According to the Polestar official website report, as part of the development of the Polestar 1, Polestar, an independent high-performance electrification brand of the Volvo Car Group, conducted a crash test for the first time, and it is also the first time that the Volvo Car Group has evaluated it under actual collision conditions The strength of the Polestar 1 carbon fibre reinforced polymer body.
Thomas Ingenlath, CEO of Polestar, said: "We are very excited about this crash test. The first crash test of Polestar 1 is to explore unknown things and is the key evidence of the development of Polestar 1. We must know the idea and The calculations were correct and proved to be correct. "
The bending of the steel body helps to overlap the collision area, thereby reducing the impact of the collision on the vehicle occupants, while the carbon fiber eliminates the impact by rupturing and shredding. Engineers are paying close attention to how carbon fiber bodies respond to extreme impact shocks. They also pay attention to how the Polestar 1's underlying steel structure and the carbon fiber dragonfly that enhances the underlying structure manage the impact.
The Polestar 1 validated prototype is part of the first mass-produced Polestar 1 series, which was pushed to a fixed obstacle at a speed of 50 km / h to simulate a frontal collision. Most of the collision impact force is absorbed by the car's collision structure. The remaining impact force is reduced by the carbon fiber body panel of the body structure, and the body structure remains rigid, and there is no sign of bending or error after the collision.
Zef van der Putten, responsible for Polestar carbon fiber, commented: "The first crash test proved that the decision to use carbon fiber in the Polestar 1 body was correct and that carbon fiber supports the highest safety standards. example."
The crash test was conducted at the Volvo Cars Safety Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden. Cars and other vehicles were also tested in a large number of real-world simulation environments created by the centre.