Water as Fuel? Is there a scientific basis?

Water as a fuel is nothing unheard of. There are two main ways by which water power is being used all over the world. One is hydropower, where naturally moving water (e.g. water falls) is used to turn turbines which generate electricity. Sri Lanka is one nation that is completely powered by hydropower. The second form of water derived energy is the one that is hot right now. That is tapping right into the chemical energy of the components of water. It's a simple principle, water is made up of hydrogen and oxygen and you simply breakdown the same water to generate hydrogen and oxygen. This hydrogen can be used either to power cars entirely or to suppliment gasoline power. The latter is what actually happens in the case of water fuel cars.

However, any ordinary electrolyzer cannot generate Brown's gas (the combination of diatomic oxygen, diatomic hydrogen and other high energy molecular variations) required for fuelling cars. Special 'common ducted' electrolysers are necessary for this. I found this article on Brown's gas and some other high tech stuff like oxyhydrogen, MagneGas and a couple of very cool videos on the potential of water fuel. You can check it out on http://brownsgas.wordpress.com/

The Scorpion - the first commercial water fuel car to be launched in fall of 2008

The following paragraph was taken from Statesman.com

"A unit on the back of the car splits water molecules and mixes the hydrogen with gasoline in a combination of 40 percent hydrogen and 60 percent gasoline, Maxwell said. And although the car still needs gasoline, the hydrogen consumes the carbon waste, which reduces emissions. A 1½-gallon tank of water on the back of the car powers the vehicle, along with gasoline, for 5,000 miles, Maxwell said. (The image of the Scorpion was taken from Crave)

Just to put that paragraph in even simpler terms, it's someting like this. First, electrolysis breaks up water into hydrogen and oxygen. Secondly, this hydrogen will be inducted through the air intake manifold and blends with gasoline at a ratio of 40% hydrogen : 60% gasoline. The Scorpion doesn't store hydrogen, instead it uses water fuel to produce the required amount of hydrogen as and when necessary. This is why the water for fuel system is called a 'Hydrogen on Demand' technology.

You can read a lot more about the water for fuel technology, it's history, founders, the indepth science, how you can save upto 60% of your gas bill etc. etc. at http://www.savegassaveearth.com/ This site also talks about some research done by the US Air Force, the US Navy and some comments by NASA on this technology

Find out more, or even place an order for a Scorpion for $150,000 at their website here. Or if you'd rather make a simpler and more affordable water fuel system at home for less than $150, see the official website of water4gas or Run your car on water