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.
July 13th, 2008 at 7:22 am
What a waste! Now I believe the greedy are feeling the fruits of their own actions as even them now fall prey to the rising cost of petrol. But will they ever learn? NO these greedy folk will just find ways to reinvent themselves and discover new ways of screwing people.
July 12th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Read the history of water-powered car inventor, Stanley Meyer, and you’ll understand very well why Daniel Dingel has good reason to be paranoid, not just for his invention, but for his life.
Then read ‘The History of Compressed Air Vehicles’ and ask yourself: Why after centuries of development and use in industries like rail hasn’t this technology taken off?
http://www.theaircar.com/acf/air-cars/compressed-air-history.html
July 12th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
It seems that the paranoid inventor feared having his invention stolen … and your 100% right. he does not trust anybody even his household help.its almost 30 yrs already that he keeps the secret of his invention, maybe he will still wait for another 30 years more. i think he needs the 10 best lawyers of the world and 10 present president of the world and 10 richest persons of the world just to satisfy him and make him sure that he is well protected and no one will stole his keep secret invention.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:37 am
What the world needs right now is an inventor who doesn’t want to make money. I cant believe that of all broadsheets inquirer would run a column like this. It is SS.
Too many people claiming this claiming that. Nasan na?! Bakit hindi kami makabili at bakit pasikreto sikreto pa kayo? Lam nyo kung bakit? Because a lot of people prey on other peoples fears.
That’s why. Greed. They want to make money out of peoples fears. And you oh dear inquirer writer are helping them.
SS = So Stupid.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:12 am
I came across a site that says cars can be run on water. Has anyone tried or had any success using this method?