Can You Make a Hydrogen Generator For a Car
August 18th, 2008 
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Imagine a tiny power plant small enough to fit in the trunk of your car and in some cases under the hood. With your own hydrogen generator for cars, this is the possibility of hydrogen fuel for cars. Hydrogen as a fuel for cars has a great range of benefits. It costs less than gasoline, offers better mileage than gasoline and puts out low to zero emissions.
A big drawback in converting your car to run on hydrogen gas is the absence of hydrogen fueling stations in most areas. If you live close to a hydrogen fuel production place, it won’t be a problem to refuel but if not you would have to make your own fuel using a hydrogen generator for cars.
A common production method for generating hydrogen fuel is called electrolysis. This method produces hydrogen by means of sending electrical currents through water creating a condition that separates the hydrogen from the water. The hydrogen is then available for use in powering the vehicle. There are even plans available to buy that teach you how to create your own water for gas systems that produce hydrogen.
There are two main ways to utilize a hydrogen generator for cars. One way creates a hybrid type system where hydrogen is generated using a small electrolysis system that is powered by your vehicles electrical system. A system like this can be constructed from plans, using either common materials readily available in most auto parts and hardware stores or more complex specialty items that must be custom ordered in some cases. The other way requires the installation of an on-board generator to replace gasoline consumption completely.
The hybrid approach reduces both the gasoline consumed by your vehicle and the amount of emissions your vehicle puts out. This saves both money and the environment. This method produces a smaller amount of hydrogen gas that is fed into your vehicle induction system via fuel line plumbed into the same intake system that feed the gasoline air/fuel mixture into your vehicle.
The whole enchilada approach for converting to hydrogen gas is to construct a hydrogen generator for cars that will produce enough hydrogen to fuel your vehicle entirely, thereby replacing gasoline. This approach involves both a miniature electrolysis system and storage for generated hydrogen and electrical energy storage. Some vehicle engine modifications might be required making this the most complex and expensive method. But when complete you have a zero emission vehicle costing roughly one-third the cost of the gasoline-powered version to operate.
When compared side by side the most sensible and cost effective approach at this time would be the hybrid approach. Considering the lack of hydrogen fueling stations and the possibility of complex repairs to hydrogen generator for cars not easily accomplished at a local roadside repair shop for at least a few more years the hybrid approach will probably be your safest bet.
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