There's some confusion on the DIY hydrogen car kit scene. Many people are promoting it as “running your car on water” and many motorists are thinking it's a water only system. Some assume you can use water instead of petrol to run your car.
Well, the kit does not run cars on water. It's just a way drawing attention to what is in fact a very clever hydrogen production system
So let me set the record straight. The DIY hydrogen car kit is not a system that enables your car to run on water.
So what is it then?
It is a simple system that uses electricity from your car battery to produce HHO (hydrogen) from water and inject it into your petrol. The result is more power and vastly higher fuel economy.
It operates on a 100 year old proven technology called electrolysis. Whenever you place two pieces of metal in water, and apply electricity, the water separates into its basic molecules, hydrogen and oxygen (H2O).
H2O molecules in their liquid form, which is water, are connected together. But when you apply electricity (from your car battery) the molecules separate and form a gas (called HHO) which is a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen.
This HHO gas is then sucked into your engine and mixed along with the air from the air filter. As the gasoline is ignited in your engine so is the HHO - making it more powerful than gasoline alone.
Experts says this is better than plain hydrogen because you are also making extra oxygen that causes the gasoline to burn faster and cleaner, resulting in better mileage and a much cleaner exhaust emission.
