Polestar Follows Tesla to Withdraw from Australia’s Car Lobby Group

Polestar said the chamber’s view on the new vehicle efficiency standard was not aligned with the company’s focus, prompting its exit from the peak body.

The Polestar 2 BST edition 270 electric vehicle on display at the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, on Nov. 17, 2022. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Another EV (electric vehicle) manufacturer has followed Tesla to renounce its membership in Australia’s main automotive industry lobby group.

On March 8, Polestar Australia managing director Samantha Johnson sent a letter to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) to withdraw her company from the peak body as she believed FCAI’s view on the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) contradicted Polestar’s.