CAN CARBON CAPTURE SAVE THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE?

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This episode of Autoline After Hours features Yabs Kebede from Remora, a company developing carbon capture devices for internal combustion engines, primarily focusing on locomotives and semi-trucks. Remora's system retrofits to existing vehicles, extracting CO2 from exhaust, purifying it to food-grade, and selling it. The system also reduces PM and NOx emissions, helping older locomotives meet Tier 4 standards. While the technology shows promise in reducing emissions and creating a revenue stream from captured CO2, challenges remain in scaling, packaging for semi-trucks, and developing the necessary offloading infrastructure at refueling stations. The discussion highlights the economic viability of selling captured CO2 and the potential for Remora's modular design to adapt to various applications, though passenger cars are deemed impractical for this technology. The panel also touches upon broader industry trends, including the fluctuating EV market, the success of hybrid powertrains, and the ongoing cost pressures in vehicle manufacturing.