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Volvo's ultimate owner is the same state-aligned Chinese conglomerate. The question isn't "why ban Polestar", it is "why ban Polestar without banning Volvo". T
by crote 4mo ago
Volvo's ultimate owner is the same state-aligned Chinese conglomerate.
The question isn't "why ban Polestar", it is "why ban Polestar without banning Volvo". They are both headquartered in Sweden, they are both owned by the same conglomerate, and they are often even both manufactured in the same factories. So what makes them different enough to warrant banning only one of them?
- graemep 4mo agoFrom other comments where telemetry goes to, and possibly the level of remote control in the cars. It appears to be a general ban on "connected vehicles" controlled from certain countries even if built in the US[1], so I would guess that Volvo does not meet the criteria for that. 1. https://www.topgear.com/car-news/usa/polestar-has-been-banned-selling-its-cars-us https://www.topgear.com/car-news/usa/polestar-has-been-banne...
- neogodless 4mo agoMy Polestar has the word "Volvo" on several parts. They share a software stack and get the same updates.
- graemep 4mo agoWho deploys and controls it? Do they operate separately, use the same servers etc.
- mikrotikker 4mo agoNice pivot.
- olyjohn 4mo agoBecause Polestar isn't a household name in the US. Most people have no clue they are even selling Polestars here. Volvo is very well known brand that has been established in the US for many years. and most people don't know it's Chinese-owned now. If someone said "ban Volvo" people would actually stop and wonder WTF is going on. You say "ban some brand of Chinese EV that you've never heard of," people aren't really going to care that much.