Vehicle CO2 emission offsetting system and method

US8280646B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventor

• Markus Seidel · Munich, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 25, 2009
• Grant date: Oct 2, 2012
• Expiry date: Feb 11, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07C5/008
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method of offsetting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions includes the steps of capturing CO2 emissions data from a vehicle, transmitting the emissions data to a data collection unit, which then stores collected CO2 data and prepares a CO2 emission report. The CO2 emission report is used in preparing a customized CO2 offsetting package, which is selected by a vehicle owner. The selected CO2 offsetting package offsets the CO2 emissions through purchased credits, which neutralize the CO2 released from the vehicle. The owner of the package is given a visual indicator exhibiting that the vehicle is currently carbon neutral.