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Hydrogen On-Demand System Boosts Van Mileage by 94%


By on October 18, 2009

This man (a retired school teacher) says he applied what many others on the internet describe as “on-board hydrogen generation”, with a couple of jars, some electrodes and potassium hydroxide. The resulted hydrogen is fed into the car’s intake, getting a 94% more mileage than the standard EPA rating, while also being safe to use.

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  1. #1 by Kapt. Blasto on November 28, 2009 - 6:26 am

    I still would like to know if there is a way to make sure that the electrical system wouldn’t take such a hit at the battery.

    Perhaps it doesn’t, but you have to show me.

  2. #2 by Zach on October 18, 2009 - 9:00 pm

    Video not playing. Can you post this on youtube or something? Thanks

    • #3 by Ovidiu on October 19, 2009 - 7:38 am

      Hi, I checked it and it works on my computer (you may want to check you have the most recent flash player installed and activated. If I’ll find it on youtube, I’ll post it. Thanks.

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