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One of Australia’s newest electric vehicles (EVs), the Polestar 2, has relied on chip fat to help it make the long-distance journey across the remote Nullarbor Plain. The stylish all-electric fastback launched here in February, priced from $59,900, and is available in a three-variant line-up with a choice of front or all-wheel drive and two battery sizes, the Long-Range single motor version boasting a range of 540km. The dedicated electric vehicle brand was founded by Volvo and Geely, and its first mass-market model, the Polestar 2, became one of the first EVs to trial a new bio-fuel EV charging station located at the Caiguna Roadhouse, 370km east of Norsemen and 370km west of the South Australian border. The BiØfil fast-charging point is designed to help plug the EV range gap between Western Australia and South Australia, and uses a generator powered by energy from waste cooking oil that’s recycled from the Roadhouse kitchen.
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