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Japanese Firm Tests Water Powered Car
Japanese Firm Tests Water Powered Car
June 20, 2008 Source: The Epoch Times
Japanese firm Genepax recently presented a ground-breaking water-driven
energy system and demonstrated its ability to power an electric car.
The claim has attracted many sceptics, but Genepax said that it is collecting
third-party data to support its technology and is planning a detailed presentation
to the media.
During the demonstration in Osaka, Japan, water was poured into a large cell in
the luggage compartment of a compact electric car, which subsequently was
driven on its own. Sceptics believe that the demonstration was a trick to attract
investors, citing similar claims in the past which later proved to be unfeasible.
The news attracted wide media attention in Japan, but Genepax did not disclose
the details of its innovation.
"We understand these criticisms since we cannot reveal the core part of this
invention," said the company's PR Manager Jun Onishi.
According to Onishi, Genepax is not a car manufacturer but inventor of a system
that can "produce heat and electricity from pure water." The demonstration
showed that water can be used to power an electric car. The system was used to
charge the battery of an electric car manufactured by Takeoka Mini Car Products
Co., Ltd.
Genepax's system employs a known method called membrane electrode
assembly (MEA), in which hydrogen is used to generate electric currents like in a
hydrogen fuel cell. While hydrogen fuel cells require the gas to be filled and
stored in high pressure tanks, the hydrogen used in this system comes directly
from water.
Genepax's system extracts hydrogen from water more effectively than any other
known method. As long as water is added to the system, hydrogen is continuously
extracted.
"Our technology needs no outside energy to split hydrogen and oxygen from
[water]," explained Onishi. Onishi said that an authorized third party will produce
data to backup the company's claims. When the results are ready media will be
invited to attend a presentation. A press release will also be issued soon.
Genepax has demonstrated a system with an output of 120 watts and another
with 300 watts. The production cost of one system is about $18,500. With mass
production the system could cost as low as $5,000, according the Genepax.
"We already have several companies who believe in us and are planning mass
production, said Onishi.
Plans are underway to design a 1 kilowatt system that can be used to charge the
secondary battery of an electric vehicle, according to a report by Nikkei Tech-on
a technical news media network in Japan.
June 20, 2008 Source: The Epoch Times
Japanese firm Genepax recently presented a ground-breaking water-driven
energy system and demonstrated its ability to power an electric car.
The claim has attracted many sceptics, but Genepax said that it is collecting
third-party data to support its technology and is planning a detailed presentation
to the media.
During the demonstration in Osaka, Japan, water was poured into a large cell in
the luggage compartment of a compact electric car, which subsequently was
driven on its own. Sceptics believe that the demonstration was a trick to attract
investors, citing similar claims in the past which later proved to be unfeasible.
The news attracted wide media attention in Japan, but Genepax did not disclose
the details of its innovation.
"We understand these criticisms since we cannot reveal the core part of this
invention," said the company's PR Manager Jun Onishi.
According to Onishi, Genepax is not a car manufacturer but inventor of a system
that can "produce heat and electricity from pure water." The demonstration
showed that water can be used to power an electric car. The system was used to
charge the battery of an electric car manufactured by Takeoka Mini Car Products
Co., Ltd.
Genepax's system employs a known method called membrane electrode
assembly (MEA), in which hydrogen is used to generate electric currents like in a
hydrogen fuel cell. While hydrogen fuel cells require the gas to be filled and
stored in high pressure tanks, the hydrogen used in this system comes directly
from water.
Genepax's system extracts hydrogen from water more effectively than any other
known method. As long as water is added to the system, hydrogen is continuously
extracted.
"Our technology needs no outside energy to split hydrogen and oxygen from
[water]," explained Onishi. Onishi said that an authorized third party will produce
data to backup the company's claims. When the results are ready media will be
invited to attend a presentation. A press release will also be issued soon.
Genepax has demonstrated a system with an output of 120 watts and another
with 300 watts. The production cost of one system is about $18,500. With mass
production the system could cost as low as $5,000, according the Genepax.
"We already have several companies who believe in us and are planning mass
production, said Onishi.
Plans are underway to design a 1 kilowatt system that can be used to charge the
secondary battery of an electric vehicle, according to a report by Nikkei Tech-on
a technical news media network in Japan.