Zem, that’s the name of the new electric car that the students of the Eindhoven University of Technology have pulled out of their sleeves. With a very sporty design, of course it will not reach series production, as its advanced technology makes it impossible today. It is capable of absorbing CO2, storing it in a filter and then giving it back while recharging.
The most sustainable mobility has no limits. It’s not just the manufacturers who are working on new solutions to conceive electric cars powered by batteries, electric power or generate it themselves thanks to the fuel cell and hydrogen, but also industry suppliers are looking for alternatives. But they are also behind students from universities and schools specializing in automotive engineering.
The great latest development in the field of electric cars and more sustainable mobility technology has been presented by the Eindhoven University of Technology. A completely new concept that has been based on a sports car of very small dimensions, with only two seats, and reminiscent of the extinct Smart Roadster. Its design is as aerodynamic as it is elegant and sporty, but it hides much more than the bodywork: unprecedented technology under the bodywork of the ZemWhat is the name of this experimental prototype?
The unprecedented Zem technology, at the service of brands
35 students from this Dutch university have been responsible for its creation. an electric made by 3D printing with sustainable materials based on residual waste and that, in addition, they can be used again. The technological demonstrator has an electric motor and a battery whose technical specifications are not known, as this is not what is really important. But his ability to absorb carbon dioxide while rolling.
It does so thanks to a special filter that has this unique property in the world, and for which they have already filed a patent registration and ownership application. Students have pointed out that it can capture the CO2 present in the environment while exhausting its maximum autonomy of 320 kilometers. Although the amount it can store is unknown, in about 20,000 kilometers per year, it can absorb two kilograms of CO2, which is then returns to the atmosphere already filtered.
“We have not finished developing ourselves yet and we want to take significant steps in the coming years. We warmly welcome car manufacturers to come and have a look. We are calling on the industry to pick up the gauntlet and, of course, we like to think with them together”, pointed out the 35 students responsible for the project, who now have another goal: increase the absorption capacity to be able to take it to series productionin the search for mobility that is completely emission-free and CO2 neutral.
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