Water Car

With rising oil prices being the order of the day, a common man might in his wildest dreams think of a car that runs on a substance which is not as scarce as oil. At the end of his dream he might get the solution---WATER!!! What if cars are manufactured that are fuelled by water? Millions of people will sigh in great relief? They would, but is this thought just any other thought or is it possible to realize this dream.

Water powered cars have indeed been a subject of research in recent years as scientists are constantly finding ways to derive energy from water without using any energy in the process of doing so. Only then can the research on the WATER CAR receive a boost.

An article in scientists in 2006 made a claim that a model of a car powered by water has been built which was able to run for one hundred miles using just four ounces of water. The truthfulness of this claim is yet to be found out.

One school of thought believes in the creation of a Water Car by integrating water into the existing fuel system and with it stretching the gas in the gas tank into new lengths. If this were to happen in reality then the car would have an incredible mileage. However the entire study is in such a raw and hazy form that a remarkable progress has not been made.

Another popular school of thought has come up with the view of using a water fuel cell wherein water would be electrolytically split into its components, hydrogen and oxygen. However mechanical engineers at MIT say this would violate the first law of thermodynamics turning out to be a perpetual motion machine. Moreover this concept and nomenclature water car do not go parallel to each other as we are talking about a car totally fuelled by water i.e. water providing the driving force.

Water Cars are a completely new concept though water has been previously used in engines like the steam engine.

The greatest advantage of using water cars is that it would be eco friendly. When the world is troubled with what is known as Global Warming and people are facing health hazards due to breathing in of foul air, the advent of a Water Car would be a welcoming respite. Also automobile companies will profit a lot as oil would be completely replaced by water. Also the realization of a water car would spur a new debate of using water as a fuel in household activities.

The major automobile makers are silent over the question of Water Car as they want to keep their profit margins safe. A lot of fraud has been associated with the concept of Water Cars with many people claiming to possess the technique to build a water car and thereby deceiving the customers.

But as of now the Water Car is just technically a hypothesis. Till now the truth is that no car with its fuel as water has been created. But hey let us keep our fingers crossed, may be the day when all of us would be bidding adieu to oil and embracing water has almost arrived.