Polestar has announced that its Polestar 2 and Polestar 3 battery packs now contain at least 50% recycled cobalt, advancing the company’s circular materials strategy. This milestone supports Polestar’s objectives to reduce reliance on virgin raw materials, improve value chain transparency and extend resource use.
Beyond sourcing recycled metals, Polestar is focusing on prolonging battery life and retaining value throughout the vehicle ownership cycle. In collaboration with Volvo Cars battery centers, Polestar refurbishes high-voltage battery packs removed from Polestar 2 and Polestar 3 models. Vehicles requiring battery replacement receive refurbished units that match the original state-of-health, preserving performance while cutting new material demand and environmental footprint.
Polestar is also setting up recycling partnerships in all of its markets to meet producer responsibility regulations, extend battery lifecycles and maximize the recovery of critical materials. These initiatives build on the company’s broader circularity efforts, which include using recycled aluminum and steel, ECONYL® polyamide carpets, and yarn made from PET waste. A focus on modular design, mono-material components and reduced material complexity further enhances end-of-life disassembly and resource recovery.
Fredrika Klarén, Head of Sustainability at Polestar, says: “To drive a Polestar is an intentional choice by customers who care about tomorrow. Electrification, powered by renewable energy and enabled by circular battery materials, points to a new kind of system: one where resources stay in use and abundance replaces depletion.”
Since 2020, Polestar has published Life Cycle Assessments for every model and publicly reported CO₂e emissions across its value chain. The Polestar 2 was the first car to feature blockchain-traced cobalt, setting a new benchmark for supply chain accountability. Recent measures include integrating smart charging solutions and reducing relative per-vehicle carbon emissions by 25% since 2020, alongside the launch of four new models.
Source: Polestar press release
