How do hydrogen fuel cells work? With the recent news on Honda's plans to produce its own hydrogen fuel cell car, drivers around the world are curious about this "newfound" fuel technology for cars. Even more so, many wonder how do hydrogen fuel cells work.

With the hydrogen fuel cell, cars do not totally rely on gasoline to run. A hydrogen fuel cell consists of a conversion kit that carries out an electrolysis process on plain water to produce a gas called Hydroxy (which is a combination of hydrogen and oxygen). The Hydroxy gas, which is about 3 times more potent than gasoline, is then fed to the car engine's combustion chamber together with the normal air and gasoline mixture.

So how do hydrogen fuel cells work to improve your car's mileage? With the Hydroxy supplement in the air and gasoline mixture, the engine produces much more power per cycle with less gasoline needed to be burned. This of course translates to a significant improvement in your car's fuel efficiency and to your monthly savings on gas.

The electrolysis process though is not that simple. It is not your elementary science experiment of breaking apart the hydrogen and oxygen molecules in water using electricity. But the basis of the process is similar, except in a hydrogen fuel cell, we rip apart two different types of hydrogen namely parahydrogen and orthohydrogen, and oxygen.

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These gases have their own purpose in a hydrogen fuel cell system. The orthohydrogen is a very powerful and fast burning gas, and is the major element in the Hydroxy composition. The parahydrogen, which is less powerful and combusts slower than orthohydrogen is necessary to prevent "precombustion" within the engine.

Although it may still be a while before hydrogen fuel cell cars roll out from the production line, there are already guides available that teach you how to make your own hydrogen fuel cell system and install it on your car. These guides do not cost much, and depending on the guide that you obtain, the instructions to follow are relatively easy. In fact, you could make and install your own hydrogen fuel cell on your car today, and start saving money on gas!