Okay, it’s official. Even the cheapest gas is over four bucks a gallon. And the morning news said it would likely be five dollars per gallon by July 4th!
The obvious solution, if you can afford it, might be to buy a hybrid. But that can be an expensive answer, even after factoring in savings at the pump. Unfortunately most hybrids cost anywhere from $3,000 to $5,000 more than their “gas only” counterparts and finding a good used hybrid is near impossible.
In this article, we’ll look at two options to get you huge fuel savings; 1.) finding the best deals on a hybrid and 2.) converting your current car, truck or minivan into a hybrid. First for the best deals…
To find the best deal you need to factor in all the angles. Let’s start with some added benefits of driving a hybrid. Some states, like California and Virginia, allow a single occupant to use the high occupancy vehicle lane (or carpool lane) if driving a qualified hybrid. If you’ve ever been stuck on an LA freeway or the Capital Beltway during rush hour you might fork over the extra few grand for that little benefit alone.
If you’re looking for more monetary incentive, ask the dealer about Federal and state tax benefits for buying a hybrid. You might qualify for up to $5,000 in tax credit depending on the vehicle you buy and where you live.
As for cost, it depends on what you want. Most dealers can barely keep a hybrid on the lot so they are not likely to make great incentive offers. If you need a car big enough for the whole crew try to avoid the temptation of hybrid SUVs since the typical fuel savings is far less than that of a four or five seater car. If you only need a two seater, consider the “Smart Car” http://www.smartusa.com/ . They have features you expect on a $40,000 luxury import, like 5 speed automated manual transmission with Paddle shifters, but with a price tag of $11K for a simple “pure” model to $16K for the luxury sport Cabriolet convertible. And of course you’re getting about 40 to 45 mpg with whatever model you choose.
Now for the second option; convert your current vehicle to a water fuel (hydrogen) hybrid. Don’t worry, it sounds a lot harder than it is. I converted my 1995 Isuzu Pickup for $106 in just a few hours (including the time it took to go buy the parts.)
I’m not talking about adding batteries and changing the way the engine works. You can build or buy a simple hydrogen conversion kit for about $100 and install it in less than a half hour. It only takes 5 minutes to remove if you ever want to and does not alter your engine.
There are two quick and easy ways to convert your car to a hydrogen hybrid. You can go with a system that uses ordinary tap water (from any household faucet) or one that uses distilled water. Both work great and cost about the same to build and install or you can buy one ready built.
First is the one I’ve used, that works with plain tap water. “RunYourCarFromWater.com” offers a complete easy to understand DIY hydrogen hybrid manual for $49, http://www.RunYourCarFromWater.com. The parts to build it cost about $50 to $60 and you can get the parts from your local Wal-Mart or hardware store.
They guarantee a minimum 40% increase in your gas mileage. I got more than double that on my 13 year old pickup truck (about 90%) so 40% is a bit low in my experience. You’ll probably do much better.
Or you can try “Water for Gas”, which uses distilled water in its fuel cell. The manual is $97 and is available from http://www.Water4GasWeb.com. The site also offers info on how to buy a readymade conversion unit and tips on getting a mechanic to install it for you.
Doing it yourself you will probably recoup all expenses in a month or less, depending on how much you drive. If you buy a readymade unit and pay a mechanic to install it, it might take a few months to pay for itself.
I hope you have a chance to experience just how great it feels. Good luck!
Scott Jason
http://www.articlesbase.com/automotive-articles/convert-your-car-to-a-hybrid-for-100-451208.html
What is the deal with the water/gas hybrid kits for your car?
I have heard about an easy system that you can use to convert any car into a gas/water hybrid. They say that 4 ounces of water every 100 miles will make your car twice as fuel efficient. They say that most people have not heard of it because the oil companies have been trying to silence this technology for as long as 50 years. Here is a website that has some of the guides on how to convert your car to run partially on water: http://www.squidoo.com/water-car-conversion-kits-fuel
Here are my questions:
1. Has anyone tried this and does it work? Or is it a scam?
2. How hard is it to convert your car?
3. Will it make your car more or less noisy? More or less powerfull?
4. Are there any ill effects on your engine (such as overheating or faster wear)?
Please cite your sources. I do not want this to be a pollitical debate. I am looking for facts on this process only, not opinions on the conspiracies of the oil companies, liberals making stuff up, or corrupt politicians.
We just purchased a manual to do this. We haven’t installed the generator yet, but we are hoping it works. The company was BBB certified, and offer a 6 month money-back guarantee. It has been tested on thousands of cars. Also, it is completely removable so it will not void any warranties. As for how it runs, we will see.
References :
http://www.water4gas.com/2books.htm
Quit trying to get something for nothing.. If it were true it would be perpetually motion and if U understand Physics that is impossible……..
References :
Electrolysis is expensive in terms of energy. More expensive than buying the same energy from your local gas station.
Electrolysis which results in the creation of hydrogen gas is dangerous. H2 is dangerous. If your electrolyte is table salt, it can be even more dangerous, because Chlorine gas is ridiculously dangerous.
Another problem is that gasoline engines are pretty inefficient, about 20%. This means that unlike an electric car, which will more or less use the energy you put into it, resulting in massive savings, the 50-70% efficient electrolytic process combined with a 20% efficient internal combusion engine(More wikipedia) will result in a total process which, instead of being the 80-90% efficiency of an electric vehicle with a charging system, is instead 10-15% efficient.
The Honda Insight uses 0.52 kW·h/mi(see the wikipedia article on electric cars for the justification there). We’ll assume we want to travel on the highway (because it’s a pretty energy intensive state), and work from there. It can get 496 miles on a tank, the tank is 10.6 gallons. So, to fill the tank, we’ll need to produce the energy to travel 496 miles, or 258kW.
If we’re talking 80% electric cars, that’s probably ok. 322.5kW including inefficiency, which works out to about 20 bucks.
Now, let’s talk about a 10-15% efficient electrolysis process. There we’re talking 1,720kW. If your energy cost is 6 cents per kilowatt-hour, it will cost you about 110 dollars to fill up your Honda Insight.
There IS a water injection process which is different. It works like an intercooler in a turbocooled motor, just cooling the air/fuel mix before detonation so you can run with higher boost pressure, and therefore higher efficiencies. Apparently it’s used with high performance race cars.
References :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/water_elect... – 50-70% efficiency
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/engine_effi... – 20 to 25% efficiency
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/water_injec... – Water injection for high compression motors
http://www.energyexperts.org/e... – non-political Q&A showing the high efficiency of motors.
I’ve been researching this topic as well. (who wouldn’t with $4 per gallon gas?)
I haven’t converted my vehicle yet, but I have read the instructions on how to convert a car to run on water.
I found a helpful site that compares some of these conversion kits.
http://www.waterforgaskits.com
hope it helps
References :
http://www.waterforgaskits.com
I found a website at http://waterfuelconversion.googlepages.com that gives four different reviews on this water fuel conversion kit. They even have a video that shows you how to do this step by step. I did not buy my kit yet because I am doing my own research to see if it is feasible or not. The video at http://waterfuelconversion.googlepages.com is very impressive and with these high gas prices, I am tempted to try almost anything right now.
In my research, I found something about hypermiling. Someone says it is like drafting and possible dangerous, but there are some things that I like about it when it comes to saving gas; one of which is driving slower and not accelerating as much. The hypermiling website blog was at http://hypermilling.wordpress.com. I hope that helps.
References :
http://hypermilling.wordpress.com
http://hypermiling-gas-price.com
http://waterconversion.googlepages.com
http://homemadehydrogenfuelcar.googlepages.com