Alternative Fuels
Water Car Redux
Friday, September 12th, 2008Since I originally wrote a short piece on hydrogen fuel cells and the prospect of improving fuel efficiency with water, I have been reading as much as possible about it.
Each Friday I receive an email newsletter from Cecil Adams at The Straight Dope. Cecil and his staff answer hilarious and serious questions in a very [...]
What About a Water Car?
Friday, July 11th, 2008I recently heard a caller to the Clark Howard show claim that he purchased an add-on hydrogen fuel cell for his vehicle for $2,000 that would allow him to double his gas mileage. I have no way of verifying this claim, but his call prompted me to do a little reading. I am still very [...]
Follow-up on Air Cars
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008I have found that I am not the only one interested in cars that run on compressed air. In my first entry on the subject of air cars I linked to an interesting video that profiles two inventors who have developed engines that run on compressed air. One of the inventors is French engineer Guy [...]
I Want An Air Car
Monday, June 9th, 2008There is something about putting $100 worth of gas into the tank of my SUV that really motivates me. My friend, JQ, just returned from France where at this writing they pay about $8.80 per gallon, so I know we have it relatively “good” at just shy of $4 per gallon for regular unleaded. Still, [...]