Did they drive it to the show, or was it towed there in the back of a truck?

‘We’ve got major plans, and not just within the automobile industry. The potential of the NanoFlowcell is much greater, especially in terms of domestic energy supplies as well as in maritime, rail and aviation technology”

Reality check. This technology may be fine for naval uses but much of the world is far from the sea so the inferstructure to implement this will be a huge expense, not to mention that as hydro stations replace gas a massive fleet of rusting vehicles will need to be recycled. I expect the transport of sea water, a corrosive liquid will present its own difficulties

Reality check. This technology may be fine for naval uses but much

There is no need to bother with all those novelties. Let other countries waste money on them. The trusty XX century technology is sufficient.

As we all know the history came to the and as wise Fukuyama said.

The car carries the water in two 200-litre tanks,

"Tank" is an appropriate word. One liter of water weighs one kilogram. 400 liters = 400 kilograms = 880 pounds. Of fuel. The car weighs over 5,000 pounds.

"Tank" is an appropriate word. One liter of water weighs one kilogram. 400 liters = 400 kilograms = 880 pounds. Of fuel. The car weighs over 5,000 pounds.

It's not the weight that disqualifies it as a serious proposal for mass transportation needs. It's the cost.

But if they reduce costs sharply, this could become a viable solution for some transport needs. Semis and delivery vehicles and buses, just to name a few.

As a personal car, this seems a complete failure other than as a rich man's toy ("Look what I bought that you can't afford!")

f they reduce costs sharply, this could become a viable solution

As a personal car, this seems a complete failure other than as a rich man's toy ("Look what I bought that you can't afford!")

Cars and airplanes also were "a rich man's toy".

Chinese and even Europeans will not wait until someone else does "reduce costs sharply"

Chinese and even Europeans will not wait until someone else does "reduce costs sharply"

The revolution will not come until they do reduce costs sharply.

This isn't the first time such an insanely priced vehicle came along making these same kinds of promises.

Don't bet your nation's industrial car production on a single prototype. You'll notice that no big players are making that bet.

Well, every 373 miles you're gong to need 200 liters of saltwater and 200 liters of distilled. So there's that.

And just where do they expect to get such vast quantities of water from? Take Germany for example. Do they have enough lakes and reservoirs to collect so much water if they transformed all their vehicles for using such a system?

And keep in mind, 400 liters is 105 gallons of water to fill the tank. That's quite a lot when you multiply it by millions of vehicles. So in this latest WunderKar, you're getting under 4mpg of water.

What country has enough water and capacity to deal with transforming a First World fleet of vehicles fueled by rampant water-wasting? There's a developing crisis of fresh water supplies around the world already. China, Iran, California, places in the Midwest, all are drilling wells several miles deep due to declining aquifers and increased population.

105 gallons of water to fill the tank. That's quite a lot when you multiply it by millions of vehicles.

Good point, especially that oil is more plentiful and cheaper than water in the oceans, lakes and rivers.

One should stay away from novelties. For example China is going crazy with super fast railroads. Railroads should be abolished as a costly waste of money. Highways built by FDR are much better and more frugal for the taxpayers.

Perhaps even better idea would be to return to the infrastructure before New Deal.

And just where do they expect to get such vast quantities of water from?

The amount of power is dependent upon the flow of ions from one water tank to the the the other through a very expensive "nano-membrane". This means salt water in one tank and distilled in the other. Distilled water is expensive and salt water is rare.

This Rube Goldberg machine makes hydrogen-powered cars look feasible. As my dad used to say, "Just because you can doesn't mean you should".

Distilled water is expensive and salt water is rare.

Salt water is rare away from coasts other than a few inland seas. Assuming you could filter seawater enough to use in these Seawatermobiles.

Distilled water could be collected from the exhaust of the growing numbers of hydrogen vehicles powered by fuel cells. It is their only emission.

So you can picture how you pull your hydrogen vehicle into the service station to fill up on hydrogen and at the same time drain your 30 gallon reservoir of distilled water collected from your exhaust into a tank at the service station, all very clean. They then use that distilled water to help fuel up Joe Schmoe and his Seawatermobile at the next pump.

I dunno. It isn't all that convincing. More like a story from the old Omni magazines about gee-whiz gadgets that are going to revolutionize the world completely in a few years. Except they never do.

That would make the inventors the richest people on Earth, yet we've never seen this happen, have we?

Omni magazines

I remember that publication. They either had problems that were easily solved or could not possibly be solved. They always claimed they were difficult to solve. Didn't Larry Flynt own that magazine?

That would make the inventors the richest people on Earth, yet we've never seen this happen, have we?

Much like the cold fusion tycoons, eh?

If they're so smart, why aren't they rich from their big invention (that they won't ever let anyone thoroughly inspect)?

If they're so smart, why aren't they rich from their big invention

Several great inventors, artists and benefactors of mankind died poor.

You, see becoming rich is often a sign that you are a thief and a thug.

You, see becoming rich is often a sign that you are a thief and a thug.

We can always rely on you to toe the Soviet propaganda line, comrade.

We can always rely on you to toe the Soviet propaganda line, comrade.

You worship Golden Calf so you will not understand.

The rich for you are holy and the poor are cursed.

You worship Golden Calf so you will not understand.

The rich for you are holy and the poor are cursed.

Ah, the rhetoric of the Holy Soviet empire. No wonder Poland's history is so miserable if you are a representative sample.

I'm not at all fond of the rich. And I oppose the economic structures and policies that are designed to benefit the wealthy at the expense of everyone else and the constantly growing debt crisis, the actual source of their wealth disparity.

The rich for you are holy and the poor are cursed.

Ah, the rhetoric of the Holy Soviet empire. No wonder Poland's history is so miserable if you are a representative sample.

The reverse is true. Most of Poles (perhaps 60%) think like you and that is why "Poland's history is so miserable". Americans were lucky to be isolated by the oceans, and having unlimited resources.

If they were in the middle of Europe and had powerful neighbors, just the Civil War would be their doom, as foreign powers would take sides, enter and dismember USA.

Not that you are capable to imagine and understand that.

If it makes you feel any better, I like your sausages, jokes and pope.

Thanx, but I prefer Benedict and Francis over John Paul II

If it makes you feel any better, I like your sausages, jokes and pope.

The German polish sausage is better, same with Jewish jokes, and I got the hardly waits for an American (USA) Pope.

Thanx, but I prefer Benedict and Francis over John Paul II

Pope Quitter was OK, Pope Dope the First is just an economically-illiterate turdworld socialist asshole who needs to go.

Pope Francis is infinitely wiser than Randy Ayn.

Pope Dope the First is a useless commie turdworld asshole. Guess you'll never understand, but then you guys went along with communism for quite some time.

Guess you'll never understand, but then you guys went along with communism for quite some time.

I guess guys like you will see Commies under the bed for ever. You live in the past.