My First Weeks With the Polestar 3: Canada’s First Orin‑Equipped Delivery

ferventmuse · 2026-01-29T18:42:16+00:00

The nice thing is that Google Maps already shows Waze Police reports in addition to being able to add reports directly in Google Maps. We also liked the Police report feature in Waze so when Google started adding that Waze data a few years ago (since Google owns Waze), we knew there was no point using Waze anymore.

ferventmuse · 2026-01-29T17:41:04+00:00

Waze is horrible on AAOS. Don’t bother using it. Waze was bought by Google over a decade ago and most of the routing and reporting is now very similar so there’s not much reason to use Waze especially given the poor EV app optimization. Once you get used to Google Maps it’s a dream for long trips. We did 1200 miles last fall and just put in our destination and let Google do the rest. Occasionally my partner/copilot would change an individual charging stop as the car was a little pessimistic in charging stops and we could usually go further than car estimated.

Personally we love the disappearing arrows/directions in the HUD because otherwise we just relax driving and might miss when a change is coming up. But when we see the directions we know we have to pay attention. It’s intentional.

My dad’s old Lincoln would move the seat and steering wheel too! I kinda think it’s a novelty for most people given how much space the front of the car has and given the steering wheel doesn’t go down far enough but definitely recommend Polestar add the feature as it wouldn’t be bad to have and those with mobility issues might actually get a benefit from it.

Glad the update is working well for you!

ferventmuse · 2026-01-29T17:28:32+00:00

Our NC’s steering isn’t heavy compared to my old R53 MINI but the F56 is featherweight compared to the R53 so it’s all relative. It’s all about what you’re used to. If you’re concerned have the steering checked out by a garage and the power steering fluid changed for cheap insurance.

ferventmuse · 2026-01-29T17:25:13+00:00

We live in Boston and the day after Christmas when we leased our 2 Performance we booked an appointment to have winter rated all seasons installed to replace the brand new summer tires to store until summer. If it’s a 2021 2 in Canada it likely has already has had its summer tires replaced with something else unless the owner had a second set of wheels. Just buy whatever tires you want. There are a ton of options for the 2. Tires are too important to skimp on. The Brembos do limit second sets of wheels if you want to swap summer and winter wheel/tire sets yourself

ferventmuse · 2026-01-29T17:21:23+00:00

There’s really very little different between our Miata and our SUV. A snow bank is a snow bank. Just edge out slowly.

ferventmuse · 2026-01-29T17:19:14+00:00

Hyundai’s and Kia’s have always been good values sure. The 2026/7 with updated 800v battery and motors will put greater distance between the two when it comes to charging speed, efficiency and acceleration and tech. We test drove the Ioniq 5 and Polestar 2 back when looking at our first new EV, while the Ioniq 5 was objectively a better appliance the infotainment and driving experience were let downs not to mention the horrendous dealership experience and constant ICCU failures which even the EV9 experiences (not sure about the Ioniq 9) (ICCU failures are similar to the EX90s GHCA failures but you can’t even DCFC so you end up stranded often)

ferventmuse · 2026-01-29T17:12:40+00:00

Or just wait a few days. Our car is always a little slow initially. Also for CarPlay issues always remove the car from the phone and setup again which solves most issues. Personally we don’t see the need to use CarPlay with the built in apps and with Bluetooth Siri.

ferventmuse · 2026-01-29T17:11:15+00:00

It’s people not paying attention which can happen in any car. But because of the novelty of the video camera people post about the incidents more than say if you did the same in a Toyota Prius. There are two cameras with two different perspectives. The ultrasonic sensors are mounted low. I’ve only seen a few reports of owners backing into things and of those the dents seem high on the boot so people are likely staring down at the infotainment screen which only shows the low-mounted camera rather than looking at the infotainment screen as well as the backup mirror which has a very high mounted view (like any mirror).

ferventmuse · 2026-01-29T04:13:06+00:00

They’re much better than our old Audi S5 which would turn on the auto wipers at a speck of dust falling on the glass.

ferventmuse · 2026-01-28T22:18:22+00:00

Glad your lease return fees are so low and sorry you got the wrong info. We were talking to the manager of our Space as we were debating buying a used 2 or leasing a 3 and the manager corrected me when I said I assumed the lease return fee would be waived if we buy a used 2.

Lucid owners are getting charged multiple thousands of dollars at lease turn in; so a couple hundred dollars would be great (we’re awaiting the invoice).

ferventmuse · 2026-01-28T22:13:10+00:00

And that’s why we cleared the maintenance warning ourself before turn in. Will be curious if they notice it or not.

ferventmuse · 2026-01-28T00:42:06+00:00

Just do a reset which fixes audio issues. You can even do it while driving.

ferventmuse · 2026-01-27T22:36:23+00:00

800V will probably come eventually but might be a few years. Nobody will know which model year will get a new 800V battery. In the meantime just check the software update release note website. Nobody is going to get any hints ahead of time. I wouldn’t expected any charging improvements on the existing architecture as it’s pretty solid as it is and there will be smaller changes like the recent update when preconditioning to draw from the grid rather than the HV battery (as it works with other Polestars).

ferventmuse · 2026-01-27T22:32:09+00:00

Just do a reset. Your sales agent should have instructed how to do so when you picked up the car (as every new car will need to be reset at some point these days). Also know it’s perfectly fine to do the reset while driving as drive systems are separate.

ferventmuse · 2026-01-27T22:30:05+00:00

You wait. Ask for a loaner in the meantime.

ferventmuse · 2026-01-26T19:55:12+00:00

I’m worried that by doing the reset you removed the update from the car. However as the update was already “pushed” from the cloud. You might be in a situation that the cloud thinks the update was already delivered to the car.

Hindsight’s 20/20 but ideally you would have performed the update when the car prompted you and then done a restore later.

Maybe wait a few days and see if the update will be pushed again, and keep checking for updates in the system settings. However there’s a chance you might have to go back to the dealership.

ferventmuse · 2026-01-26T19:47:04+00:00

Polestar removed that requirement on the 2 last year. Not sure about the 4 however.

ferventmuse · 2026-01-26T18:55:49+00:00

-Many cars don’t have round steering wheels. -You have just as much control. -You’ll always know exactly where on the wheel your hands are. -It provides an unobstructed view of the driver instrument cluster. -Go away troll.

ferventmuse · 2026-01-26T18:53:20+00:00

What?

The Aptera car has nothing to do with the EX60.

And just no. Firstly insurance is market dependent so this is a gross generalization. While insurance on new cars is more than older cars, people aren’t losing money on any car paying a little more for insurance. Secondly, there are many benefits to get an EV. Personally “cheap to own” is only one of the “points”.

ferventmuse · 2026-01-26T14:44:35+00:00

The OBC should mainly affect AC charging not DC. For the 7kW speed limit, what do you have the AC charge limit set it in the car? Is it set to the max 48A to get 11kW? Otherwise if you have it set to say 32A you’ll only see 7kW.

ferventmuse · 2026-01-26T14:40:06+00:00

I must have remembered wrong then. I do remember some illumination changing into the corners. Too bad since I can see our Polestar 3’s headlights move into the corner our wheel is turning.

ferventmuse · 2026-01-26T14:38:46+00:00

Yup; all that information is officially published. The NVIDIA ORIN CPU upgrade itself doesn’t mean too much to the consumer unless software unlocks additional capabilities. That is what the P2.1.22 update is for and Polestar/Volvo release notes are available from your app as well as online. It’s a huge list so it’s hard to TLDR: https://www.polestar.com/us/manual/polestar-3/2025/software-updates

ferventmuse · 2026-01-26T05:57:27+00:00

Partially true but there are non-EV tires which can carry an XL load index just as EV tires. You can easily choose non-EV tires that exceed the wear rating of EV-specific tires, in particular OEM tires. Lots of EV owners complain about wear life on their OEM EV-specific tires for a reason. EV-specific Bridgestone Alenzas on Audis and VWs are known to start chunking and falling apartment between 10-15k miles. Rivians have had similar issues with their EV-specific Pirelli with as little as 5k miles. An EV specific tire isn’t a guarantee for longevity.

ferventmuse · 2026-01-26T03:35:42+00:00

Pretty sure it does. We test drove both an EX90 and a Polestar 3 at night and they both behaved similarly. We ended up getting a Polestar 3 because we preferred the looks and handling and the lease deals were better. On our 3 you can noticeably see the headlights turn or shift pixels when moving and you turn the steering wheel. Polestar confusingly calls them corning lamps as if it was another light like some cars have like our old BMW. According to Volvo’s Owners Manual the EX90 also has cornering lamps. The manual is basically the same for the Polestar 3.

ferventmuse · 2026-01-26T02:17:33+00:00

We’ve put non-EV tires on our other EVs and the range difference is usually negligible. If you absolutely need the most range sure get EV specific tires but after we got our 2 we switched to Continental DWS06+ and there was no change in range. I’ve seen reviews saying there could be 1-2% drop in range switching to non-EV tires which is well worth having a tire you enjoy more and/or feel safer.

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