One of the most exciting developments in the automotive world is the water powered car, although rumors about such cars abound, and more time and research is needed before the water powered car is placed on the market. With the increasing dependency on fossil fuels, which are horrible for the environment and for general health, governments around the world are looking for cars that run on sustainable, alternative fuels which do not affect the environment. In Japan, for instance, pollution has cut oxygen levels so low that there are emergency oxygen centers for people who have difficulty breathing, and if oxygen levels drop just a few more percentage points, Japan could be uninhabitable. The water powered car actually adds oxygen to the air, since it breaks down water into hydrogen and oxygen.

Rothman Technology in Canada has found two ways of transforming water into fuel for a water powered car. The scientists view water as a potential “battery” containing hydrogen which is an excellent, clean fuel. The ingredients for the fuel include water, salt and a metal alloy. The metal is dropped into an electrolyte and hydrogen is separated from oxygen and is used as fuel. Another method of making fuel for a water powered car is to transform the water in to Brown’s gas, which keeps the hydrogen and releases oxygen into the air. Rothman Technology has a 12 horsepower engine running consistently on water power.

Scientists are working on maximizing the amount of energy can be released by water, which is a preliminary step toward developing a water powered car. Currently, hydrogen fuel can power an engine for a certain amount of time, but a water powered car requires a large amount of energy.  There is significant worldwide interest in developing a water powered car, and it seems likely that in the near future this clean technology of developing hydrogen fuel will be further perfected.