Ronn Motors announces hydrogen-ethanol hybrid; to run on 30/70 mix

In Texas, Ronn Motor announced that it had commenced a new R&D effort to study the use of ethanol and hydrogen blended fuels. The company’s hydrogen-powered Scorpion model will be the first car to run on a hybrid mix of 30 percent hydrogen and 70 percent gasoline or ethanol. The company’s proprietary technology is its H2GO hydrogen on demand system.

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