The car, called ‘Zem’, was unveiled this afternoon by the TU/ecomotive student team of Eindhoven University of Technology. The front of the vehicle has a special filter through which air flows and CO2 is captured. The student team explains that CO2 can be removed and eventually converted back into energy.
Team manager Louise de Laat: “We developed this in ten months with 35 students. The result is a very cool car like no other in the world,” he explains. “We are very curious about the response from the auto industry.” According to the students, the CO2 filter is the first of its kind. They get the patent.
As a result, the project should result in a car that produces zero CO2 emissions. “We want the car to be CO2-neutral in all phases of its life, including construction, production and demolition,” says De Laat.
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The car currently captures 2 kilograms of CO2 after having driven 20,000 kilometers. Students say that ten cars can store as much CO2 as an average tree. “It may not seem like much, but the overall return is significant if you use it extensively in every car.” According to the students, the CO2 yield can be significantly increased with each improvement.
The CO2 filter fills up after 320 kilometers of driving. “Then you remove it from the car, then you clean the filter at a special charging station where the CO2 is stored so that it can be converted back into electricity later,” explains De Laat. The team is also developing a prototype of such a charging station. “We are in talks with the manufacturers of charging stations to see what they think of the idea.”
Source: RTL
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