Polestar cuts car emissions

Polestar’s sustainability report for 2023 shows it making progress on its climate targets by achieving a cut of nine per cent in relative greenhouse-gas emissions per sold car last year.

It says this equates to a reduction of 3.4 tonnes of carbon-dioxide equivalent when compared to 2022.

This was achieved by a focus on three main areas – the use of carefully chosen materials with lower climate impact, renewable electricity in car and battery production, and energy efficiency in use phase. 

“Our vision is clear,” says Fredrika Klaren, pictured, Polestar’s head of sustainability. “We want to accelerate the EV transition while bringing in more sustainable and innovative solutions to make electric cars even better. 

“We need to acknowledge our industry still has a huge potential for improvement when it comes to disclosing concrete plans for achieving its climate pledges. 

“This year, we are sharing the work we do to make our climate roadmap more concrete as we navigate towards our 2040 climate goal.”

Last year, Polestar also focused on enhancing its traceability practices and expanding the number of battery risk minerals tracked. 

A significant advancement is the ability to trace lithium and nickel used in Polestar 3’s batteries, adding to cobalt and mica that have been monitored with blockchain technology since 2020 and 2021 respectively.

Polestar’s report discloses how it is adopting a due-diligence approach to improve the ability to identify and remediate sustainability-related risks.

In 2023, the marque introduced a digital platform to streamline collecting sustainability-related data to support transparency and compliance with standards and regulations. Click here to download the report.