Polestar 2

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Tesla gets initially accused of Polestar 2's crash into residential home (Teslarati)

Fortunately, the Polestar 2, just like the Tesla Model 3, is a safe vehicle, and thus, the driver was uninjured by the incident.

An editorโ€™s note was also posted explaining that the original version of the piece mistakenly identified the vehicle involved in the incident as a Tesla. This is likely simply the result of the article being updated, of course, but the optics are not very good. Fortunately, the Polestar 2, just like a Model 3, is a safe vehicle, and thus, the driver was [Lake Forest Patch](https://patch.com/california/lakeforest-ca/tesla-crashes-garage-lake-forest-thursday) stating that a Tesla had crashed into a Lake Forest home on Thursday afternoon. Instead, it was a white Polestar 2 sedan, a vehicle considered a competitor to the Tesla Model 3. The event did seem newsworthy especially considering the [media attention](https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-vs-train-crash-video/) that Tesla crashes get.

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Tesla gets wrongfully accused (initially) of Polestar 2's crash into ... (Teslarati)

Fortunately, the Polestar 2, just like the Tesla Model 3, is a safe vehicle, and thus, the driver was uninjured by the incident.

An editorโ€™s note was also posted explaining that the original version of the piece mistakenly identified the vehicle involved in the incident as a Tesla. This is likely simply the result of the article being updated, of course, but the optics are not very good. Fortunately, the Polestar 2, just like a Model 3, is a safe vehicle, and thus, the driver was [Lake Forest Patch](https://patch.com/california/lakeforest-ca/tesla-crashes-garage-lake-forest-thursday) stating that a Tesla had crashed into a Lake Forest home on Thursday afternoon. Instead, it was a white Polestar 2 sedan, a vehicle considered a competitor to the Tesla Model 3. The event did seem newsworthy especially considering the [media attention](https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-vs-train-crash-video/) that Tesla crashes get.

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