To go 500 miles in a hybrid (Prius-type vehicle)... It would take about 11-12 gallons of gasoline ... or else ... 90 liters equivlqent of HTP - 90% pure HO-OH - which can be used to produce 5 kg of hydrogen, which has the same effective energy content in an ICE (after the gain in Carnot is accounted for) as 40-liters (11 gallon) of gasoline. The cost of the gasoline can be figured at least $35.00 and up in the near future. How much would the equvalent HO-OH cost?
If one manufactures 35% HO-OH on a small scale (garage), which is safe (probably, whereas HTP is not safe) then the amount needed for the 500 miles jumps all the way to 250 liters, imposing a weight penalty, but one which is in the same range as if batteries were to be used to go the same distance. Assuming that the consummer (and Detroit) would start to make the necessary changes in infrastructure (corrosion proofing the valves etc.), and the super-size-it fuel tanks! ... and if the 250 liter reactor can be engineered so that the fuel-substitue is produced in a home garage overnight for $25 (saving of $10 per fill-up) using grid power @ nighttime rate of 10 cents/kWh ...and... ,,,,furhtermore that tax incentives would pay for the overhead of the needed equipment (about the size and cost of a large hot water heater), then we can see that we have a "goal" of 10 cents, or one added kilowatt-hour, per liter for the 35% HO-OH which is to be produced. Can that be done? Needless to say, the present retail price is much higher. However the raw materials - air and water are essentially free. We would be using nature's own method of manufacture which is ozone + water vapor = HO-OH. Bottom line: Easy as pie. It takes an atom of ozone to convert a molecule of water into HO-OH. There are pumping costs involved. A mole weighs 34 grams. Density in Natural State: 1.46 kg/L about 33 moles. Even iff you added 1000 volts per atom of arc discharge (artificial lightning) to get your ozone (or a Sharper image ionizer), you are only going to use about penny's worth of power, not that dime, to get your liter of HO-OH... At least in Jules Verne's dreams.... ...ain't that right, Vern. So... using what is at least a naive ball-park and hypothetical approach - this overall system seems doable. Now, we are back as always to the real starting point - the Mizzou slogan "show me"... Jones
