Improving Gas Mileage
 

I've been following this thread on the internet about using water to power your car. It basically uses electrolysis to separate the hydrogen and oxygen from water, then sends it into the cars engine along with the gasoline. I'm hearing, but hasn't been verified, of mileage improvements of between 20 to 50 %. I know the major argument is that it takes more energy from the battery for the electrolysis then the output, but also the alternator generates more than enough enough juice for this.

I'd like to know if anyone has tried this, has any thoughts on this, or can just give me some nitty gritty details of this process. I'm not a chemist, but would like to talk to someone who is open minded about this. Nothing has ever been invented by a pessimist.

Regards
Mark

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Alternative vehicle technologies NOW!!!
 

This looks like a great option, also: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-9876428-48.html What are your thoughts? Another great site: http://www.tuvie.com/search/french+three+wheeled+car If we can get a mission home from Mars, why can't we push energy technologies?? This next article came out in 2006! HELLO DETROIT???!!!!! Lets get er done! http://news.cnet.com/Ethanol-car-win...ht&tag=nl.e433

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Take a look at this: "Aptera"

http://www.aptera.com/

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Way Cool! I want one!

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Wish it were true but let's not forget the first law of thermodynamics. Please read the following article: http://aardvark.co.nz/hho.shtml

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Aptera! Thats the one I was looking for! I think we may all want one!

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I am quite sure that if we could develop a car to run on water, big business would tell us we are running out of water because of supply and demand. this would cause the price of water to skyrocket.

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Um, so far as I know, we ARE running out of water.

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Thanksfor all the responses, I'm going to carry on this discussion, as suggested, in the AARDVARK Forum where there are several posts.

I know we're running out of water, there's only 1 1/2 times as much water as there is land on this earth.

Trouble with all those tiny cars that get 1000 miles on a gallon is that they're too small,where do you put the golf clubs AND my wife ?

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Yeah, but it is cost prohibitive to make salt water palatable. That eliminates a LOT of water.

Now, I dare you to let your wife know that you're having a problem choosing between golf clubs (yawn) and her. Hope you have a comfortable couch!

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What about the Bakken Oil field discovery in North Dakota? It's huge. We should still try to get away from oil dependency, but just google Bakken oil fields. Interesting.

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bump

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Alaska. A goldmine there if only the preservationists would let us tap.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_...ng_controversy

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Bright, We don't have to go to the Arctic. We only have to go to N Dakota..and no one is talking about it.

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Samhass:
Thanks for the heads up on the new information released by the US Geological survey re: the Bakken oil study. If anyone is unfamiliar with Bakken just google it.

According to the survey there is a potential for a production of between 200-400 billion barrels of oil. The Bakken field is in Montana, North Dakota and stretches into Saskatchewan Province in Canada.

Why haven't we heard more about this recent discovery???