I
collaborated with my Chinese engineer friend on the diagram
your site presented for the water powered car.
I have a
major in the life sciences (including the study of
semi-permeable membranes, as are used in fuel cells) and
minor in Chemistry.
He
translated the Japanese to Chinese and then into English, so
I could determine the chemical-electric steps in the
process.
He has
many years with GE as a specialist in conversion of wind
energy to electrical energy.
This is
basically a fuel cell. In a NASA-type, regular fuel
cell, the H2 is provided to the fuel cell stack from a tank
of H2.
The
difference in this car is that a chemical reaction is used
on the water to provide the H2.
In the
diagram, this takes place in the first part of the diagram
(on the left).
Not
knowing what the chemical reaction is, we believe this will
likely work, especially to provide 300 Watts of power, that
the article indicates.
This is
the power to light three (3) 100 watt light bulbs. Not
a lot of power, but enough to drive this light car at 50
mph, a good achievement.
For
comparison, the NiMH (Nickel-Metal Hydride) battery in my
2004 Toyota Prius is a 1.3 Kilowatt (1300 watt) battery.
It will move a much heavier car under certain conditions.
It was not designed to exclusively power the car, although
by adding a large after-market battery, it can become a
plug-in hybrid, which can run for 35 to 100 miles at 35 mph
on the battery alone.
The new
Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicle I drove at the 2008 Orange County
(CA) Auto Show has a 7.2 Kilo-watt battery (7200 watt)
battery, per the
Thus, the
water-powered car actually involves a chemical step.
Just water is not going to power the car, per the
manufacturer’s diagram and information in Japanese.
The cost of this alternative will be dependent on the cost
of chemical needed. This will be compared to the cost
of gasoline.
The
marketing acceptance for the
The
well-funded Honda and
Jon Bailey