u/parawolf

Ultra Spec only (no Plus), and P6 or P10 only, no P12

P12 are on 12+month waits in Europe so probably hamstrung by motor units and battery packs for our market.

Also no Cross Country spec has been released in any market yet from what I recall.

No 22" wheel options.

All options are no-cost extras

EX60 P6 Ultra RWD; $95,777 Drive Away

EX60 P10 Ultra AWD; $112,656 Drive Away.

FYI: Volvo support the EX60 being used as V2G/V2H when the technology is approved and the use of this functionality is included in the standard battery warranty (there are limits to energy use per year).

How much should regular user care about the battery voltage architecture? 400v vs 800/900/1000v.

I get the higher battery voltages can support faster charging, which is generally a good thing. But for the general person that be maxing out at using a 7kw home charger, does it matter terribly?

The original Polestar 4, and SUV sized and shaped car is now called the Polestar 4, and from the link, a currently unnamed shape car for the Polestar 4 (Estate? Shooting brake? Hatch?)

From press releases, while the P3 is getting upgrades to 800v, and as a result faster charging of 350kW, and faster onboard processors. The P4 is getting naming of variant Coupe/Estate, but it is staying at 400v, some marketing strategies and recalibrated chassis.

While I kind of like the Polestar and would like to see it succeed; I think the P4 Estate might be at a loss against the Volvo EX60. And personally, I am hesitant to put dollars into a brand that sold about the same cars Globally (Polestar, ~60k) vs BYD sold into Australia (~52k) during the full year of 2025.

I'm a little confused with the market positioning of the Geely Group for Volvo vs Polestar now, and even a little bit with Zeekr in the 7X and 7GT.

For those with carports/garages, has anyone installed and liked an overhead cable management arm? There are a couple out on the market of different types, but i'm thinking about the wall where the EVSE would go, would need to reach across one parking bay to reach another car, and would need to be taller than me by a few cm to ensure i'm comfortable enough with walking under it, vs just running the cable over the floor.

Currently working through some options as to whether i'm nuts for doing this or not.

House is a 2phase supply, i have two main fuses at 100A and a single 3phase smart meter. In 2022 when I moved in, I had the house redone with a new main circuit board, along with subboards that were all already in the house (one in the middle of the house dual phase for power and lights circuits and a link out to the shed some 40metres away; and another subboard to the pool which is dual phase for sauna, pool heater and pump).

All upgraded at the time with new enclosures, Hager RCBOs - made for nice upgrades to then deploy pool heat pump, and some RCAC's as well as 13.3kw panels across two 5kw fronius inverters. Great for upgrading a 1970s house.

But now running into thoughts about solar home batteries, and at least one EV (and V2G).

I haven't been able to get a straight answer for DC Coupled batteries to the Fronius Gen24s if I can have a unified stack connected to two inverters or have two discrete stacks and deal with some asymmetric supply. But i haven't chased this question too far and now considering an EV i'm contemplating going straight to 3phase power.

While it is a WANT and not a NEED to get 3phase power, and I could probably do with a 10A or 15A outlet, my thoughts are if I prepare with a 32A 3phase outlet/connection/EVSE I could (when it's allowed/possible) use the car for V2G or blackout protection. 3phase could expand my possibility in a few years if I want to upgrade pool heater to 3P, and also, I could increase the size of my solar array on the roof. It would also make battery connection simpler and not worry about multiple stacks and asymmetric use of the home battery.

With the right EVSE/car, I could trickle charge as necessary, but also on the right electrical plan, make use of free electricity hours and draw at ~22kW, an also dump solar into the battery of the car as well.

I have underground power from the boundary pole, so that would need to be trenched in, and i've got rough costs of about $18k to get the job done (not including solar upgrades or EVSE deployment).

Am I silly for doing this?