Ronn Motor Company (RMC) is a Texas based company that is currently working on a very interesting car. Called Scorpion, this is a hydrogen-hybrid supercar that is meant to offer both performance and fuel economy. The car will be built by RMC in cooperation with hot-rod specialists Gaffoglio Family Metalcrafters which will be responsible for most of the car’s construction, including its composite body and aluminum chassis.
RMC claims that the car will be able to deliver fuel economy ratings better than 40mpg. Like we said, this is not a hydrogen car, but a hydrogen-hybrid, which means that it will still use a traditional petrol engine, which has been converted to run on a mix of hydrogen and petrol, in a way similar to BMW’s Hydrogen7. The engine used is a 3.5 liter V6 from Honda, mated to a six-speed manual transmission (with an automatic one coming next year). However, what I really find interesting is the way the hydrogen is created. The RMC engineers designed an on-board hydrogen system which uses power from the car’s alternator to fracture water molecules drawn from a small on board water tank. This way, you get your hydrogen without having to store the volatile fuel or stop at hydrogen fueling stations. That’s cool, because actually, all you need is water and regular petrol. Besides that, the car emits only small quantities of CO2 and very little NOx (oxides of nitrogen).
The Ronn Scorpion production has already started, but the official unveiling will take place at this year’s SEMA Show in Vegas, in November and the company announced that sales will start in the United States by the end of this year.
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