Internal combustion engine using a water-based mixture as fuel and method for operating the same

A method of generating power using a non-fossil fueled internal combustion engine, the method comprising:

• introducing hydrogen and oxygen into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, the introducing including introducing at least one of the hydrogen and the oxygen into the combustion chamber via an intake manifold;
• introducing a non-fossil fuel consisting essentially of 70% water and 30% alcohol into the combustion chamber using a fuel injector;
• compressing the hydrogen, oxygen, and the fuel with a piston in the combustion chamber with a compression ratio of 30:1;
• and
• igniting the compressed hydrogen, oxygen, and fuel in the combustion chamber to create hot compressed gases and generate power.

A vehicle, comprising:

• an internal combustion engine for use with only non-fossil fuel, the engine comprising:
• at least one cylinder having a combustion chamber;
• an intake manifold in selective fluid communication with the combustion chamber;
• a hydrogen source configured to provide hydrogen and an oxygen source configured to provide oxygen, at least one of the hydrogen source and the oxygen source in fluid communication with the intake manifold to provide at least one of hydrogen and oxygen to the combustion cylinder through the intake manifold;
• a fuel source configured to provide a fuel consisting essentially of 70% water and 30% alcohol;
• a fuel injector configured to selectively inject the fuel from the fuel source to the combustion chamber;
• at least one piston in the at least one cylinder and structured to move within the at least one cylinder and compress the hydrogen, oxygen, and fuel together in the combustion chamber with a compression ratio of 30:1;
• and
• an ignition device configured to ignite the compressed hydrogen, oxygen, and fuel in the combustion chamber to generate power.