Hydrogen Hybrid

Archive for August, 2008

Petrol-hydrogen hybrid
Rather than using fuel-cells to power an electric motor, the Scorpion from Ronn Motor Company would have an internal combustion engine burning both petrol and hydrogen, achieving 40 miles per gallon (about 5.9L/100km) on the highway.  Reference

Unlike a hydrogen fuel-cell car, the Scorpion’s “hydrogen on demand” system wouldn’t require a high-pressure hydrogen storage tank. Nor would a driver need to find and fill up at a hydrogen filling station.

Instead, electricity from the Scorpion’s alternator sends an electric charge through the water in a storage tank, fracturing molecules and releasing hydrogen, which is injected into the motor, explained Ronn Maxwell, CEO of Ronn Motors in Horseshoe Bay, Texas.

“This means that as we’re driving down the road, we’re producing hydrogen in real time, and blending it with gasoline at a ratio of 30 to 40 per cent,” he said.

This approach CAN be implimented NOW for EVERY car and not limited to expensive sports cars.

For those of you who commute for less than 2 hours a day, heating from a generic booster design such as the original “Smacks” booster Gen I and Gen II design is not an issue. If you’re using such a booster always check your electrolyte and temperature every 1 hour of driving.

For those that drive longer than two hours, a 6 or 7 series flat plate cell or an all stainless steel tubular design (profiled below) will have no heating issues. Praveen’s and Wouer’s cells have so far proven the most reliable as they are all made out of solid stainless steel. Or you can try The BB Smack which is designed handle over two hours of driving; more details are included in the booster design section.

Technical support for do it your self construction:

WaterFuelForAll
Hydroxy group 
Water car group 
Radiant Energy 
WaterFuel Cell Research Group 
Water Fuel cell 

The Hydrogen Shop 
(Australian based but ships internationally) 

CourtiesTown 
(Uk based but ships internationally)