Video Report from Reuters: Car That Runs on Nothing But Water Unveiled in Japan

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Developed by Genepax in Japan, this commuter vehicle is able to travel at 80km/h for one hour on just a single litre of water. The concept is much the same as other fuel cell vehicles, except you don't need to feed the car with straight hydrogen. The Water Energy System (WES) and Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) are used to separate the hydrogen from the oxygen in water...

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H2O mobile by Larry McCombs on Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 at 9:23:11 PM

Dubious? by abacus on Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 at 10:15:57 PM

Wikipedia is crap.... by Steve Windisch (jibbguy) on Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 8:06:34 AM

VERY Bad Idea... by Steven Leser on Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 6:33:29 PM

Cheap desalination is the answer to world hunger! by Steve Windisch (jibbguy) on Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 10:11:10 PM

Good thing the world believes in recycling by sometimes blinded on Friday, Oct 24, 2008 at 7:46:08 AM

Thank, the elite for throwing this one to us, if it is true. by Lindiana on Friday, Oct 24, 2008 at 7:52:15 AM

Late Drop-in, but good to quash uninformed skepticism by G Achin on Thursday, Oct 30, 2008 at 7:16:03 AM

Oh yeah--- by G Achin on Thursday, Oct 30, 2008 at 7:27:21 AM

Not to contradict Environmentalists. by GLloyd Rowsey on Thursday, Oct 30, 2008 at 9:04:33 AM