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GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN — Polestar (Nasdaq: PSNY) is taking the following steps in lowering its provide chain emissions by integrating renewable fuels on its ocean freight routes, which account for round 75% of Polestar’s complete transportation emissions.
Polestar is now additionally working its Car Processing Centre (VPC) in Belgium on 100% renewable electrical energy. The VPC acts as a ending and preparation level for automobiles earlier than supply to European clients, together with charging them with renewable electrical energy.
With Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 manufacturing now ramping up, renewable gas will initially be used for about 65% of the outbound ocean freight of produced automobiles from Asia to Polestar’s VPC in Zeebrugge, Belgium. Polestar additionally plans to combine renewable fuels on freight from North America in the course of the second half of the 12 months, as manufacturing of Polestar 3 expands to South Carolina. Via the utilisation of B30 Biofuel, which accommodates 30% Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME), emissions from these delivery routes will be diminished by roughly 20-25%, in contrast with typical Sulphur gas oils.
Polestar has taken steps to decarbonise inter-continental inbound ocean freight for manufacturing supplies and spare components distribution, which are actually working on 100% FAME gas, lowering greenhouse gasoline emissions by 84% in comparison with fossil gas. The FAME gas relies on renewable sources, together with waste cooking oil. No feedstock associated to palm oil or palm oil manufacturing is used.
Jonas Engström, Head of Operations at Polestar, says: “This is an important step in Polestar’s goal to reach climate neutrality by 2040. Becoming truly climate neutral means eliminating all greenhouse gas emissions across our operations, and all phases of our cars’ life cycles, including emissions from the supply chain. As we enter an accelerating phase of growth with our model line-up and manufacturing footprint expanding, there is an extra emphasis on the need for sustainable logistics solutions.”
Polestar not too long ago revealed its Sustainability Report for 2023. Greenhouse gasoline emissions per bought automobile had been diminished by 9% throughout 2023 in comparison with 2022, illustrating that it’s potential to decouple development from elevated emissions.
Press launch from Polestar.
