Systems and methods for managing emissions from an engine of a vehicle

1. A method of managing carbon dioxide emissions from an engine of a vehicle, the method comprising:

predicting an amount of carbon dioxide removable from combustion gas from an engine of a vehicle upon occurrence of a predetermined event.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

predicting a price payable for carbon dioxide removable from the combustion gas.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined event includes a predetermined time.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined event includes arrival of the vehicle at a predetermined location.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

predicting at least one parameter chosen from time and vehicle position upon filling a storage container substantially to capacity with material that contains carbon associated with carbon dioxide removed from the combustion gas.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

predicting at least one amount of storage capacity on board the vehicle that will be filled with material that contains carbon associated with carbon dioxide removed from the combustion gas upon completion of at least one predetermined time period.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

displaying on a display device the predicted amount of storage capacity on board the vehicle that will be filled with material that contains carbon associated with carbon dioxide removed from the combustion gas upon completion of at least one predetermined time period.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

predicting at least one amount of storage capacity on board the vehicle that will be filled with material that contains carbon associated with carbon dioxide removed from the combustion gas when the vehicle reaches at least one predetermined location.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

displaying on a display device the predicted amount of storage capacity on board the vehicle that will be filled with material that contains carbon associated with carbon dioxide removed from the combustion gas when the vehicle reaches at least one predetermined location.

10. A system for managing carbon dioxide emissions from an engine of a vehicle, the system comprising:

first electrical circuitry configured to predict an amount of carbon dioxide removable from combustion gas from an engine of a vehicle upon occurrence of a predetermined event.

11. The system of claim 10 , further comprising:

second electrical circuitry configured to predict a price payable for carbon dioxide removable from the combustion gas.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the predetermined event includes a predetermined time.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the predetermined event includes arrival of the vehicle at a predetermined location.

14. The system of claim 10 , further comprising:

third electrical circuitry configured to predict at least one parameter chosen from time and vehicle position upon filling a storage container substantially to capacity with material that contains carbon associated with carbon dioxide removed from the combustion gas.

15. The system of claim 10 , further comprising:

fourth electrical circuitry configured to predict at least one amount of storage capacity on board the vehicle that will be filled with material that contains carbon associated with carbon dioxide removed from the combustion gas upon completion of at least one predetermined time period.

16. The system of claim 15 , further comprising:

a display device configured to display the predicted amount of storage capacity on board the vehicle that will be filled with material that contains carbon associated with carbon dioxide removed from the combustion gas upon completion of at least one predetermined time period.

17. The system of claim 10 , further comprising:

fifth electrical circuitry configured to predict at least one amount of storage capacity on board the vehicle that will be filled with material that contains carbon associated with carbon dioxide removed from the combustion gas when the vehicle reaches at least one predetermined location.

18. The system of claim 17 , further comprising:

a display device configured to display the predicted amount of storage capacity on board the vehicle that will be filled with material that contains carbon associated with carbon dioxide removed from the combustion gas when the vehicle reaches at least one predetermined location.

19. A computer software program product for managing carbon dioxide emissions from an engine of a vehicle, the computer software program product comprising:

first computer software program code configured to predict an amount of carbon dioxide removable from combustion gas from an engine of a vehicle upon occurrence of a predetermined event.

20. The computer software program product of claim 19 , further comprising:

second computer software program code configured to predict a price payable for carbon dioxide removable from the combustion gas.

21. The computer software program product of claim 19 , wherein the predetermined event includes a predetermined time.

22. The computer software program product of claim 19 , wherein the predetermined event includes arrival of the vehicle at a predetermined location.

23. The computer software program product of claim 19 , further comprising:

third computer software program code configured to predict at least one parameter chosen from time and vehicle position upon filling a storage container substantially to capacity with material that contains carbon associated with carbon dioxide removed from the combustion gas.

24. The computer software program product of claim 19 , further comprising:

fourth computer software program code configured to predict at least one amount of storage capacity on board the vehicle that will be filled with material that contains carbon associated with carbon dioxide removed from the combustion gas upon completion of at least one predetermined time period.

25. The computer software program product of claim 24 , further comprising:

a display device driver configured to cause a display device to display the predicted amount of storage capacity on board the vehicle that will be filled with material that contains carbon associated with carbon dioxide removed from the combustion gas upon completion of at least one predetermined time period.

26. The computer software program product of claim 19 , further comprising:

fifth computer software program code configured to predict at least one amount of storage capacity on board the vehicle that will be filled with material that contains carbon associated with carbon dioxide removed from the combustion gas when the vehicle reaches at least one predetermined location.

27. The computer software program product of claim 26 , further comprising:

a display device driver configured to cause a display device to display the predicted amount of storage capacity on board the vehicle that will be filled with material that contains carbon associated with carbon dioxide removed from the combustion gas when the vehicle reaches at least one predetermined location.