Polestar reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 9% for every vehicle sold

A Swedish brand of high-performance electric vehicles Polestar continues to make great progress in achieving its climate goals.

The builder comes to rA 9% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions per vehicle sold in 2023.

This is the same as one a decrease of 3.4 tCO2e compared to 2022obtained by considering three main areas: the use of carefully selected materials and low impact of weather, the use of alternative electricity in the production of cars and batterywith the adoption of measures to improve energy efficiency during use. The results obtained in 2023 and future expectations show that it is possible to reduce growth due to increased production.

Fredrika Klarén, Head of Sustainability at Polestar, says:

Our vision is clearly defined: we intend to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles, introducing the most sustainable and innovative solutions to continuously improve electric vehicles. It is important to note that there is still significant room for consistent improvement in our industry in disclosing plans to meet climate goals. This year we’re sharing the work we’re doing to make our climate map more visible, moving forward towards our 2040 climate goal.

In 2023, Polestar also considered strengthen its monitoring practices and expand the monitoring of hazardous materials for batteries. A notable result is the possibility of trace the lithium and nickel used in Polestar 3 batteriesso connect trace cobalt and mica launched in 2020 and 2021 respectively through blockchain technology.

The sustainability report provides a transparent overview of the steps taken by Polestar to take a proactive approach to managing sustainability risks. In 2023, Polestar introduced a digital system to facilitate continuous data collection to support transparency and compliance with standards and regulations.

In this link you can read Polestar’s report.

Remember

Polestar is committed achieve climate balance by 2040. This means completely eliminating all greenhouse gas emissions at every stage of the vehicle’s life cycle. This target includes not only emissions related to supply and production, but also energy consumption when using the vehicle.

Polestar’s LCAs, published since 2020, consider various factors in the vehicle’s life cycle, from distribution to production and recycling, and summarize the climate impact in an easily understandable number. This allows consumers to make quick and accurate decisions when buying a car. The LCA data reported in this issue shows the carbon footprint of the entire vehicle production cycle, which includes material acquisition through product production and excludes the use and end-of-life phases. LCA data for the full life cycle of the carbon footprint shows the total carbon footprint of the vehicle, adding the use phase and the end of the life cycle to its carbon production phase.

Source: Polestar