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Is the Water Car for Real?

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While Japanese manufacturer Genepax is claiming success for its new car that runs entirely on any type of water, Professor Theodosios Korakianitis at Queen Mary University of London says water by itself can't power a car. Is the water car for real?

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Phill Up at Home (5:42)

Watch this video about "Philling up" your car with natural gas and the Phill Home Refueling Appliance. See how natural gas vehicles and their fueling devices work in this video from PodTech.

Diesel Fuel Additives Fight Air Pollution (2:29)

New fuel technology is helping communities clean up the air. In Texas, diesel vehicles are among the primary targets in efforts to reduce on air pollution. EPA data shows that diesel accounts for the single greatest risk from air pollution to cause... More »

Forest Biorefineries: New Life for Dead Trees (0:52)

An informal look at research from the University of Maine, where scientists are turning forest-industry waste into fuel, construction materials, textiles and polymers for space-age plastics. Credit: National Science Foundation; University of Maine

Is the Water Car for Real? (2:36)

While Japanese manufacturer Genepax is claiming success for its new car that runs entirely on any type of water, Professor Theodosios Korakianitis at Queen Mary University of London says water by itself can't power a car. Is the water car for real?

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Watch this Reuters video to learn how a tofu factory in India is recycling its waste and turning it into biogas that local villagers are using to replace costly kerosene expenses. The tofu waste is also not polluting the environment,

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Researchers are concentrating using solar energy as alternative energy source for cars. This renewable energy source would be captured by solar panels and either used or stored in a battery to power the car.

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In an effort to cut back on his use of nonrenewable energy sources, a New York inventor designed a method of running cars on leftover French fry oil instead of gasoline.

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Carl Pope, Director of the Sierra Club, theorizes about the future of the internal-combustion engine. Lean more about trends and innovations in the auto industry.