Water powered vehicles are vehicles that have been in very high demand for more than a few decades. Just the possibility of the invention of water powered vehicles has jump started the imagination of every vehicle owner or potential vehicle owner almost since the day auto vehicles were created. Unfortunately, so far water powered vehicles have yet to be invented. As it is, the water power-able engine is still in the works, so for the foreseeable future, the road will remain water powered vehicle free. Even if the water powered vehicle was invented tomorrow, it would still have to go through an extensive training process before it would be released to the public. Of course, this doesn't lesson that the demand for water powered vehicles or diminish the need for just such an invention.
One of the reasons that water powered vehicles have not yet been invented is that the workable water fuel cell has yet to be figured out by scientists. As far as the scientists know, a true water fuel cell will never be able to work properly because the laws of thermodynamics make it pretty much impossible. In order for the water fuel cell to work correctly (or efficiently) it needs to be what is known as a perpetual motion machine. To be considered a perpetual motion machine, the energy that is exerted in separating the water molecules must not be more than (or even the same as) the amount of energy created as a result of the separation process. It must be less. This is a fancy way of saying that there needs to be a constant building up of energy within the water fuel cell. As it is, the energy that is needed to split a water molecule still outweighs the amount of energy created by the split itself.
In water fueled vehicles, the gas tank would be replaced with a water tank. In that water tank there would be two metal plates. Each plate would be hooked up to its own electrical charge, turning them into electrodes. A battery would send an electrical current through the water in the tank. Their water would react to the electricity and this reaction would cause for the water molecule to split and the two elements in the water would separate and reform into two new molecules: O2 and H2. The H2 would appear at the negatively charged electrode and the O2 would appear at the positively charged electrode. The H2 diatomic molecules would then be combusted and this combustion of the hydrogen atoms would produce the power needed to run the car. If everything worked correctly, the power that came from the combustion of the H2 would be more powerful than the power created from gasoline combustion.
Hopefully scientists will have a breakthrough soon and figure out how to create water powered cars. While nothing has actually been invented, you can rest assured in the knowledge that technicians, scientists and mechanics are working very hard to make water powered vehicles happen.
Cars That Run on Water Tip #1
No matter what anybody tells you, there is not yet a water powered car in production. That is an urban myth that reached its peak with Stanley Meyer who claimed that he drove one hundred miles using only four ounces of water (he was later convicted of fraud). The water powered engine hasn't even been invented yet. Scientists are still trying to figure out if it is even possible. |
Cars That Run on Water Tip #2
Many major car manufacturers are embracing the idea of the hydrogen car. BMW hopes to release a hydrogen car to the public by 2008 (or 2010 at the latest) and other manufacturers like Toyota are also making plans to release hydrogen car lines. Of course the debate over using hydrogen in cars is still raging and nothing has been settled yet. |
Cars That Run on Water Tip #3
While both a water based engine and a hydrogen engine will do wonders for fuel emissions and the environment, one of the major reasons people want them is to improve their fuel mileage. Of course, gas mileage can be improved right now. You can improve your gas mileage drastically just by driving sensibly and making sure your car is maintained properly. |
