According to CN EV Post, which quotes local Chinese sources, they reached out to Polestar to confirm if this was the going rate for a Polestar 2 battery replacement. They got an official statement back saying that the actual rate was 400,000 yuan ($57,900), suggesting that Mr. Huang may also have been charged for other repairs that were needed on his car.<\/p>\n After getting the official quote from Polestar<\/a>, Jiemian News reached out to another Chinese EV manufacturer, Xpeng<\/a>, and learned that the cost of a replacement 80 kWh battery pack for the P7<\/a> sedan was just over 110,000 yuan ($14,500), while for the smaller packs in the P5<\/a> and G3<\/a> they charged 90,000 yuan ($13,000) and 85,000 yuan ($12,300) respectively. Another Chinese automaker selling EVs, Li Auto, will replace the 37.2 kWh battery pack in its Li ONE range extender EV<\/a> for around 70,000 yuan ($10,100).<\/p>\n In the United States, the cost of a battery pack replacement for a Tesla<\/a> Model 3<\/a> can be around $20,000, while an entirely new Model S<\/a> pack may exceed $30,000. We have reached out to Polestar in the US to see how much they charge for a Polestar 2 pack here and we\u2019ll update the article when we hear back.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n