Water Cars vs Gas Cars

Gas powered engines have been around for a long time, and in modern times cars powered by propane and natural gas have become a cheaper alternative to the more conventional petrol and diesel engines.

Gas engines are very similar to conventional engines, the only real difference being that instead of delivering petrol/diesel and air during the intake cycle, the carburettor delivers a gas/air mixture. This gas mix is still processed in the same way as conventional fuel in that it is compressed and then ignited, the force of which is converted in rotary energy to power the engine. Regular cars can be easily converted to run on gas, and although this conversion can be expensive, the gas itself is cheaper to buy than petrol or diesel and can be ultimately cost effective if you own a high-powered, fuel hungry car.

It is also possible to use hydrogen gas to power an engine, and there are some specifically designed hydrogen cars and motorbikes on the market. As water contains hydrogen, there have been many attempts of the years to utilise water as a fuel, the theory being that you could extract the hydrogen and oxygen as gas (HHO) through electrolysis, and then use this instead of conventional fuels to power the engine. However no successful system has yet been verified that will run a car using water as the only fuel, as technology is not advance enough to extract enough HHO from water to power engines effectively.

It is possible however, to install an electrolysis system into your car that will extract a small amount of HHO gas that can be used to supplement your regular fuel. By injecting HHO into the carburettors or manifold, you can create a leaner fuel/air mix, without adversely effecting engine efficiency or performance. This is because the HHO reacts with the fuel to encourage vaporisation, meaning that smaller fuel particles are being burnt during the combustion process. As a lot of fuel burnt is actually wasted, the HHO is in effect just reducing this wastage, which is why engine efficiency and mileage is improved.

So it possible to suppliement your current fuel with a hydrogen/oxygen gas derived from water, but with currently technology cars that are run solely on water are a long way off yet.