http://stores.ebay.com/Hydromagic-Energy-Systems
Very interesting reading. They claim their small generator will produce enough hydrogen out of 1 liter of water to fuel a 4 cylinder car running 60 mph for 7214 miles. They say it only costs $2.15 of electricity to make that 1 liter of water to usable hydrogen.
Visit their store and there is a boat load of information on there. True or not....I don't know.
My question is:
Could you buy say an older (mid 90's) Cavalier or whatever and take the 4 cylinder engine out of it and mount it on a stand? The engine would be connected to a 12kw generator (which requires around 40 hp to run) via belt or whatever would work. If you overdrive the output speed to the generator by 30%, then the engine would run somewhere around 1385 rpm to meet the required 1800 for the generator. The engine could be enclosed in a small shed out of the elements and would make no more noise than a car idling. Their figure of 7214 miles divided by 35 mph (I'm just going off of my average speed I get each tank fill) is 206 hours. With 168 hours in a week, it would cost $1.74 in electricity each week to run my total electric home. I've heard a that any excess electricity you make and feed back into the grid has to be purchased from you by the utility company.
I just don't see powering my home for $1.74 a week....of course this dosen't include the cost of the water!!! LOL. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to do this but....