I traded in 2021 Tesla Model Y after 6 months and 7k Miles. In the 7K miles, there is a long trip from Houston, TX to Indianapolis, IN. I traded in Model Y not because I did not liked it but just because I was getting way more than I paid for it and we were looking to get a second electric car once my wife graduates in May ( We already have Another Model Y on order, order placed in October). I traded it in and got Polestar 2. I would not have purchased Polestar 2 if I did not get Tax credits and more than what I paid for Model Y. It is a bit more expensive than what you get with it. With that said, I absolutely Love it, build quality is excellent (Not Volvo kind of materials but, it is very well built and decent materials used). It is a blast to drive ( Even more fun if you get a performance package which I did not coz of cost). Range is not bad either, in real world driving, I am averaging 31.1 KWH/100 Miles, in you factor in cold weather where I live, in the worst case, I might average 35 KWH/100 Miles, which would give you a little more than 200 Miles even in Winter which is not bad at all. When I did the trip from Indianapolis to Houston back in December, I was getting about a little less than 200 miles on highway in cold weather in Tesla. So, Polestar 2 is something you can consider if you value build quality, driving dynamics and design of the car It is outstanding too look at IMO but looks are subjective . Space in the second row is not a strong point in Polestar 2. All in all, I would give 7/10. I will rate Tesla 8/10.
The major advantage for Tesla is Charging network ( although it might not be an issue in future if Tesla expands it to others) and Charging speed ( This is the major problem). For example, I went from Houston to Dallas when I traded in Model Y and came back in Polestar. In tesla, it took 20 minutes of charging for 290 miles or driving. In Polestar, it took 40 minutes of charging for the same 290 miles. Tesla had 100% charge when I left home, Polestar had 97% charge.
In less than 8 hours of driving it might not make a huge difference but anything greater than that, it DOES make a huge difference and that is where Tesla shines and makes the experience way better than others.
Overall Space is also considerably more in Model Y, my wife commented that she liked Model Y when she sat in the Polestar 2 rear seats. I told her that she can drive the Y and I will be happy with the Polestar 2.
In my situation, I think we will be fine with Tesla and Polestar combination. For shorter trips, we can take Polestar and for longer trips, we can depend on Tesla.
