Water powered cars are something that the public has been hoping to see on the road for a few decades now. The possibility of water powered cars being invented has been talked up practically since the invention of the automobile itself. Unfortunately as of yet, there are no water powered cars to be seen on the roads or even at car lots because they have not yet been invented-or if they have, they haven't been proven safe enough to release to the public. This doesn't mean that the demand for water powered cars is ever going to go away. On the contrary, with the ever increasing cost of gasoline, the demand for water powered cars has reached an almost fevered pitch.
If we were experts in thermodynamics, physics, chemistry and car engines, here is how our water powered cars would work:
The gasoline tank would be replaced with a water tank. In that water tank there would be two metal plates. Each of those metal plates would be hooked up to its own electrical charge, which would effectively turn those plates into electrodes. A battery would send an electrical current through the water tank and this electrical current would cause the water molecules to react. Their reaction to the electricity would be for each of the two elements to separate and reform into two diatomic molecules: O2 and H2. The H2 would appear at the negatively charged electrode while the O2 would appear at the positively charged electrode. From the electrode the H2 diatomic molecules would be burned and the combustion of the hydrogen atoms would produce the power that would be necessary to run the car. If everything works the way it is supposed to, the power that comes from the H2 combustion would be relatively equal to two and a half times the power created form the combustion of gasoline.
Unfortunately, so far, this method hasn't proven to work correctly because a true water fuel cell will never work correctly. The laws of thermodynamics make it practically impossible for a water fuel cell to work. In order for the water fuel cell to work properly it needs to be a perpetual motion machine. In order to be a perpetual motion machine, the energy that is exerted in separating the molecules must be less than the amount of energy created as a result of the separation process. This means that there is a constant build up of energy within the fuel cell. Unfortunately the energy required to split a water molecule will always far outweigh the amount of energy created by the split itself. This renders the water fuel cell useless.
Hopefully one of these days, scientists will have a breakthrough and will figure out how to create water powered cars. After all, with the price of gasoline being what it is, the demand for such a product is huge. While nothing has been invented yet, you can take comfort in knowing that scientists and technicians are working like crazy to make water powered cars a possibility.
Copyright (c) 2007 Steven Magill
There seems to be a lot of interest these days in alternatives to high gas prices, and for good reason. When it costs between $50-$100 to fill our cars with gas for less than a weeks supply, we are start to look for answers. One of the common themes that we are seeing now is, how to convert your car to run on water. Is this a run your car on water hoax, or is there some truth and science behind it.
Of course, very many people will just buy the product and start the conversion process without really thinking it through or doing their due diligence and research to find out if it really works. The short answer is, no, you cannot convert your car to run on water.
Anyone who knows anything about cars knows that water has always been the enemy of combustion engines.
So what are people trying to sell? They are selling a different technology. We will not be running our cars on water, it would be more accurate to say that we are converting the gas into something with more combustion power.
The procedure is simple, insert a plastic water reservoir into the engine, which will use electricity from your car's battery to separate water into a gas called HHO (2 Hydrogen %2B 1 Oxygen). This in turn will react with the gasoline to increase the efficiency of the engine. In studies conducted in both the USA and Canada this procedure can increase your fuel efficiency by up to 80%. Most people will see an increase off about 50% in their mileage and of course the accompanying decrease in emissions. You now have the opportunity to do something for your wallet and your planet.
The next thing is to have a look at the blueprint. With no more technical knowledge than the ability to handle a screwdriver, you will be saving a lot of money. Remember it will cost no more than the price of a single tank of gas to get started.
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