Well in the comments MattP said:
so its more a proof of concept than a usable carSo it's a boron powered car, right?
To replace 40 liters (about 30 kilos) of gasoline, we'll need 45 liters (45 kilos) of water, and 18 kilos of boron. Presumably, both will be needed to be replaced each time you need a 'refuel'.
Pure boron (according to Wikipedia) was about $5 a gram in 1997, so we're looking at a $90,000 fill up. How is this an improvement?
This isn't even considering that converting boron oxide back to pure boron will take additional energy.
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