Salt Water Power

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QUANT e-Sportlimousine 2015
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I recently saw a press release that stated a German firm had developed an engine that would run on salt water, not only that but when installed in a vehicle such as a car or truck its performance would be as good if not better than the normal internal combustion unit. To be honest I was a touch skeptical although I am aware of power units that are reported to run on compressed air and of course solar power.

Now add batteries that can last in an electric vehicle for many hours without any need for recharging and can cover in excess of 800 miles on one charge. My research showed that as recent as 1997 and electric vehicle went from Boston to Washington DC and back on one single electric charge, a distance of 385 miles each way at normal highway speeds. It is more than feasible that some form of salt water power could be used as the technique of creating direct power from a combination of water and electricity has been around for some time. I am also told that the process of driving a torpedo from its launch to its objective utilizes a process of salt water and electric stimulus, a new development over the past decade or so.

Tata/MDI AIR POWERED CAR
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The air driven power unit has already been successfully tested and several research units have been produced but as yet no one has fitted such things into a vehicle as power for direct consumer use. In other words you cant pop into the local dealers and order such a thing but, there is no feasible reason to think that this is simply another pipe dream. If you think about the process of compressed air and the power it has much like the power of water when heated into steam. Of course there is nothing new about steam power its been with us for almost two hundred years and is based on the same simple principle of compression.

Tesla Model S 2014

The lack of advancement in the world of modern electric vehicles is not due to any suggestion that they will not work, quite the reverse, We have seen them on our streets for at least a hundred or more years. The question is how do you charge them if you wish to travel the type of distances that a gasoline powered vehicle can do with ease though the facility of fuel garages everywhere. The answer to this problem is to develop batteries that can provide enough power to drive of a thousand miles and/or have the current fuel centers fitted with fast charging electric units as well as selling fuel. This concept is not as far fetched as one may think. the only real sang is would the oil companies provide such a service in centers that were established to sell their product ie. Oil Based Fuel.

Returning to the press release on the salt water driven vehicle in reality its an enhance electric power unit.

QUANT e-Sportlimousine 2015
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In 2009 an example was shown at the Geneva Automobile Show. Developed by Nuncio La Vetch owner and CEO of Flowcell AG based in Liechtenstein. The car on display had been road tested prior to the presentation and it was stated that it performed as good as if not better than the conventional oil powered vehicle.

In simple terms an electrochemical reaction is created by combing two liquids containing metal salts. These two solutions are pumped through a fuel cell where a cathode electronic cell is located creating electricity that is used as the power base. It is no surprise that the world famous German company Bosch are involved and have joined forces with Flowcell AG. Obviously the real question is how practical could such a power unit be for general use? That's the big question with all of the new and not so new sources of power being developed. One thing is clear the oil industry may well be under serious in a matter of a few years. The current and sudden reduction of fuel prices make an interesting study of the future!
Geoff Wheatley

Riker Electric Roadster 1896

Stanley Steamer 1909 Water Steam Power
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