a series of social media content. Most everyday products, from furniture to toothbrushes, come with a carbon footprint from their manufacturing processes. Once in the hands of consumers and being used for intended purposes, they become static, non-emitting items until they reach the end of their lifespans and need to be recycled or scrapped. The same thing could be the case for electric vehicles since they come with the potential of a climate-neutral use phase, but only if they are charged with renewable energy. Of course, electric vehicles, like any other products, come with a carbon footprint from production. Polestar is constantly working to reduce this for its products. This reduction is key, but the use case must also be considered – if charged with renewable energy, there should be no additional carbon emissions when using the car. To emphasise the importance of providing green energy on national grids and to show how design can accelerate the energy transition and increase transparency from charging providers, Polestar has turned to Dutch solar designer, Marjan van Aubel. Marjan van Aubel is designing for a climate-neutral future by combining the fields of sustainability, design and technology – ultimately aiming to accelerate the global energy transition. The initiative follows an exhibition in the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam earlier in 2021, where Polestar commissioned eco-artist Thijs Biersteker to turn its Life Cycle Assessment into a piece of art. The result was an interactive installation named “We Harvest Wind”, that encouraged people to think about the greatest challenges of our time – the climate crisis, pollution and the transition to renewable energy – through art.
a series of social media content. Most everyday products, from furniture to toothbrushes, come with a carbon footprint from their manufacturing processes. Once in the hands of consumers and being used for intended purposes, they become static, non-emitting items until they reach the end of their lifespans and need to be recycled or scrapped. The same thing could be the case for electric vehicles since they come with the potential of a climate-neutral use phase, but only if they are charged with renewable energy. Of course, electric vehicles, like any other products, come with a carbon footprint from production. Polestar is constantly working to reduce this for its products. This reduction is key, but the use case must also be considered – if charged with renewable energy, there should be no additional carbon emissions when using the car. To emphasise the importance of providing green energy on national grids and to show how design can accelerate the energy transition and increase transparency from charging providers, Polestar has turned to Dutch solar designer, Marjan van Aubel. Marjan van Aubel is designing for a climate-neutral future by combining the fields of sustainability, design and technology – ultimately aiming to accelerate the global energy transition. The initiative follows an exhibition in the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam earlier in 2021, where Polestar commissioned eco-artist Thijs Biersteker to turn its Life Cycle Assessment into a piece of art. The result was an interactive installation named “We Harvest Wind”, that encouraged people to think about the greatest challenges of our time – the climate crisis, pollution and the transition to renewable energy – through art.
