• Send Us A Tip
  • Calling all Tech Writers
  • Advertise
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
  • Login
  • Register
TechStory
  • News
  • Crypto
  • Gadgets
  • Memes
  • Gaming
  • Cars
  • AI
  • Startups
  • Markets
  • How to
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Crypto
  • Gadgets
  • Memes
  • Gaming
  • Cars
  • AI
  • Startups
  • Markets
  • How to
No Result
View All Result
TechStory
No Result
View All Result
Home Tech

Do You Know About The Water Fuelled Car Made In India?

by Ashwin Kumar
July 16, 2016 - Updated On September 11, 2020
in Tech
Reading Time: 3 mins read
0
Do You Know About The Water Fuelled Car Made In India?
TwitterWhatsappLinkedin

Water-Fuelled-car

You might also like

Byju Raveendran Speaks Out: “I Won’t Sell Anything I Wouldn’t Give to My Son”

Beyond Automation: How AI Reshapes Work and Time

AI Chatbots in 7,000 Workplaces Show No Significant Impact on Earnings or Hours

World Health Organization says 7 million premature deaths across the globe annually are linked to air pollution, thus making it world’s single largest environmental health risk. The predominant source of air pollution is burning of petrol/ diesel in our automobiles. The ambient air quality in our cities have worsened so much that the Delhi government had to implement the odd even scheme twice and the Supreme Court banned diesel taxis above 2000cc in the capital. The Government of India is in the process of implementing Bharath Stage IV norms across the country whereas the environmentalists are demanding immediate implementation of Bharath Stage VI norms which has already been implemented in many developed countries. Alternative fuels such as CNG, ethanol and newer technologies like fuel cell and electric cars are making way into the markets but it also means that a lot of new infrastructure is to be created and these technologies are not affordable for majority of us.

Similar Read: The Brain Powered Car is Here !

On the other hand India’s dependence on imported crude oil is increasing everyday with our rising incomes and improvement in our standards of living. Recently India became the third largest importer of crude oil in the world surpassing China, owning to economic slowdown in the latter. Also crude oil is purchased in US dollars across the globe. Due to lower value of rupees as compared to dollar we have to shell out more money, thus pressurizing the union budget.

Imagine a car that runs on a fuel which is easily available in our country and at the same time is eco-friendly. A 44-year old Indian motor mechanic Mohammed Raees Markani has designed and patented a car that runs on mixture of water and carbide. He fills the fuel tank with water and calcium carbide powder. A chemical reaction takes place and acetylene is formed which is the fuel that propels the engine. Acetylene is an unsaturated hydrocarbon which is already widely used in oxy-acetylene welding because of its high flame temperature. Also acetylene was widely used for portable lighting before the usage of incandescent bulbs in mines.

markani

Image Credits: www.taritariboblog.com

Mr. Markani is from Sagar, a town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Surprisingly he doesn’t know to read and write. But he is a very good mechanic with more than 15 years of experience. He started working in his father’s shop from the time when he was 7 years old, after he stopped going to the school. His father says that he was innovative right from the time when he was a child.

The idea struck him when he was working in his shed welding the parts of a car. He then started modifying an 800cc engine and experimenting it with his fuel mixture. Not only this, he has also developed it in a way so that it can be operated remotely using his mobile phone. It took him five years to design the car. There was a time when he used to work for about 16 hours per day for a period of around six months. This hard work has earned him a great innovation indeed.

Similar Read: A Bible On Self Driving Cars: A New Revolution

The fuel which is the mixture of water and carbide comes around just Rs.10 to Rs.20 per litre whereas petrol comes to us at around Rs.70 per litre. Thus it becomes one of the cheapest fuels for propelling automobiles. This technology has the potential to cut down the travel expenses in the transportation and logistics industry along with improvement in ambient air quality.

Many companies including one from China had approached him for developing his idea further. But he has announced that he is ready to share this technology only if the company is ready to setup the car manufacturing plant in his home town in Madhya Pradesh. He wants to bring a change in his hometown, so that is the place where his work would continue. The invention has come at the right time when our prime minister has opened doors for ‘Make in India’ initiative.

We need innovators like Mr. Markani and policies that support such technologies to make our earth a better place. This technology is eco-friendly, economical and socially acceptable, thus it is sustainable.

Similar Read: Things You Should Know About The Audi RS7: A Driverless Car In Racing

Tags: AutomobilesAutotechMohammed Raees Markanirenewable energywater powered carzero emission
Tweet55SendShare15
Previous Post

Pokémon Go Planning To Catch Users In At Least 200 Countries !

Next Post

India Can Be A Global Player In Defence Technology If Backed By A Vibrant SME Sector !

Ashwin Kumar

An Energy and Environmental Engineer. His fields of interest are sustainability and urban infrastructure.

Recommended For You

Byju Raveendran Speaks Out: “I Won’t Sell Anything I Wouldn’t Give to My Son”

by Ishaan Negi
May 20, 2025
0
“I Am Not a Flower, I Am the Fire”: Byju Raveendran Goes Full Pushpa in Legal War with EY and GLAS

In a rare and emotionally charged interview with ANI in Dubai, Byju Raveendran, founder and CEO of ed-tech giant BYJU’S, broke his silence on the controversies that have...

Read more

Beyond Automation: How AI Reshapes Work and Time

by Sneha Singh
May 20, 2025
0
Beyond Automation: How AI Reshapes Work and Time

New research examining Denmark's labor market reveals that generative AI tools like ChatGPT have had virtually no measurable effect on wages or employment so far, challenging predictions of...

Read more

AI Chatbots in 7,000 Workplaces Show No Significant Impact on Earnings or Hours

by Sneha Singh
May 20, 2025
0
AI Chatbots in 7,000 Workplaces Show No Significant Impact on Earnings or Hours

Despite their rapid adoption across white-collar industries, AI chatbots are saving workers just 3% of their time on average, according to new research from the National Bureau of...

Read more
Next Post
India Can Be A Global Player In Defence Technology If Backed By A Vibrant SME Sector !

India Can Be A Global Player In Defence Technology If Backed By A Vibrant SME Sector !

Please login to join discussion

Techstory

Tech and Business News from around the world. Follow along for latest in the world of Tech, AI, Crypto, EVs, Business Personalities and more.
reach us at [email protected]

Advertise With Us

Reach out at - [email protected]

BROWSE BY TAG

#Crypto #howto 2024 acquisition AI amazon Apple bitcoin Business China cryptocurrency e-commerce electric vehicles Elon Musk Ethereum facebook flipkart funding Gaming Google India Instagram Investment ios iPhone IPO Market Markets Meta Microsoft News NFT samsung Social Media SpaceX startup startups tech technology Tesla TikTok trend trending twitter US

© 2024 Techstory.in

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Crypto
  • Gadgets
  • Memes
  • Gaming
  • Cars
  • AI
  • Startups
  • Markets
  • How to

© 2024 Techstory.in

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?