Water fuel??

Paul K · 10-05-2006, 19:23

Water fuelled car?
Hoax or the real next big invention????
Wonder how quickly this will be snuffed out by the oil rich nations if it is true?

10-05-2006, 19:57

Interesting, first thought was that it is basically a fuel cell, but one that has solved the problem of storing the hydrogen & oxygen.

I didn't watch the test drive clips of the prototype cars, but noted they were done in 2003.

Unfortunately the cynic in me says that if it had been a success, we would have heard more about it, by now??

- or should I be more suspicious of the oil industry??

Good link, Paul

AndrewJ · 10-05-2006, 22:56

I doubt the goverment will like this, it would catch on they know this, this techonlogy with funding would work, like the internal combustion engine it would start off rubbish and move to a revolution.

Therefore I reckon the only reason this won't become the next big thing is simply due to tax, the goverment makes a killing out of taxing the fuel prices, and loosing this nice source of revenue...I seriously doubt it.

bopdude · 11-05-2006, 06:01

These 'cheap clean' engines have been speculated about for decades, and the what ifs and what nots, I personally think the technology is available, or somewhere near, but government / oil companies and the various unseen powers that be are / have been keeping it under wraps

Druchii · 11-05-2006, 16:07

This looks good, but, i suspect it wouldn't catch on very quickly at first, and besides wouldn't too much water in the atmosphere cause problems as well?

AndrewJ · 11-05-2006, 16:39

More rainfall I guess. but I don't see any major drastic changes.

wayne · 24-05-2006, 20:32

This inventor was murdered after refusing 1 billion dollars from Arabs to lose or sit on his patents.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...entor+murdered

And this Filipino dude was doing this stuff 30 years back.

http://www.mysticfamilycircus.com/Pa...s/h2oh29MB.mov

24-05-2006, 21:10

5th Gear had a good review of the Honda fuel cell car, this week.

powered by hydrogen derived using hydro-electricity, the car can do 100mph & 0-60 is in about 14 seconds.

as it returns only water as a waste product, it is probably the 'greenest' car on the planet.

the trouble is, that not everyone has access to the hydro-electric power, that the Honda test facility enjoys. Elsewhere, it would mainly cost carbon to make hydrogen, which is not really a viable solution....

Stuart · 24-05-2006, 22:01

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Originally Posted by Saxo

I doubt the goverment will like this, it would catch on they know this, this techonlogy with funding would work, like the internal combustion engine it would start off rubbish and move to a revolution.

Therefore I reckon the only reason this won't become the next big thing is simply due to tax, the goverment makes a killing out of taxing the fuel prices, and loosing this nice source of revenue...I seriously doubt it.

Doubtful. They would require it to be altered so that it requires a specially adapted water that we can't or won't drink for some reason, then they'll tax that water.

No, it won't take off because several large and very rich countries (the middle east and USA spring to mind).would lose an awful lot of money if it damaged their oil industries.

Stuartbe · 25-05-2006, 19:58

I can see it going the same way as the everlasting light bulb !

Can you imagine how much it would cost the fuel companys and the government !!!!!

Cant see it hapening though the technology has been arround for a while now.

Halcyon · 25-05-2006, 20:30

If this ever did get some backing to be released properly, I'm sure someone would be paid a big amount to stop production, as that would mean all petrol companies woulod be going bust.

Druchii · 25-05-2006, 21:37

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Originally Posted by Halcyon

If this ever did get some backing to be released properly, I'm sure someone would be paid a big amount to stop production, as that would mean all petrol companies woulod be going bust.

But not immediately, if it costs a bit to get it up and running why don't they re-invent as water companies?

AndrewJ · 26-05-2006, 02:32

Let's face it I bet the goverment if it could tax the hell out of us and bring in a new green fuel they would.

And not for the bull**** they feed us about caring for the enviroment, all any of them fat cats give a toss about is what is lining their wallets.

If they could tax us for a special form of green fuel AND loose the their dependance on the middle east for OIL, they would do it quicker then Windows ME crashes on bootup.

Graham M · 26-05-2006, 07:15

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Originally Posted by Saxo

they would do it quicker then Windows ME crashes on bootup.

Holy S**t! That's fast! LOL

ZrByte · 26-05-2006, 07:49

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Originally Posted by homealone

5th Gear had a good review of the Honda fuel cell car, this week.

powered by hydrogen derived using hydro-electricity, the car can do 100mph & 0-60 is in about 14 seconds.

as it returns only water as a waste product, it is probably the 'greenest' car on the planet.

the trouble is, that not everyone has access to the hydro-electric power, that the Honda test facility enjoys. Elsewhere, it would mainly cost carbon to make hydrogen, which is not really a viable solution....

I remember top gear reviewing that car about 2 or 3 years ago, that car is pretty impressive on its own, never mind the fuel technology.