[Howard_Z]

Maybe a gasoline generator on top of an electric car with no battery ?

 

[Lunkan]

Or go for the Filipino invention, which split water DURING driving and run the engine at that gas?
A problem is though the car only run until the car battery get empty 🤣 by the water spliting process need electricity. At demonstration the inventor only drove a short round, less than 100 meters...

 

[grahamw57]

Well, he's one view on it (personally...doesn't affect me) :
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[sgtm7486]

Here in the Philippines? I will stay with diesel. I might consider a small, cheap EV for the wife, to replace her Ford Fiesta. However, considering how often she forgets to put gas in her car, I have a premonition of seeing her stuck on the side of the rode because she forgot to plug the car into the charger. Can't bring a can full of electricity to her.

 

[Lunkan]

Here in the Philippines? I will stay with diesel. I might consider a small, cheap EV for the wife, to replace her Ford Fiesta. However, considering how often she forgets to put gas in her car, I have a premonition of seeing her stuck on the side of the rode because she forgot to plug the car into the charger. Can't bring a can full of electricity to her.

If wife get an electric cheap motorbike, extra battery to such can be brought as backup by they arent so heavy.

 

[bigpearl]

All good and I'm not going the EV route as the economics don't stack up.
Graham I watched your supplied video with interest, some bias and plenty of things to think about, after watching that video I found another on what Toyota are doing with what they call water engines, fill your car with distilled water and their system converts that to Hydrogen while you are driving so no bulk storage tank/s simply H2o, I have searched and searched but can't find the link.

Cheers, Steve.

 

[grahamw57]

The Hydrogen route does seem to make more sense, but presumably still many obstacles to widespread practical application ?
Not something I've looked into much, to be honest. I'm a die-hard 'petrolhead', into noisy gas-guzzling motors and motor sports. lol

 

[grahamw57]

I do still drive 'electric' cars on my Xboxes. 🤪
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[Howard_Z]

I want a Flintstones foot power car ?

 

[bigpearl]

This Water Engine Will DESTROY The Entire Car Industry! - YouTube

Found this this but is not the original one I saw but similar. For some reason the link is not active (wonder who is in control of that?) But if you copy and paste to a new browser it works, I have checked.

The beauty of these engines is they still run on ICE and produce the same noise but with added power and somewhere else I read that there was a 5 litre V8 in the works, zero emissions. We all play the wait and see game.

Seems a little research by individuals is required as I keep getting stifled, Search it once and never again.
Interesting technology that has been around for decades and appears to be Squashed,,,,, Let's see how Toyota goes against the oligarchy.

Progress has never been stopped except by those feathering their own nests..

OMO.

Cheers, Steve.

 

[bigpearl]

I want a Flintstones foot power car ?

Off topic but good for a quick run to the local Chinese for Christmas lunch Howard, make sure you get a treat for Dino when you return.
Enjoy your Xmas.

Cheers, Steve.

 

[grahamw57]

May need to get out and push on the hills...

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[grahamw57]

Downhill.....just hold tight ! 🤪

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[bigpearl]

LOL Graham and when they reach the south pole? Long push back to the equator.

Cheers, Steve.

 

[grahamw57]

Maybe breed some more of those special reindeer ?

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[bigpearl]

Solar or diesel powered chariot Graham? I am off the EV route and will wait for technology to catch up and make its mark,,,, perhaps Hydrogen, probably be dead by then so the little fuel we use while it adds up is miniscule in the scheme of things. Our reduction is a big solar system and still pumping fuel into the wheels, the system needs refining and then some. The average punter needs to take stock, live well with no guilt, burying or burning, burning fuel in ICE vehicles or the electrical grid , what we leave our children is certainly a dilemma.
Trying to start/do my bit.

Cheers, Steve.

 

[La Cebra]

I don't see hydrogen being a viable alternative any time soon.
The processes currently available to produce and store hydrogen are just too expensive.

Toyota & GAC believe that an ammonia powered engine will make EVs obsolete/