Well... it sounds interesting, but I don't see how it can possibly work. The engine can't both create AND use the fuel - it needs an energy
source. Thermodynamics tells us that we can't possibly get MORE energy out of the system than we put in.
OK, after reading more of the article... it isn't for hydrogen cars. His idea is meant to make existing cars more efficient by adding hydrogen to the combustion chamber, as well as reduce emissions. The energy source is still gasoline. So all it does is makes the more efficient. Unfortunately, that's not really the answer, but it is a step in the right direction.
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Smaller than a DVD player - small enough to sit comfortably under the hood of any truck or car - it could be big enough to solve the world's greenhouse gas emission problems, at least for the near future. In fact, it could make the Kyoto protocol obsolete. Basically, the H2N-Gen contains a small reservoir of distilled water and other chemicals such as potassium hydroxide. A current is run from the car battery through the liquid. This process of electrolysis creates hydrogen and oxygen gases which are then fed into the engine's intake manifold where they mix with the gasoline vapours.
It's a scientific fact that adding hydrogen to a combustion chamber will cause a cleaner burn. The challenge has always been to find a way to get the hydrogen gas into the combustion chamber in a safe, reliable and cost-effective way.
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