'We want to be guiding stars': Inside Polestar's quest to deliver a 'truly climate-neutral' electric car by 2030

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The firm has set its 'climate neutral car' ambition in stone for 2030 | Credit: Polestar
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The firm has set its 'climate neutral car' ambition in stone for 2030 | Credit: Polestar

Swedish EV brand is working with host of pioneering metals, electronics and other suppliers to shrink carbon footprint of its cars to zero by end of the decade

Electric vehicles (EVs) have been one of the biggest success stories of the burgeoning net zero transition so far, having now decisively shot into the mainstream after doubling their market share to 8.3...

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