Wednesday, 24 September 2008

Improving your fuel mpg with hydrogen

A few weeks ago, I was asked to review a collection of e-books that provide full instructions on how to use excess energy from your car engine to split water into oxygen and hydrogen. This combination of hydrogen and oxygen is then fed into the inlet manifold of your engine and would, in some cases, double the fuel mpg of your car. This stimulated my interest in the whole subject of alternative technology, and the more I examined it, the more I found that there is whole range of technologies out there that appear to offer enormous benefits but that have not been taken up by the mainstream manufacturers. 

It seems that some had not been able to attract any funding to continue their research or they had been the subject of various sorts of threats.

Some, it seemed, have been offered large sums of money to halt their work or, most sinister of all, they had died in mysterious circumstances.Now, if only a few people had come up with these claims then you probably wouldn't take much notice of them. But these sorts of claims seem to be everywhere. So what’s happening?

What's the usual fuel mpg of the average automobile. It's only increased by a paltry 25-45% in the last 4 decades. But, a whole range of people, ranging from professionals to guys who just like to tinker with automobiles in their garages have put cars in economy trials and have been able to get over 110 mpg without a problem. With all the technology now available to car manufacturers it’s difficult to believe they are unable to develop engines that are both economical and powerful. One would have thought that the competitive advantage they’d reap from producing such a car would be huge.

There is clearly considerably more work to be done to find out what’s going on but firstly I’m going to fit a hydrogen system to see if it does confer the fuel mpg benefits that the inventors claim. Luckily, both the guide book and the components are easy and cheap to buy. I'm quite confident becasue the technology is plausible and the guides themselve seem to have been well received. 

Of course, all fuel mpg economy systems have come under close scrutiny recently because, as the oil price has rocketed, improving fuel mpg has become a top priority for many drivers. There are dozens of potential ways to save fuel, some of them are worthless and so it will pay you to take your time when choosing the right one. Having said that, there's little to be gained by procrastinating either. As far as I'm concerned, the hydrogen generating systems that I've been discussing are the best option for increasing your fuel mpg.

Read my reviews here and see what you think

 

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