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Video: Test driving a Polestar 2 in an EV road trip across Australia

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Mick O'Donnell

An Australian couple tests the hype: How easy is it really to cross the continent in an electric vehicle?

They’re both EV novices. Polestar provides a car. Are there really enough charge points for a relaxed month on the road?

In this series, EV-curious producer Mick O’Donnell shares his own Perth to Sydney electric road trip.

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