In Pictures: Polestar and Oxford use eye trackers and heart-rate monitors to measure how EV performance feels

Polestar and Oxford researchers took to the track to quantify the feeling of electric performance.

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The study compared two Polestar 4 variants, including the 544 hp Performance pack model.

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Twelve drivers were fitted with eye trackers and heart-rate monitors for matched laps.

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The Performance pack delivered 32% higher peak acceleration on the Gotland Ring.

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Steering effort fell 15% in the Performance model, according to the Oxford data.

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Eye-tracking data offered a window into how drivers experienced each lap.

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Drivers rated the higher-output Polestar 4 far higher on experience.

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Heart-rate monitors helped researchers link physical response to perceived performance.

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The findings aim to bring measurable rigor to the subjective feel of driving an EV.

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