The Skud
I hope they design them to allow for retrofitting present day cars as the converters break down.
Gadgeteer
Shucks. Tricked me again. As I started reading this, I was sure this was going to be yet another application of that miraculous material of a thousand uses: graphene. Well, I guess I'll have to wait until next week for another graphene story.
MattII
Good stuff, not a perfect solution, but every little helps.
limbodog
Since we have to replace converters periodically, this sounds like an excellent advance. No clue on construction costs tho'.
BigGoofyGuy
I like how it helps people go green without having to spend a lot of green.
I too hope one can retrofit it to current cars to help be greener and get better MPG.
PB
And it will be approved for use in California ........ when ????
Bruce H. Anderson
I assume it could be a retrofit, but that assumes the form factor hasn't changed much from existing units. Sure would be nice to see a picture, a sketch, a diagram, anything. Even the link offers little.
Volodya Kotsev
Bravo!
lwesson
I am not so certain about the 35% degrade after 62,000 miles. My Saturn is but mere inches away from 190,000 miles and passes the exhaust test swimmingly well. By this account, my converter is long ago dead, simply nailed to it's perch.
Another auto hit 278,000 miles, "Last of the v-8 interceptors" --Olds 403 cubic inch engine-- and had just passed exhaust muster for another year. IF driven right, the high 20's per MPG. The '81 Pontiac Bonneville, a true Road Warrior Machine. I took a photo of it at the bottom of the copper mining pit when I was in The Postman. A fitting Warrior tribute.
Now it is a taxi in Belize. Must really really need a retro fit converter now.
Matthew Faunce
I'd rather see them use more of this material, not get the fuel efficiency gain and scrub out more pollutants