The need to cut down on carbon dioxide emissions has reshaped the automotive industry, with most automakers having at least one EV in their portfolio.
As a side business, some have launched zero-emission bicycles and scooters, and Polestar is the latest company to have its name tied to such a ride.
Named the Re:Move, it is a last-mile delivery vehicle that’s small enough for most bike lanes and can handle a payload of 275 kg or 606 pounds. It was commissioned by Wallpaper Magazine and designed by Konstantin Grcic, who had help from Polestar, aluminum producer Hydro and electric motorcycle maker CAKE.
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“The horizontal platform and the vertical shield is something you don’t see in vehicle design. This is how you’d build a table or a shelf. I think the simplicity and directness, the pragmatism, is nice. Good design has always been sustainable, because it’s lasting. Things that have a long lifecycle are sustainable”, Grcic said.
“This is only the beginning. The electric drivetrain is only the first step, then we have to look at the whole supply chain and what materials we design with. This is so much more exciting than the last twenty years when designers were just making things pretty”, added Polestar’s CEO Thomas Ingenlath.
For now, the Re:Move remains a concept, but the companies behind the project have announced that a fully working version will be unveiled this fall and they will release more details about it on March 17, at 6:00 p.m. CET (12 p.m. ET).
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