Polestar Cuts Emissions Per Car by 31% Since 2020 While More Than Doubling Sales
Polestar says it reduced greenhouse gas emissions per sold car by 31% between 2020 and 2025, while growing annual retail sales to over 60,000 vehicles.
- 31%
- over 60,000
- 28
What Happened
Polestar published its 2025 Sustainability Report, showing a 31% reduction in emissions per sold car since 2020. The company grew sales to over 60,000 cars annually, expanded to 28 markets, and launched three models. Polestar remains Europe’s only pure-EV company and aims to be climate-neutral by 2040.
“If you are not reducing emissions while growing, you are choosing not to. 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.”
31%
Since 2020, as reported in the 2025 Sustainability Report.
Why this matters
This shows that EV makers can decouple growth from rising emissions by using clean energy and low-carbon materials, offering a path to sustainable transportation.
Terms in This Story
- GHG (Greenhouse gas)
- Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, including carbon dioxide and methane.
- Lifecycle emissions
- Total emissions from a product's production, use, and disposal.
- BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle)
- A car powered entirely by electricity stored in batteries, with no gasoline engine.
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