John McCain's $300 Million Car Challenge

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I have seen on the internet someone who invented cars that run on water....that is correct h2o. There is a chamber that converts h2o to hydrogen gas. As a hybrid, the test vehicle is getting 1oo miles per gallon. So why wase money on car batteries when we already have the technology for cars running on h20.
Also, what about the GM electric vehicles. I guess GM should go bankrupt after inventing one of the best electric cars ever, then simply taking it off the market. I guess big oil and the governmnet are still in bed together and all this green supportjargon is just a lot of gas (ie carbon monoxide and not natural gas).

Don Bowman of CA 5:45PM June 23, 2009

This is Mark Yinger again - my concept on the turbines is that
they would be aerodynamically designed to reduce drag, and
be made of extreme light heavy weight material - alloy
the alloy business could use a lift right now also.
If we accept what is and do not think what may be, we will be
doomed to be consumers only.

Mark Yinger of OH 9:10AM May 19, 2009

quit fighting the friggin war. uses way too much oil

Jerry Tizzard 6:28PM July 07, 2008

A wind turbine on a moving vehicle would create the same amount of drag as you would gain in energy from it.....duh

robert of NE 12:41AM June 26, 2008

i've had this concept to MERGE 2 energy efficient systems already in USE---
I work for a golf course where there are 60 elect, golf carts that are able to
go 36-72 holes a day - with 2 passengers/clubs and other gear loading them down ---- ( 8 batteries in tandem )
NOW --- take it one step further and have fans ( like wind turbines) mounted
that would capture wind velocity as the vehicle goes in motion --- thus RECHARGING any vehicle on the GO - or while the battery system is used to
get it going --- the wind turbines ( small/heavy duty ) would be RECHARGING the
battery system --- I am not an engineer/ but an artist/musician/visionary -
I have discussed this with mechanics/engineers and tried to get FORD and GM
to respond ------ no go ---- I believe there is a monopoly to suck every penny
until there is a revolution/ or another depression --- greed continues because
power corrupts - ( enough about social/political/economic issues)
I have not seen or heard of this possibly being a solution -- but I know it could
work until a bettery battery only system comes available
I love this country and am afraid we will loose it to greed and indecision - HELP!

mark yinger of OH 4:09PM June 25, 2008

Anyone or company who would invent such a battery or technology in a free market would make much more then what Mr. McCain wants the government to give. Apparently, He does not understand a free market capitalist system.
Did the government give Bill Gates a reward for windows? Or Intel or other chip makers for shrinking their circuits? Henry Ford for pioneering the car industry Etc. Etc.
The Free Market rewarded these people and companies more then the Government ever could.

robert of NE 2:21PM June 25, 2008

Get rid of "hired to invent," like Japan and Germany, and provide patent incentives for inventors. I can't figure out why technological innovation such as hybrid cars comes from Japan nowadays. It's a real mystery.

Luther of IL 4:53PM June 23, 2008

we should make the tech for ourselves without gov help if you make you shall be rich the way of the world

of 3:40PM June 23, 2008

James, you have too much faith in government. There is no way that the government is going to give away money with a bunch bureaucratic requirements. The fact that entrepreneurs can get rich if they come up with a winning technology should be prize enough. Government should not be in the business of telling what people need to invest and research in and how to do it.

Chris of AZ 2:58PM June 23, 2008