According to its newly released 2025 sustainability report, Polestar has cut greenhouse gas emissions per vehicle by 31% since 2020.
The Swedish performance EV manufacturer achieved this reduction through multiple environmental initiatives. Both the Polestar 2 and Polestar 3 now use batteries containing at least 50% recycled cobalt.
Low-carbon recycled materials throughout vehicle construction contribute significantly to the emissions reduction.
The company’s expanding production of the Polestar 4 – which carries Polestar’s smallest carbon footprint to date – helps drive down overall emissions. Renewable energy adoption across key European markets further reduces use-phase emissions.
CEO Emphasizes Growth Without Compromise
As Polestar works toward climate neutrality by 2040, CEO Michael Lohscheller stressed the company’s commitment to responsible expansion.
If you are not reducing emissions while growing, you are choosing not to.
Lohscheller highlighted practical customer benefits beyond environmental impact.
Electrification delivers clear value for customers: lower running costs, lower emissions and greater peace of mind, as volatile oil prices and fuel scarcity mean pump anxiety is increasingly replacing range anxiety.
He positioned EVs as both sustainable and economically sensible as clean electricity becomes more widespread.
As clean electricity scales, electric vehicles are becoming not just the sustainable choice, but the smarter, more reliable one.
Polestar 0 Project Targets Zero-Emission Manufacturing
Sustainability drives Polestar’s core philosophy. The company launched its Polestar 0 project in 2025 – a research initiative partnering industry with academia to eliminate emissions from high-impact materials, products and processes.
The project has piloted ultra-low-emission steel production and advanced battery material research.
Research teams have developed bio-based textiles and technologies that convert CO₂ into usable materials.
Since launch, the Polestar 0 project has secured SEK 100 million (£79 million) in funding. The initiative aims to produce a net-zero vehicle by 2035.
Fredrika Klaren, Polestar’s sustainability chief, described the project’s industry leadership role.
The Polestar 0 project pushes us into new territory. While much of the industry invests in hybrids and combustion engines, we focus on solutions that eliminate emissions entirely.
She emphasized the collaborative approach’s potential impact.
The innovation emerging from this project shows the power of collaboration and material science, and importantly, how well positioned we are to move the industry forward.
The Polestar 0 project operates from the Mission 0 house in Polestar’s home city of Gothenburg, Sweden.
