But now we have major industries ( Toyota, Honda and others ) using fuel cell for the hybrid and plug in vehicles. As per Genepax, the cost of producing a "water" powered car ( or fuel cell system ? ) is about US 4000 - 5000 in mass pro mode. Pretty impressive if this is real..
By the way, It appears that the system uses a chemical reaction (hydrolosis ? ) to split the H20 .
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This process is allegedly similar to the mechanism that produces hydrogen by a reaction of metal hydride and water. But compared with the existing method, the new process is expected to produce hydrogen from water for longer time, the company said.
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New Fuel Cell System 'Generates Electricity with Only Water, Air' -- Tech-On! Quote:
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Although the production cost is currently about ¥2,000,000 (US$18,522), it can be reduced to ¥500,000 or lower if Genepax succeeds in mass production. The company believes that its fuel cell system can compete with residential solar cell systems if the cost can be reduced to this level.
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Fuel Cells 2000 : Fuel Cell Basics : Applications Quote:
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Fuel cell vehicles have already proven much more efficient than similar internal combustion vehicles. Toyota has published their efficiency results showing their conventional gasoline vehicle having a tank-to-wheel efficiency of only 16%, while their FCVH-4 running on hydrogen shows a 48% tank-to-wheel efficiency - an amazing three times more efficient. GM has also announced that their fuel cell prototypes running on hydrogen have twice the efficiency of their conventional gasoline vehicles.
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