Why do auto makers not mass produce the car that runs on water? The one that breaks down H2O and use Hydrogen as fuel... Any idea guys?
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The only reason would be money.
The amount of energy needed to split water into hydrogen and oxygen is the same amount that is created when you burn the two to make water. There is no net energy created.
Cars that run on hydrogen use another energy source to get the hydrogen they burn.
Cars that run on hydrogen use another energy source to get the hydrogen they burn.
What bepperb said, although it actually takes more energy to split it than you would get out of burning it. I had the same idea in my youth, but then I learned about those pesky laws of thermodynamics. If you tried to build one, you would end up with a woefully inefficient electric car.
"There is no gas shortage man! It's all fake. The oil companies control everything! Like there's this guy who invented this car that runs on water man! It's got fiber glass air cooled engine and it runs on water!..." '70s Show
hydrogen is produced from natural gas. Maybe it's much simpler to remove the carbon from the hydrogen than it is to remove the oxygen.
I don't know. But that's where hydrogen is currently coming from.
So why not just cut out the middle man and make a CNG engine instead of worrying about producing hydrogen?
hydrogen is produced from natural gas. Maybe it's much simpler to remove the carbon from the hydrogen than it is to remove the oxygen.
So why not just cut out the middle man and make a CNG engine instead of worrying about producing hydrogen?
And where would people buy hydrogen? There's that little hurdle called infrastructure.
There's also several other setbacks:
http://www.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/hybrid-technology/hydrogen-cars3.htm
There's also several other setbacks:
http://www.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/hybrid-technology/hydrogen-cars3.htm
Wind & solar is coming up short on answers although this particular solar windmill only producing profits, is a success. Ethanol has failed the masses.
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Due to its size, Hydrogen is dramatically harder to store than most other petroleums. Not only because it passes through many conventional storage vessels, but also because it is stored at high pressure. The storage vessel for hydrogen in a car is one of the serious cost and design challenges, or so I've been told.
Due to its size, Hydrogen is dramatically harder to store than most other petroleums. Not only because it passes through many conventional storage vessels, but also because it is stored at high pressure. The storage vessel for hydrogen in a car is one of the serious cost and design challenges, or so I've been told.
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Also,
Due to its size, Hydrogen is dramatically harder to store than most other petroleums. Not only because it passes through many conventional storage vessels, but also because it is stored at high pressure. The storage vessel for hydrogen in a car is one of the serious cost and design challenges, or so I've been told.
It would be similar to natural gas.
Also,
Due to its size, Hydrogen is dramatically harder to store than most other petroleums. Not only because it passes through many conventional storage vessels, but also because it is stored at high pressure. The storage vessel for hydrogen in a car is one of the serious cost and design challenges, or so I've been told.
It would be similar to natural gas.
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