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Its time to fasten your seat belts and get ready for a much greener drive because some people at Georgia Institute of Technology have created a compact car that capture, stores and eventually recycle carbon from vehicles to prevent the pollutant from finding its way into the atmosphere. This sustainable transportation system uses a liquid fuel and traps the carbon emission in the vehicle for later processing at a fueling station.

The Georgia Tech car can run on conventional petrol or diesel, but has an on-board processor to separate out the hydrogen in the fuel. The hydrogen is used to run the car, as in a fuel cell vehicle, giving zero-emissions operation (the only waste product is water) and the carbon is stored in a liquid solution.

Via: Channel4

This is no ordinary car; rather call it electric intelligence on three wheels. Twike is a futuristic, low energy, high efficiency car with forward looking technology. It is well capable of captivating you with its innovative design and on road performance. With a top speed of 55 mph and a range up to 90 miles, whether for work or play, open convertible top in the summer, or buttoned up warm and dry in the face of wind and rain and even snow, your trusty Twike takes you where you want to go. It combines an electric motor with a pedal drive, in a unique system that converts muscle power directly into motion, while allowing electric power to assist instantly and at any time. Video after the jump.

With 336 volts and up to 17 amp hours of power, the battery provides for fast acceleration, hill climbing strength, and long range. High technology for eco-friendly locomotion. The car is steered using a joystick configuration; much like an airplane, with the joystick you have complete fingertip control of steering, acceleration, turn signals, and brakes, all in one hand. Cruise control provides for a relaxed and energy saving ride.

The batteries are lithium-ion and can be charged from a regular household outlet. The unrivalled efficiency of about one kilowatt hour of electricity used per one hundred miles traveled means an ultra low energy cost, far less than one cent per mile and driving a Twike becomes even more eco-friendly if the power to charge it comes from renewable resources. For $26,000, there will always be those who may buy the vehicle as a novelty, or as a second car.

Via: EcoGeek