Japanese company showcases a CAR that runs on WATER »
Posted By weirdgod 4 months ago in StyleToo wild to be believable, but then, video footage from Reuters report on site, proves this to be something authentic! Engine produces hydrogen from water in real time, so this car is basically a hydrogen-powered car - but without problems of hydrogen storage... Cost for engine should drop to few thousands USD in next year, but now it remains at ..
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skeptic2713 months, 4 weeks ago
Let me see if I understand this. He uses batteries to dissociate hydrogen and oxygen which he burns to power a tiny car. How would this be more efficient than using the batteries to drive electric motors directly? Let's not forget that there are 746 watts in a horsepower so for a battery to deliver 120 W is about 0.16 hp and 300 W is about 0.4 hp.
This is one invention I'm not holding my breath until its introduction into the U.S.
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aceofspades13 months, 4 weeks ago
funny thing is there was a car that ran on water over 100 years ago -- the Stanley Steamer - in fact it was the first car to go over 100 mph
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AntarcticIce3 months, 4 weeks ago
The headline is a little mis-leading it isn't a water powered car it is a hydrogen powered car.
If the figure quoted at the end is correct (1L for an hours travel) that would be several thousands kilometers on a ~50L tank of water.
And if it can use even seawater then technically it could also be run on urine, a whole new type of emergency tank?
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jdhatl3 months, 4 weeks ago
They don't explain anything about how it extracts hydrogen from the water. That is not easy, it's the cold fusion of the 00's:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzJZJjo9MNA&eurl=
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Mdiar3 months, 4 weeks ago
I gotta agree, not to mention that the grammar contained within the article isn't the best. The story on the front page, right now, about bacteria eating agricultural waste and producing petroleum from Times Online seems a bit more promising. That would be a wonderful discovery.
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