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Originally Posted by jamesqf

But the initial idea, at least as I understood it, wasn't to reburn exhaust gasses, but to use energy from braking to generate hydrogen, which then gets fed back into the intake. So the hydrogen is essentially taking the place of the battery & electric motor in a hybrid.

It was - I was replying to his thought.

The idea would probably work, but the real question is a matter of efficiency, I think. Isn't it always?

If all the parts involved were very efficient, it would have a great chance at workout out to recapture a good bit of braking waste. Since most of the parts that are commonly available aren't very efficient (alternators, etc... as I know, are usually no more than 60%), and the hydrogen generator is of iffy efficacy to begin with.

I'd love to see some experimentation, but I doubt I would be willing to participate in any, short of thought and insight.