Run Your Car on Water Scams

Like Larry Jarboe, organizer of the first and only (so far) 2008 Hydrogen Booster Rally told me, "We're here to separate the hype from the hydrogen." The run your car on water scams abound on the Internet. In fact, there are so many run your car on water scams that they have clouded the water and put a cloud over legitimate run your car on water devices.

But, how do you tell a scam from the real deal? When I'm cruising around the Internet looking at websites that say run your car on water (such as this one) there are a couple of things that jump out on me. First, does the website claim that you can run your entire car on water?

This is a sure sign it is a scam. At present time, it takes too much energy to electrolyze water and run an entire car on the resulting HHO gas. This violates the laws of thermodynamics and there basically is no such thing as a perpetual motion or free energy machine.

Second, does the website confuse hydrogen cars with hydrogen generators for cars? I've seen websites showing pictures of hydrogen cars and claiming these are water cars. They are not. Hydrogen cars use either compressed or liquid hydrogen and not water and run the hydrogen either through a fuel cell or internal combustion engine. Hydrogen cars are not water cars even though the run your car on water scam sites would have you think so.

Third, does the website try to scare you? I came across one website that says you need to buy their water car product in order to save on gas and that you don't want a hydrogen car because it will blow up like the Hindenburg on you.

This is a bunch of baloney for a couple of reasons. First, you can't buy a hydrogen car because none are commercially available yet. Second, the Hindenburg did not blow up because of the hydrogen but rather the skin of the vessel was coated with something akin to airplane fuel.

Now, that you get some indication of what the scams look like, then what does a real run your car on water site look like? First, they will talk about electrolysis of water and the resulting HHO gas as a supplement to the gasoline or diesel engine.

Second, there will be some guarantees and support associated with the product. And, third they won't be making claims that sound too good to be true. Websites that make wild claims about saving gas need to be taken with caution. If in doubt check out what products others are using on the Water Car Group message boards so that you can benefit from their experiences.