fuel or electricity consumption.
Polestar wants to counteract this with numerous design tricks. The striking taillights or the eye-catching wheels should contribute to this. However, Polestar does not publish a drag coefficient (cd value). It is therefore not possible to judge how efficient the measures are.
For the selfie generation: built-in drone
As with the Thundertruck, there is a drone available for particularly spectacular excursions with the electric car, which can be placed behind the indicated rear seats when not in use.
It can take off and film while driving at speeds of up to 90 km/h. It follows the vehicle independently. The recorded video material can be edited directly via the car’s touchscreen and uploaded to social networks.
The car will not go into series production in this form. Polestar will certainly incorporate (design) elements into one of the upcoming electric vehicles.
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