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Is it possible to build my own hydrogen-powered car and produce my own hydrogen to power it?
My dad has this idea and wants to start making his own hydrogen using electrolysis and solar panels. With this hydrogen, he wants to power a hydrogen powered engine which he will buy separately and put in a car. He wants to start a business this way and sell these hydrogen powered cars and use the hydrogen he produces to power his own car.
I am trying to convince him that it won’t work but I’m not too sure on the reasons why.
Can you even buy hydrogen-powered engines? How dangerous would this be? Could enough hydrogen be produced using electrolysis powered by solar panels and how would this be stored and put in a car? What are the chances of it working even if it is possible?
Please, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
There are several such plans on the internet to modify your current car to make it consume water instead of gasoline. I have studies the issue and texts as it seems interesting and got to the following conclusion:
In theory this is indeed possible. One day it will be accomplished, just maybe not the way we imagine today. The only real problem is that it takes energy to separate water molecules to make it’s energy available. So you would need an extra energy source to make the system work. I would recommend using solar power to boost the process, although their efficiency ratios are not yet up to the task, and you’ve got an environmentally friendly car.
So if you solve out the alternative source of energy for your modified engine, you have the odds of making it.
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