On Jan 27, 2011, at 3:24 AM, Yigit Turgut wrote:

> If you can explain why you think that way

Splitting water using electrolysis is not particularly efficient.  For =20
any amount of energy N that you put into it, you might get enough =20
Hydrogen and oxygen out to produce 0.7*N of energy when you burn it.  =20
Except that that process wouldn't be 100% efficient either, especially =20
by the time it goes through your car motor/alternator/etc.  It can't =20
even fuel itself, much less add efficiency to the propulsion of the car.

Claiming that you can improve mileage overall is like saying you'll =20
use a generator to electrolyze water, then use the hydrogen and oxygen =20
produced to run the generator.  Classic perpetual motion.
Except in this case they additionally claim that there will be extra =20
energy left over to help move the car.

I don't know enough about cars to explain the mechanisms by which you =20
might fool yourself into believing that it is working.  Running down =20
the battery is one possibility, I guess (for rather short measurement =20
cycles!)

Why would you possibly believe that this could work?  You might as =20
well throw in some nickel and claim that its doing "cold fusion."

BillW

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