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March 10th 2008

The Facts About Water-Powered Cars

Can you run a car on water? That sounds too good to be true. Thanks to the rising cost of gasoline most people love the idea of having alternative fuels. For example I once saw a movie about a kid who was disliked mowing the grass and paying for gas. He couldn’t stop the grass from growing so he modified his car to burn grass instead of gas. It was a cute idea. But could a water powered car be for real or is it just a cute idea? What could be more humorous than trying to burn grass in your engine? Try burning water. It is hard to believe water cars are real. So I started asking questions. How can you power a car on water? I found out that a car really could run on water.

Can a car be powered by water? Yes and no. Just plain water doesn’t do the trick. It is the hydrogen in water that can power the engine. The trick is to unlock the hydrogen from the oxygen.

How can water be converted to hydrogen gas? By sending electricity through the water in a process called electrolysis the hydrogen and oxygen split up, once separated they evaporate. The hydrogen and oxygen are collected and used to run your car.

Are water cars better for the environment? Yes. Hydrogen burns and produces water that isn’t harmful. By burning a mix of hydrogen and gasoline your exhaust is much cleaner.

Will burning water and gasoline together harm my engine? No, since you aren’t really putting water in the engine it isn’t harmful. The hydrogen gas burns very well. It actually burns cleaner than gasoline and reduces the carbon buildup.

How much more efficient is a water-supplemented vehicle? Mixing hydrogen with gasoline produces 25% to 50% more miles to the gallon of gasoline. That can be twice as good. Imagine your gas price cut in half.

How much does it cost? I’ve seen kits for as little as $50 and as much as $300. I’ve also seen kits that you can “do it yourself” if you feel you are mechanically inclined.

Will I save money by converting my vehicle to burn water and gasoline? Yes. No matter what type of gasoline or diesel powered vehicle you own it will increase the fuel efficiency. Having a kit installed will pay for itself in the amount of gas you will save.

Does the price affect the quality of product? Well, hydrogen is hydrogen no matter how much you spend to make it. Depending on the model of vehicle you own you may need a more expensive kit. The quality of the kit may be affected but they are all selling the same thing; inexpensive hydrogen to supplement your gasoline.

The question to me is do you want to save money and help the environment? Then the answer is to convert your current vehicle into a gas and water burning machine.

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March 10th 2008

A Brief History Of Water-Powered Cars

Can people really run cars on water? Is it smart to convert your vehicle to run on both gasoline and water? These are some concerns many people have when they hear about water powered cars. It sounds too good to be true. Let’s take a look at the history behind these water-powered cars to see if the technology stand the test of time.

Cars powered by both gasoline and water aren’t really powered by the water. Hydrogen gas and gasoline power them. The water is used to produce the hydrogen in a process called electrolysis. So where did it all begin?

Can water be simply separated into hydrogen and oxygen?

  • 1799 the British chemist William Nicholson began to experiments that evolved into electrolysis and published the results in his own small newspaper.
  • Principles regarding electrolysis outlined in 1833 are being used today by chemists.

Has hydrogen been used as a fuel in the past?

  • In 1807 a Swiss man by the name of Isaac de Rivaz invented an engine that was powered by oxygen and hydrogen gases. He then designed a car for his new engine. The design was lacking but he had invented a car powered by water.
  • By 1875 the writer Jules Verne in his book The Mysterious Island, wrote the following passage:
  • “Water decomposed into its primitive elements, and decomposed doubtless by electricity, which will then have become a powerful and manageable force. Yes, my friends, I believe that water will one day be employed as a fuel”.

Jules Verne also predicted many “impossible” inventions, which are now modern conveniences such as scuba tanks, batteries, flashlights, and plastic.

Where was water power in the 1900’s?

  • Yull Brown found the largest success. In 1974 Brown patented his design of an electrolyzer used to produce a perfect mixture of hydrogen and oxygen gas. He was inspired by Jules Verne’s vision of water used as fuel. Because of this inventor the gas formed from water is called “brown gas.” It is the same gas used in modern gas-water burning vehicles.
  • In the early 1990’s many international scientists were beginning to experiment and refine Brown’s technology. This has created many independent research groups and products around the world.

Now?

  • The “Brown” technology is being used to supplement gasoline-powered vehicles. By installing electrolyzer kits on gasoline burning vehicles run more efficiently. The general public can modify their own vehicles and run their cars on water. Electrolyzer kits are becoming widely available are customized to different types of vehicles.

Many kits are available as well as how to guides that enable people to take advantage of the firepower water has to offer.

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March 10th 2008

10 Benefits Of Converting Your Car To Burn Water & Gas

A water powered car? Burning water? That sounds like an oxymoron. Water puts out fires, right? Right. However, through a process called electrolysis you can separate H2O into hydrogen and oxygen. Running electricity through the water produces hydrogen gas to burn. Remember the Hindenburg? Hydrogen burns. So can you burn water? Yes, the hydrogen parts anyway. So, should you go put water in your vehicle? No, not unless you have something to separate the hydrogen and oxygen in the water. Well, maybe you’re not a chemist and have no idea how to “electrolysize” your water. Don’t worry, the scientists have developed ways to help you run your car on water. But why burn water?

Here are ten benefits of converting your car to run on water and gasoline?

1. Use Less Gasoline. By burning both gasoline and hydrogen gas you will spend less money at the pump.

2. “More Power!” Tim the ‘Tool Man’ Taylor would support this action. Burning gasoline with hydrogen produces more horsepower because it burns more completely. This means more of your fuel is converted to power instead of coming out your tail pipe.

3. Compatibility. Any gasoline or diesel consuming vehicle can be converted to burn both water and gasoline. Giving you, your very own hybrid.

4. Convenience. Water is inexpensive and easy to obtain. It doesn’t take a lot of water either. A little bit of water can produce a lot of gas.

5. Better Breathing. Some models will use both the hydrogen and oxygen gasses. The hydrogen is burned and the oxygen is sent into the vehicle, providing healthier clean air for you and your passengers to breathe.

6. Great Market. No one has a monopoly on one product. You can purchase a converter from any number of manufactures. Some even provide plans to build your own.

7. Conservation. Burning hydrogen actually produces water. By converting your vehicle you will have cleaner emissions and contribute less to smog.

8. Clean Engine. Burning gasoline leaves a carbon build-up inside your engine. By combining hydrogen to the mix gasoline is more efficiently burned, leaving less residue in your engine.

9. Efficiency. Many of the products available advertise that their product will increase your miles per gallon by 25% to 50%. You could go twice as far by running your car on water.

10. Stretch Your Dollar. It’s not really about gasoline; it’s about money. By converting your vehicle you would decrease the cost to drive.

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