A new entrant in the world of alternate-fuels, Ronn Motor Company has come out with a 40 mpg hydrogen hybrid car named Scorpion. Hydrogen hybrid? Yes! and it is a very interesting concept.
The Scorpion is capable of achieving a 0-60 mph sprint in a supercarish 3.5 secs and an awe-inspiring top speed of 200 mph. The system behind all of this is as impressive as the performance.
Hydrogen is obtained by breaking water molecules absorbed from water stored in a small tank. The liberated hydrogen is then sent into the intake manifold where it blends with gasoline in a 30 to 40 percent ratio. The concoction is fed into a 3.5 liter, VTEC, V-6 Acura engine. As the water from the tank produces the requires hydrogen, the system completely does away with filling stations or high pressures lines and tanks. Pretty smart then!
Press Release after the jump!
Central Texas Innovators Ronn Motor Company Building New Generation of Hydrogen Cars
Company Taking Orders for One of America’s First Premium Eco-Exotic Vehicles
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ronn Motor Company (Pink Sheets:RNNM) (“Company”) is well on its way to proving that efficiency can be delivered to the automobile consumer without giving up performance or styling. The Company today unveiled the key to a new generation of “green cars” by revealing the nuts and bolts of what it expects will help drive down consumers’ cost to travel the highways with on demand hydrogen production.
“What we are revealing today is an innovation in the automotive industry and demonstrates American ingenuity at a time of real need,” says Ronn Motor Company’s Chief Executive Officer Ronn Maxwell. “We’re designing and building cars with performance components and unique styling with the objective of making the new environmentally friendly vehicle stand out with never before seen style and approximately 40 mpg plus efficiency,” he adds.
The new car, now in pre-production, is called the “Scorpion,” and the Company plans for it to be available to consumers this fall. The hydrogen delivery system with dual computer processor controls produces hydrogen on demand, and in real time, which will be inducted through the air intake manifold and blended with gasoline at a ratio of 30-40 percent hydrogen, according to Maxwell. The fuel for this system is derived from fracturing water molecules drawn from a small on board water tank, and will not require a high pressure, on board hydrogen storage tank or hydrogen fueling station.
Ronn Motor Company, located in the Texas Hill Country west of Austin, was founded by Maxwell and former Dell, Inc. Executive Adrian Pylypec of Austin, who is Vice President for the Company.
“We have partnered with automotive industry elite like Hydrorunner to design and produce eco-exotic cars with exclusive styling and uncompromised performance,” says Pylypec. He adds, “The Scorpion is a proof of concept vehicle that helps solve consumer energy problems today and we expect will serve as a platform for our second generation vehicles.”
About Ronn Motor Company: It is located in Horseshoe Bay, Texas and is a design and manufacturing company focused on leading edge design, finely built premium automobiles, and balancing stunning looks and performance with eco responsible alternative power systems. These systems include Hydrogen Fuel, Hydrogen Fuel on Demand, Fuel Cells, and Plug in Electrics. www.ronnmotors.com
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