| After all the buzz about the new water for fuel | | | | as big a jump toward the positive as ethanol is a big |
| technology, which actually is a concept that was first | | | | positive jump over gasoline or diesel. |
| discovered more than two centuries ago, way back | | | | To start, hydrogen burns almost 100% cleanly. Its |
| in 1800 as a matter of fact. I wanted to take a close | | | | only residue is H20 with no pollution being deposited |
| look at some important facts. | | | | into our atmosphere whatsoever. So you have to |
| With all the ads and websites talking about using | | | | give Hydrogen a bigger mark over ethanol when it |
| hydrogen Fuel abstracted from water and ethanol, | | | | comes to reducing pollution. |
| which was the poster boy for alternative fuels not | | | | Hydrogen is also renewable. Remember, HHO when |
| even a year ago, now not even being mentioned I | | | | burned as a fuel the hydrogen that is not consumed |
| decided it would be good to compare this old | | | | and passes through merely combines with oxygen |
| hydrogen fuel technology to that of the benefits of | | | | molecules in the air to produce H20, which again can |
| ethanol. | | | | be used to extract more HHO gas from. Talk about |
| A refocus on Hydrogen as I'm sure you can deduce | | | | renewable. |
| was brought about by the recent fuel crises where | | | | Hydrogen from water is free, for the most part at |
| were paying 300% more for gasoline and diesel than | | | | least. Once you have your auto's conversion kit is |
| we did less than a generation ago. When you think | | | | installed the only thing else you need to do is add |
| crisis, a 300% increase in cost should have its own | | | | some distilled water and a bit of backing soda. |
| picture of a gas pump in the dictionary saying "I'm | | | | A quart or a liter of water remarkably will produce a |
| Crisis" ... but, I digress. | | | | 1833 gallons of HHO gas that you auto can utilize for |
| So lets jump right into it. | | | | some 900 miles of driving. |
| Ethanol not long ago was being proclaimed the future | | | | So is there a cost involved, well yeah if you want to |
| of alternative fuel sources by many experts around | | | | move the decimal point over about 3 or 4 positions, |
| the world. It makes sense because ethanol is | | | | but in real world computations it's basically a free fuel |
| renewable, being derived from growing corn crops | | | | source. But, how well does it improve you MPG... |
| for the most part. It is a much cleaner burning fuel | | | | Hydrogen when blended with your car's Gasoline or |
| than gasoline or diesel and it is far cheaper to | | | | Diesel fuels will make your car run quieter, more |
| produce than both. | | | | efficient and will create far less pollution. To top it all |
| Ethanol burns well and slightly cooler because its | | | | off, hydrogen hybrid car owners are reporting as |
| molecules contain oxygen and this extra amount of | | | | much as 50% better fuel efficiency. |
| Oxygen also seems to help gasoline burn cleaner | | | | What that means to us in dollars is that it's like filling |
| when the two types of fuels are blended. This blend | | | | up your tank for half the price or if you are |
| can reduce pollution in many older cars by up to 25% | | | | accustomed to having to fill up once per week, you |
| which makes Ethanol great for the environment. | | | | could drive further between fill ups and only have to |
| All of these benefits obviously get Ethanol a "check" | | | | fill up once every "other" week. |
| when it comes to its "worthwhileness" as an | | | | In conclusion, ethanol is a great contender, much, |
| alternative fuel source. | | | | much better than any fossil fuel and it does get a |
| Now, from my research comparing Ethanol to | | | | "check" for all of its benefits, but hydrogen fuel, free |
| Hydrogen as fuel sources to run your automobile is | | | | fuel taken from water gets the Checkmate! |