Polestar 0 project adds eight partners

The Polestar 0 project has added eight new global industry-leading partners in its quest to create a climate-neutral car by 2030.

The new partners will contribute to research in areas such as bio-based materials, chemical and aluminium processes, electronics and interior surface materials, while more partners will be sought within raw materials, bio-based chemicals, polymers, electric components, noble gases and other base materials, says Polestar.

New collaborators in the project include Vitesco Technologies, Schloetter, Autoneum, Stora Enso, TMG Automotive, Gränges, Borgstena and Stena Aluminium.

Hailing from countries including Germany, Switzerland, Portugal, Finland and Sweden, they cover the areas of electrical inverters, electroplating, interior and exterior materials, renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, and wooden construction, coating and textiles, flat rolled aluminium, knit and woven materials, and recycled aluminium.

The Polestar 0 project launched in 2021 with the belief that the car industry needs a full reset.

While the switch to EVs eliminates tailpipe emissions, Polestar recognises the need to urgently address emissions that stem from production.

The Polestar 0 project aims to eliminate all sources of CO2e throughout the supply chain, from the extraction of raw materials to material and vehicle production, delivery and end of life, without relying on misleading offsetting schemes.

 “My conviction in the success of the Polestar 0 project is reaffirmed every time we meet with new collaborators,” says Polestar 0 project head Hans Pehrson.

“It’s clear that there is immense potential to tap into around the globe. Achieving the seemingly impossible is never a one-man show.

“It is only through collective action that we can achieve the breakthroughs that truly make a difference and find the transformative solutions that go beyond the car industry.”