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Dunno about the $55m cheque but after 39.5 seconds of searching the internet (point 5 was for the results to be rendered) http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water-fuelled_car Releasing chemical energy from water, in excess or in equal proportion to the energy required to facilitate such production, would therefore violate thefirst or second law of thermodynamics.[5][6][7][8] And http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Meyer%27s_water_fuel_cell In a news report on an Ohio TV station, Meyer demonstrated a dune buggy which he claimed was powered by his water fuel cell. He estimated that only 22 US gallons (83 liters) of water were required to travel from Los Angeles to New York.[11] Furthermore, Meyer claimed to have replaced the spark plugs with "injectors" which introduced a hydrogen/oxygen mixture into the engine cylinders. The water was subjected to an electrical resonance that dissociated it into its basic atomic make-up. The water fuel cell would split the water into hydrogen and oxygen gas, which would then be combusted back into water vapor in a conventionalinternal combustion engine to produce net energy.[3] All of the perpetual motion machine inventors, zero point energy speculators and people interested in improving the brownian ratchet please form an orderly queue at the patent office and prepare to demonstrate your creation. Back to the original thread, if anyone is concerned about paying so much for petrol or diesel, drive a smaller car. The effect is immediate and long lasting

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/breaking-news/oil-prices-lift-off-four-year-lows/story-fnn9c0hb-1227123790987?nk=4962dccd0a92a9941dc99e389367a343 Oil prices have dropped about 30% since mid-June as new additions to supply have surpassed growth in demand At the same time the USD exchange rate has gone from 0.94 to 0.87 (8% decline) but the petrol is bought with Singaporean dollars (1.65 to 1.25) about a 24% decline. Source: http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=AUD&to=SGD&view=1Y Personally I want to see cheaper NGV compressors so I can refill my compressed gas car at home overnight. No trip to the servo then but no competition either. The government sets the prices for town gas specifically because its a monopoly. Caveat: I don't own a compressed gas car and I have never lived anywhere that had town gas appliances.

Slightly off topic but it blowing a gale and stinking hot today so I'm not flying here goes, a reminder of the giants that allow use to use liquid transportation fuel: From Wikipedia History of technology By technological eras Neolithic Revolution Ancient Greek and Roman technology Medieval technology Renaissance technology Industrial Revolution Second Industrial Revolution Atomic Age Jet Age Space Age Digital Revolution Information Age Its no big stretch to see that each age was built on the previous one where the technology captured became mature and economically available. Eventually that technology was superseded by something better (more convenient or reliable not necessarily cheaper). Examples: Bronze gave way to steel Wind and water power gave way to steam powered flour and textile mills Steam gave way to diesel or electrification for rail transport Mail gave way to fax which in turn gave way to email and electronic ink Wired phones and public phone boxes gave way to WiFi and 4G Some things are currently without mass produced readily available substitute. Examples: Private transport (foot, bicycle or car) Base load electricity for night consumption Wood from trees (a natural composite fibre used in cheap shelter and soaking up gasses from the atmosphere) Biological systems that create breathable air Food, Water, Sanitation Offspring So with your free market hat on, you can pay $1.47/l at night with the service station lights on for transportation fuel that is safely, conveniently and regularly delivered to your nearest town centre, turn on a tap in a public park for your dog to have a drink, pay tax and rates ... or not. Eventually that $1.47 will become $1.87 then $2.87 which is about what Avgas costs. There has never been a better time in the history of humanity to get access to the information that will let you go mostly or totally off grid if you want to. At some time your liquid fossil fuel will be less convenient than something else. Same for grid supplied domestic electricity. Rather than moaning about the political implications of buying Middle East crude refined in Singapore thereby indirectly funding one or possibly more authoritarian regimes these people have been working on the alternatives: http://solarfuelshub.org/ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-29/california-lab-sees-solar-fuel-progress-as-rust-hurdle-tamed.html There is nothing stopping any of us from joining them or benefitting from the developments so far - backyard electric car conversion anyone?