A while back, we wrote about the air-powered car that has gained some credence because of the much-needed backing of the big group Tata of India, a conglomerate that also recently absorbed the Land Rover and Jaguar operations from a cash-strapped Ford Motor Company.
Now here comes another motive source that has been bruited about for some time: the water-powered car. However, the people behind this project claim that their car runs on more than just clean water. Supposedly, it can also run on salt water, soft drinks, alcohol, etc. Imagine this scene evolving in front of a bar or nightspot: A proud owner of a water-powered car goes in to partake of his favorite libations and then, feeling the call of nature, goes out to his car to empty himself of waste fluids directly into the gas tank. Ugh!
The company that developed the car, Genepax, is now the happy beneficiary of attention from prime car companies Honda and Toyota. If they are interested in this technology, this means that there is something to it after all.
Meanwhile, we recall a Filipino inventor named Daniel Dingel who also touted a water-powered car using roughly the same technical process as proposed for the Genepax car.
Whatever happened to inventor Dingel?
Well, it seems that time and his reticence has passed him by. I actually met the fellow and he made me go over his car, smell the exhaust (no fumes!) coming out of the rear pipe, and so forth. My friend and I, both retired bankers, encouraged Dingel to sign an agreement with one or two big car companies after protecting himself with the appropriate patents. It seems that the paranoid inventor feared having his invention stolen and the technology mined to his detriment. Well, as we said, the train passed by and no one will certainly talk to Dingel now that enough research and development work has gone into non-traditional means of automobile motivation.
Watch the following feed which shows both the Genepax car and an old Youtube video of the Dingel car.
September 19th, 2008 at 7:11 am
Fule prices are horrible, so in Poland there is a very popular alternative - LPG (Gas) as a cheap fule
August 14th, 2008 at 11:10 am
I am convinced that a water powered vehicle might have been created by Mr. Dingel. But what i am not convinced is his motive of not sharing the way on how to make it. Is it he is after a highest bidder for his invention/discovery or what?
If it happens to me, i would share my invention to everyone so that everybody will benefit from it. Just imagine Filipinos not depending on oil cartels for their tranport vehicles? I will not be blaming the government or anybody for not supporting my invention if my purpose is not for personal gains. It will not take long before others, especially car companies, can create their own water powered car. So he better start his own production company and start making or converting water powered cars of the filipinos. He will be the new hero im sure!
August 12th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
With the ever rising gas prices it is no wonder that the water car technology is so popular. Genepax new water car seems to be a real breakthrough!
August 5th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
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August 1st, 2008 at 6:49 am
i believe in him! what’s wrong with those people who doesn’t??
i may not know a lot about science, but i know what to believe and what to not believe. what i do know is that there are people, evul people, who are afraid about Mr. Dingle’s invention.. so they’re doing everything in their power so that no one would believe him.