2006-06-09 18:32:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
I assume you mean the "hydrogen" fuel vehicles.
Hydrogen can be obtained from water, but only by using another primary fuel source like oil, nuclear, wind, etc.to produce electric to electrolise the water. It is more efficient (but less profitable for the oil companies & government) to use the electric directly; and no problems of storage & distribution.
Battery vehicle technology available now can meet most of our personal transport requirements. Hydrogen fuel cells have been promised for decades and may yet come good; but hydrogen is only a way of transporting the electric and nowhere near as efficient as the grid. i doubt we will be allowed to home-brew hydrogen in our basement or garage; but you can have your own solar pannel or otehr micro-generator; certainly you can get zero emmision energy via the grid.
Electric motors are far more suited to traction than infernal combustion, max torque at 0rpm, no gearbox, cooling or exaust systems, refuel at home or work, even have your own wind or solar generator. they also recover energy back into the battery when braking or going down hill.
And the driving experience quiet, smooth, smell free and powerfull; the tZero can easilly out accelerate a ferrari; or the tango as driven by george clooney. range >200 miles with current battery technology; we don't need to wait for fuel-cells or the oil to run out, a better solution is available now.
look out for film due for release in US end of June titled "who killed the electric car"
And there certainly won't be enough agricultural land to feed the population and provide bio-fuel; especially once climate change and water shortages bite.
2006-06-09 21:41:11 · answer #1 · answered by fred 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You aren't going to get more energy than you use to get the "fuel"
The only economic disaster for the investor greater than not making Renewable Energy economically viable is for there to be no replacement for fossil fuel. Without a replacement expect the economy of 1850 by 2050. The start of the change over has to start before the baby boomers retirement bill collides with the energy crisis. Without the change over already under way the economies of the 1st World will never recover.
2006-06-10 22:02:03 · answer #2 · answered by viablerenewables 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can. The similar concept of photosynthesis is used : light splits the H2O molecules into H and O. The oxygen is release into the air and the hydrogen is turned with CO2 into glucose the primary source of energy. Similar concept for the H2O car. Hydrogen is obtained from water and the used to relaese energy which runs the engin. This is possible by theory!
2006-06-09 18:58:21 · answer #3 · answered by student 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its hydrogen that could do it, with its only byproduct being water or H2O. Yes, this could really work and will have to in about thirty years.
2006-06-11 16:36:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This has already been done. Look at steam engines on google for more information.
It is probably not going to be the saviour that you are looking for....
2006-06-10 17:05:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes but you need to make a steam turbine generator engine to do that. Thats another source of energy.
2006-06-09 18:59:04 · answer #6 · answered by musiclover2008 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes but by modifying the engine. already a person in india did.
2006-06-09 18:36:45 · answer #7 · answered by DV 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you are thinkinh of H2, not H2O?
2006-06-09 18:35:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no no no, a car will not "burn water" no working engine has ever been shown to be able to "burn water" and i doubt one will ever be built.
2006-06-09 18:57:32 · answer #9 · answered by zippo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋