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Other operating income and expense
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]  
Other operating income and expense
Note 7 - Other operating income and expense
For the year ended December 31,
2025
20241
20231
Other operating income
Transition services to Polestar Times Technology15,499 26,944 — 
Sale of carbon credits18,616 — 5,628 
Sales of plant operation services to a related party666 10,100 25,202 
Reduction of litigation provision, net of insurance— 2,345 — 
Gain on asset grouping sold to a related party2
— — 16,334 
Other operating income17,632 20,043 15,773 
Total other operating income52,413 59,432 62,937 
Other operating expense
Restructuring costs3
(67,559)— — 
Property tax and other state and local tax expenses(2,296)(1,248)(669)
Transition services from Polestar Times Technology(1,130)(8,939)(27,630)
Litigation expense, net of insurance— — (25,676)
Other operating expenses(16,825)(13,631)(4,348)
Total other operating expense(87,810)(23,818)(58,323)
1 - The amounts for December 31, 2024 and 2023 were re-presented (see Voluntary re-presentation from previous year in Note 2 - Material accounting policies and use of significant judgements and estimates).
2 - In December 2022, the Group committed to a plan to sell its Chengdu manufacturing plant, held by its subsidiary Polestar New Energy Vehicle Co. LTD. ("BSNEV"), to Geely. The plant was previously used to manufacture the Polestar 1 and the special edition Polestar 2 BST 270. Accordingly, the Chengdu plant and certain related assets, including an intercompany receivable that Geely agreed to assume as part of the transaction, were classified as a disposal group held for sale. The sale was completed on August 1, 2023. On disposal, the Group reclassified cumulative foreign exchange losses of $6,636 from equity to profit or loss within the gain on disposal and derecognized the disposal group, resulting in a total gain of $16,334.
3 - The restructuring costs are primarily related to asset impairment and write-offs and severance costs.