As the energy crisis tightens its noose around the planet, here's a truly amazing product from the Japanese. Worthy of Steve Jobbs' attention I must say
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Engadget reports that Japan's Genepax has taken the wraps off its Water Energy System fuel cell prototype. It works by supplying air and water to an electrode engine and it works in a similar way to standard fuel cells. It works with something called a membrane electrode assembly that literally breaks down water to hydrogen and oxygen.
Not surprisingly, the company isn't getting much more specific than that, with it only saying that it's adopted a "well-known process to produce hydrogen from water to the MEA." Currently, that system costs on the order of ¥2,000,000 (or about $18,700 -- not including the car), but company says that if it can get it into mass production that could be cut to ¥500,000 or less (or just under $5,000).
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