Vitesco Technologies has joined the Polestar 0 project, an auto industry initiative to create the world’s first completely climate neutral vehicle.
The company has been selected as a collaboration partner to develop the power electronics. The target is to achieve a zero-carbon emissions inverter for the production vehicle application in 2030.
Vitesco has over eight years of experience in life cycle assessment and will share this through the Polestar 0 project. Andreas Wolf, CEO, said, “We see the Polestar 0 project as far more than just a milestone on the road to climate neutrality. In our eyes, it is also an exciting pilot project for entirely new forms of collaboration in open networks.”
Vitesco has several projects already underway in which cross-functional teams are developing appropriate processes, structures, methods, tools and use cases for specific products and components. One example is the circular electronics project to achieve complete recyclability of electronic components.
Mike Brighton, project manager- Polestar 0 project, Vitesco Technologies, said for power electronics, the company is analysing around 10 sub-assemblies with more than 1,000 components.
Hans Pehrson, Head-Polestar 0 project, Polestar, added that a fully sustainable society 'requires us to work together in unprecedented ways'.
A wide range of institutions is collaborating in this exercise including research institutes, investors, government organisations and companies as well as large automotive groups, suppliers and small startups. Together, they aim to identify and eliminate all climate-damaging factors in the lifecycle from raw material extraction, material processing and production to transport and product disposal.
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