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Polestar CEO tells CNBC ‘pump anxiety’ has made EVs ‘all about money’

CNBC · May 14, 2026, 9:13 AM

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  • Electric-vehicle maker Polestar told CNBC Thursday that "range anxiety" has been replaced by "pump anxiety," amid worries around a Middle East crisis that has global energy prices soaring.
  • "People are concerned, 'how much do I pay at the gas station?'" Polestar CEO Michael Lohscheller told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe."

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Electric-vehicle maker Polestar told CNBC Thursday that "range anxiety" has been replaced by "pump anxiety," amid worries around a Middle East crisis that has global energy prices soaring.

"People are concerned, 'how much do I pay at the gas station?'" Polestar CEO Michael Lohscheller told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe."

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