Installing Hydrogen Boost Unit To Cars Can Double Gas Mileage

By Carol Anders Staff Writer
PLYMOUTH — Tim Bope enjoys the quality of life he has on his rural property about four miles from Tyner. To help make sure future generations can prosper as well, he spends his days seeking ways to make energy use more affordable and accessible.
He said, “We’re too smart in this country to not be doing something.”
For the past three years, Bope has been building and installing hydrogen fuel supplement units in his own automobiles and those of others.

He said, “I build them here at home, so I only install five or so per week.”
He said he doesn’t advertise his units, but word of mouth keeps him busy.
“I’ve got it down to where I could build two per day and install them.”
Bope said he became interested in energy conservation while he was still in high school in 1978. He said, “Actually, I was searching for ways to get more horse power in my car.”
After reading several articles and investigating possibilities on the Internet, Bope began making units that split ordinary tap water to make the hydrogen useable as a fuel supplement. He then attaches a unit utilizing the hydrogen into the air intact in automobiles.
He said he read articles from NASA that indicates that hydrogen use is certainly nothing new to scientists.
Bope said his wife Kim drives a 2006 Nissan Altima that had been averaging 25 miles per gallon. After installing his hydrogen use units, she now gets 44 miles to the gallon.
He said, “These can be used with virtually any vehicle on the road.”
His next personal project will be to install a unit to his motorcycle. He said, “I get 50 miles to the gallon now.” “I want to increase that to 100 miles.”
Bope worked at an Amoco station for 10 years and then became a software developer. However, now he spends his days experimenting.
Bope would like to explore the extended use of solar panels as his next project. He said, “I just have to get enough money to go on with my hare-brain ideas. I would like to be as self-sufficient as possible.”
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