Reply With QuoteI bet the secret is dead orphans.
Genepax Unveils a Car That Runs on Water and Air
Running a car on water has been the holy grail for car manufacturers for some time now, but it appears that a Japanese company named Genepax may have pulled ahead of the competition with a prototype vehicle that runs entirely on water and air. Their new "Water Energy System (WES)," generates power by supplying water and air to the fuel and air electrodes using a proprietary technology called the Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA). The secret behind MEA is a special material that is capable of breaking down water into hydrogen and oxygen through a chemical reaction.
Not surprisingly, Genenpax has kept the exact details of their technology under wraps, but they did say that their new process, while based on existing technology, is expected to produce hydrogen from water for longer time than any method currently available. Furthermore, WES does not require a hydrogen reformer, a high-pressure hydrogen tank, or any special catalysts to get the job done. During a recent conference, Genepax unveiled a fuel cell stack with a rated output of 120W and a fuel cell system with a rated output of 300W—and there are plans for a 1kw-class generation system for use in both electric vehicles and houses sometime in the future. At this point, the cost of production on the water-powered vehicle engine itself is around about ¥2,000,000 (US$18,522), but they hope to drop the price to ¥500,000 (US$4600) or less if they succeed in bringing it into mass production.
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Originally Posted by Ben
I bet the secret is dead orphans.
Not with all the ninjas in Japan they won't.
Oh, and this comment on the YouTube page is hilarious:
This is a bad idea. First we used oil until it's about to run out, so then we have high oil pricess. Now were planning on using water, which we NEED TO LIVE!!!!!, and then in the long run water prices will go up! Alot of people will say that increasing water prices will matter in the long run, but look at what happened with oil. we used it up so much, the long run is here and a gallon of 87 regular is at 4.65 in California and 91 is at 5.05!!! come on people, ever heard of bikes?
But you have to see the bigger picture maaaaaaan...
Once we have cars that consume oxygen and produce only carbon dioxide as exhaust humans will become redundant and the plants will form a symbiotic relationship with the cars! Once the cars gain sentience, which they obviously will, they'll consume all the water and air to wipe out the human race so they can live happily with the plants!!
They'll wipe us out maaaaan!! They'll wipe us all ouuttttttt!!!
Wow.
I fully expect this to go nowhere though. Japan might produce it but I doubt we'll have any until its too late.
So technically the car is running on hydrogen, not water.
The car just has a system to separate the hydrogen from the oxygen before using it for fuel.
But will it run on the road?
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