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The “run your car on water” scam

June 23rd, 2008 · 17 Comments

Every crisis can also be viewed an opportunity, or so it seems. As many motorists are having trouble making ends meet with rising fuel (and food) prices, various websites are popping up (usually with affiliate schemes) that make tempting promises such as:

“…use water as fuel and laugh at rising gas costs…”
“double your mileage”
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Tags: cars

Media fall for “car that runs on water”

June 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Nikkei and Reuters report about an announcement by Japanese company Genepax of a car that supposedly runs on only water. One litre will keep the car running at 80 km/h for about an hour, reports Reuters.
Genepax CEO Kiyoshi Hirasawa is quoted by Reuters as stating that the car requires no external inputs but water. As […]

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Toyota Prius hybrid versus BMW diesel

April 4th, 2008 · No Comments

The Sunday Times did a road test, driving a BMW 520d SE and a Toyota Prius from London to Geneva. The BMW used 49.3 litres of diesel, versus 51.6 litres of petrol (gasoline) used by the Prius.
While the BMW’s results are clearly respectable, the figures quoted in the Sunday Times article do not tell […]

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Japanese petrol (gasoline) prices to fall 25c per litre

March 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Following political gridlock in the Japanese parliament, a “temporary” tax on petrol (gasoline) that has been in force for three decades after being renewed every couple of years is set to expire on 01 April 2008 (to readers outside of Japan: No, this is not an April Fool’s joke). As a result prices of petrol […]

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Tags: cars · politics