Dutch student “engineers” have unveiled the design of the world’s first ever carbon neutral car. It is designed to remove and store carbon dioxide from the air as it struts down the road.
The first name of this electric car is “Zem“, and it was created by the TU/ecomotive team of the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands.
If we summarize, a grid is installed at the front of the vehicle and it is from this place that the air flows, and then passes through a filter that separates and stores the greenhouse gas.
The prototype also has solar panels on the roof and hood, allowing it to be used as an external battery for its home.
The team noted that about two kilograms of carbon dioxide could be eliminated for every 12,800 miles, or 20,600 kilometers, because of its direct air capture technology.
For now, we’re a long way from seeing that in the marketplace, but in a way, we’re challenging manufacturers to work on such an environmentally friendly transfer as well.
One of them, Polestar, promised last year to create a carbon-neutral car by 2030.