Have you heard about using water as an alternative energy source for your car?

Question

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Answer 1

no but if it worked

it would be like a revolution

no pollution ....... no wars.....

Answer 2

some of our older readers may remember the age of steam, we could use water the same way steam engines did / do but you still need a fuel to heat it.

Answer 3

That is not water(H2O).That is H2 gas.Then it in convert in H2O.

Answer 4

Take a look at what Honda is doing too.  

That UV separation of water into Hydrogen and Oxygen would be truly revolutionary but we still have to solve containment and delivery issues of the fuel.  GM, Honda, BMW... are all working on fuel cells and the safety of this, if a cheep way to separate water into it's parts come around, such as UV, I imagine it wont be long until there is an answer to that too.

Answer 5

yes back in the 70's

Answer 6

You've been lied to.  The water cells almost work, but consume more energy than they produce.  Therefore the fuel mileage of a car equipped with them goes down. Most of the purveyors don't understand this because they don't quite understand how car alternators work.

Answer 7

There are hydrogen cars, but up until literally today, it has been considered too inefficient to use because electricity or some other form of energy is required to convert water to hydrogen (of which there are several ways).

The important part of my answer is this:

- Hydrogen is a combustible gas.

- It can be used to power many different vehicles and machines.

- Generating it has been too costly up until now...

   **** Australian scientists today announced they have found a way to split hydrogen using Ultra Violet light from the sun. ***

This means possibly limitless energy! dont know energy output, still looking for the article online...

..but quoted in the tv broadcast that one of the "holy grails" of science has been found!!

Answer 8

Water would work for a person pushing a car. But I've never heard of an engine system that is fueled by water.  That's a great idea though!

Answer 9

In theory, yes.  Water (pure water, if possible, in order to not have any interfering "other" elements or minerals) could be passed through an electrolytic process.  This can actually separate the hydrogen atoms from the oxygen atoms.  (Remember?  H2O = water.)   The hydrogen can then be burned in an internal combustion engine.  Leftover from the electrolysis is oxygen!  This method of extracting oxygen from water is used in our Navy's nuclear submarines.  The oxygen is bled into the boat (subs are called "boats" and NOT "ships) and can be stored in large oxygen banks.  The hydrogen is bled over the side.  The water source is sea water, which is distilled on board,m with the brine (leftovers after the fresh water is separated from the sea water) being pumped over the side (back into the ocean).

The question is:  since this technology has been in existence for such a long time (since maybe 1957?), then why hasn't it been placed into production for cars?  I guess this is a rhetorical question.  I'm sure the oil companies don't have an answer!   ;-)

Answer 10

Even pre-war (1939-) there was talk of someone filling a car tank with water and driving off into the sunset. (Either a trick on the lines described by the PO or just mythologgy).

There is an 'energy gradient', aka 'entropy', that says you CANNOT get something for nothing! Apart from hydrogen being VERY dangerous, the energy required to electrolyse the water would greatly exceed the propulsive energy obtainable from the hydrogen!