According to the United States Department of Energy, these are the facts about U.S. oil consumption:
- The United States has 5% of the world’s population, yet it consumes approximately 25% of the world’s total oil production.
- The United States consumes over 20 million barrels (840 million gallons) of petroleum products each day.
Almost half in the form of gasoline, which is used in over 200 million motor vehicles, with combined travel of over 7 billion miles per day.
- The United States is dependent on foreign nations for 60% of its oil.
- The U.S. and Canada are responsible for twice the carbon emissions as the next highest contributor, which is Western Europe.
Commercial Hydrogen Fueling System
Industry experts state the reason why there are no hydrogen vehicles is because there are no hydrogen fueling stations. Conversely, the reason there are no hydrogen fueling stations is because there are no hydrogen vehicles.
To correct this situation, existing fueling stations need to upgrade their facilities with hydrogen and slowly phase out gasoline, similar to what happened when “regular” gasoline was phased out in the
1980's.
Existing conventional gas stations can be upgraded or converted to dispense
hydrogen gas with an AllH2, Inc. Hydrogen Fueling System. Ask your tax advisor
about incentives available to offset the cost of owning a Commercial Hydrogen
Fueling Station.
Since this system is scaleable, our Commercial Hydrogen Fueling Systems are available on a small scale for individual applications and use.
Hydrogen Hybrid Kit
AllH2, Inc. installed its Hydrogen Hybrid Kit on a
2005 Toyota Corolla. This kit gave the car the ability
to run on hydrogen, when not accelerating.
The Corolla has a 1.8-liter in-line 4-cylinder engine with an EPA mileage estimate of
32 mpg in the city and 41 mpg
on the highway. Through 12 months of testing this vehicle has averaged 51 mpg overall.
Why it works
Since hydrogen is a gaseous fuel at ambient conditions it
displaces more of the combustion chamber than a liquid
fuel. Consequently less of the combustion chamber can be occupied by air. At
stoichiometric conditions, hydrogen displaces
about 30% of the combustion chamber, compared to about 1 to 2% for gasoline. The
figure below compares combustion
chamber volumes and energy content for gasoline and hydrogen fueled engines.
The power output compared to a gasoline engine with intake manifold injection is
about 85%.
With an ideal Hydrogen-air
mixture, a flame front can travel at 8 feet/second. For comparison, a
gasoline-air mixture creates a flame front speed that ranges from around 70
feet/second up to around 170 feet/second in normal engines.
Gasoline engines waste the most amount of fuel on idle because of high
flame front speed, which increases CO2 emissions on idle and wastes
fuel.
Hydrogen burns cleaner than gasoline because there is no carbon in the fuel. The
low flame front speed of hydrogen is perfectly suited for an internal combustion
engine on idle. Hydrogen is leaned out, which affords greater fuel economy and
increased thermal efficiency, and thereafter means lower exhaust temperature and less waste heat. It also means less storage of hydrogen on board.
When your car is not accelerating, (which is any time your foot is off the
gas pedal) it's doing very little work.
This is where the increase in mileage comes from. Your gasoline fuel system is turned off and the hydrogen is turned on
in a seamless process.
To accomplish this, add an AllH2, Inc. Hydrogen Hybrid Kit to
your car. Your “in city” mileage will increase by at least 35%, your engine will drive itself clean by burning fuel
with no carbon added, and prolong the life of the engine.
Our Hydrogen Hybrid kit will increase your gas mileage and reduce carbon
emissions.
Should I modify my car?
Click here to see if your car is eligible for modification.
There are a few things to consider when modifying your car to a hybrid:
In 2007, national gas prices rose 30 cents a gallon over the 2006 price. "Experts" are predicting $3.00 a gallon by summer. Hydrogen is 35% more efficient and less expensive than gasoline.
The Hydrogen Hybrid Kits can be manufactured for any 4 or 6 cylinder inline make and model car or truck that uses fuel injection.