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Next up, the Perpetual Motion Machine

never used baby shoes — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:11:16 -0800

Last week, Genepax Co demonstrated a car that it says runs on water. Video of the demonstration is here. The claim is not without its detractors, and Genepax has not yet released any information about how the system works; most of their website (beyond press releases and general information) seems to be under construction

Around the world on 8 litres of fuel?

Fozzie — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 10:25:26 -0800

Around the world on 8 litres of fuel? I'd be more excited about this if the automotive industry hadn't been teasing us with cool, feature laden concept cars for years, and then actually producing boring combustion engine sedans.

Hydrogen Cars.

feelinglistless — Thu, 17 Oct 2002 10:31:09 -0800

Hydrogen Cars. I had been expecting something akin to the Sinclair C5, but these are full production models within the Ford Focus range. The article predicts that although they'll initially appear in niche markets such as public transport, in a few years we'll all be able to drive about in them, creating a cleaner, happier world.

"Suckers.

tirade — Thu, 01 Aug 2002 14:19:38 -0800

"Suckers. They're all watching the wrong cards. They're watching the borax. They're watching the fuel cell and its clean tailpipe. They should be watching the hydrogen. That's the payoff card." Car and Driver takes issue with the Hydrogen on Demand system used in Chrysler's Natrium concept and billed by the media as a possible solution to the problem of producing, storing, and transporting hydrogen.

HydroGen1, a fuel-cell vehicle of tomorrow

fluxcreative — Tue, 05 Jun 2001 10:31:11 -0800

HydroGen1, a fuel-cell vehicle of tomorrow The prototype's power comes from electric motor supplied with current from a fuel cell that runs on pure hydrogen. The hydrogen supply is stored in liquid form at minus 253 degrees Celsius in a special storage tank called a "Cryo tank," which is similar to a vacuum storage bottle. I'm just imagining the fun they will have at the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety while crash testing this thing.