We're starting with large companies that own their own fleets and have made aggressive climate commitments. We share the revenue from the carbon dioxide with them, so they have two incentives to install these devices: meet their climate commitments and generate a new stream of revenue from the CO2.
The device currently weighs 3,200 pounds without carbon dioxide and 5,000 pounds loaded with carbon dioxide, and it'll get a lot lighter over time. We believe our device will qualify as “idle reduction technology” under federal law, and as “near-zero emission” under California law, meaning a truck with our device can weigh up to 80,550 pounds anywhere in the United States, and 82,000 pounds in California (above the usual 80,000 lbs). So the hit to payload capacity will be less than the weight of the device.
The device is 0.30 meters x 2.27 meters x 3.14 meters. It covers the back of a semi truck.
The driver currently has to offload the CO2 every 600 miles, and we'll be significantly improving range over time.
For our early partners, we'll install a CO2 tank at a distribution center or another facility of their choosing. We'll install our devices on trucks that do round trips to and from the facility so that they can offload the captured CO2 at the end of the day. Then, we'll transport the CO2 from the facility to a nearby concrete producer in a tanker truck (equipped with our device). As we grow, we will install CO2 tanks at truck stops along our partners' highest-density routes. Our network will grow organically as we begin to work with more and more companies.
How much weight will this add to the vehicle?
How big is the device?
How often does the truck driver have to 'empty' the device?
How are you planning to set up a distribution network to get the captured carbon from the truck to the concrete producers?
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