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- psion01, on 05/06/2009, -1/+30Am I the only one disappointed to see this isn't about a giant, hydrogen-powered robotic-scorpion with an articulated tail and a laser for a stinger?
- killerpotato, on 05/06/2009, -3/+18I'd rather have sex with Angelina Jolie personally
- anothrnbdy, on 05/06/2009, -0/+12Not anymore.
- BlackJackJester, on 05/06/2009, -0/+10What are you talking about? It uses 91 octane gas - then creates hydrogen on the fly, which it combines with the gasoline in gaseous form to give the cylinder more bang for the buck.
It can't run on hydrogen alone, but it probably can run on gas alone, but not be nearly as efficient. - stockjones, on 05/06/2009, -0/+10Do want... Holy *****.
- mvp1023, on 05/06/2009, -2/+10This article is from November 2008...and it was posted on Digg in November 2008...
http://digg.com/autos/40_MPG_450_Horsepower_Hydrog ...
That's why there's a 2 at the end of the URL for this page... - TheMoniker, on 05/06/2009, -0/+6Damn, now that's a pretty nice ride.
- ZakMckrackin, on 05/06/2009, -1/+6Wow that's a pretty cool idea to put hydrogen and gasoline together to make it more fuel efficient, really hope this car is successful.
- SirBruce, on 05/06/2009, -0/+5This is just hydrogen-assisted combustion of ordinary gasoline. It does make the burning more efficient, yes. This has been known for quite some time.
- LogitechG15, on 05/06/2009, -0/+5Something tells me that the people who can afford to buy this car don't really have problems paying for gas.
- simbait, on 05/06/2009, -0/+4It's nice to see American enterprise spirit and inventiveness is alive.
- BlackJackJester, on 05/06/2009, -0/+4Does adding hydrogen really improve the power/efficiency of the fuel by that much? Since it has to generate power to do electrolysis, adding hydrogen to the fuel will have to boost the gas efficiency by a considerable amount.
- KooperG, on 05/06/2009, -0/+4nice paint too :D
- inactive, on 05/06/2009, -1/+4huh, so it converts water to hydrogen onboard? with what energy? how is that efficient.
also, do these fenders make my ass look big?
yes hunny, but I LIKE big asses... - elduquex26x, on 05/06/2009, -0/+3You may lose a tire or two.
- Hellahulla, on 05/06/2009, -0/+3No I imagine they moved a pallet or 2 with it at some point.
- sv650touring, on 05/06/2009, -0/+3And, as claimed, it's definitely sexier than Angelina Jolie.
Now if only they could make one skankier than Anjelina Jolie, that would be something special. - winmywii, on 05/06/2009, -0/+3"The Scorpion gets its sting from a hydrogen delivery system the company calls H2GO. While cars like the Honda FCX Clarity and Chevrolet Equinox use hydrogen fuel cells to drive electric motors, the Scorpion uses electrolysis to convert water into gaseous hydrogen. The hydrogen is mixed with 91-octane gasoline to improve the fuel economy and reduce the emissions of the car’s 3.5-liter internal combustion engine."
So is it basically I hybrid that uses gasoline and also generates electricity that is then used to convert water to hydrogen and mix it back with gasoline for burning? - nate007, on 05/06/2009, -1/+3If I had the means to buy a super car, I'd buy a real super car.
- AngelBunny, on 05/06/2009, -3/+5So let me get this strait: Because this car is an ICE (internal combustion system) it should be able to run on 100% gasoline (diesel), 100% hydrogen, or a mix of both? I wish the author of the article would mention what the engines ability is. Also, the engine is an acura? Normal ICE engines after a couple of years break down to 'chipping' when hydrogen is used. Why do I have a feeling the company is avoiding this intentionally?
Also, this is like a 450hp diesel engine aka it will not accel like a normal 450hp engine but is enough power were you shouldn't notice the difference. If anything, using a diesel ICE engine should be awesome for high speed driving given that diesel engines get better mpg on the highway than the city.
I was hoping hydrogen ICE cars would become big. I think of them as a half way step to electric. If there are enough ICE hydrogen vehicles around then there are enough hydrogen stations around to power electric hydrogen which will allow for innovations in the electric engine field helping out companies like tesla in the end. - Trailerboy531, on 05/06/2009, -1/+3I would have sex with this car.
- inactive, on 05/06/2009, -1/+3blame the UAW, not the worker. if we could have them keep the job but ditch the UAW it'd be the best situation. then the automakers might survive
- nilhilustfreder, on 05/06/2009, -0/+2Allegedly get more bang for the buck. In order to work, the hydrogen needs to boost the power of the cylinder more than the generator reduces it. In terms of energy this can't happen, but if the hydrogen is doing something more than just burning, it could.
If it works at all, my guess would be the hydrogen burns faster than the gasoline vapor, so it ignites it all much quicker than normal. That would boost the power stroke because it could be tuned to cause more of the thrust exactly when it gives the most mechanical advantage, instead of over a period of time. - m3tr1c, on 05/06/2009, -0/+2Dude you have no idea
- pyromaster114, on 05/06/2009, -0/+2This seems oddly reminiscent of that "Brown's Gas" thing... really... it doesn't make sense... although maybe if someone's done the math and it works out... and the engine is built for it... maybe it'll work.
I look forward to seeing it. - MaDsKiLLz, on 05/06/2009, -0/+2>.< its not a scam. the hydrogen is not meant to give extra energy.. hydrogen combusts 1000x faster than gasoline, so by trickling hydrogen in with the gasoline supply, the hydrogen will combust and impove the combustion efficiency of the gasoline :\
stop missing the point of hydrogen + gasoline - Virgule, on 05/06/2009, -0/+1It look like some Hot Wheels fantasy.
- BlackJackJester, on 05/06/2009, -0/+1@nilhilustfreder - Truth. What I was getting at is that a normal ICE is only about 20-25% efficient. The hydrogen could possibly increase this, letting more of the energy in the gas be used for power, which could overcome the energy loss due to making the hydrogen - if it was significant enough.
- jaymzdean, on 05/08/2009, -0/+1I'd rather drive the car to Angelina Jolie, ***** her, then drive the car back home and keep it.
- 14sierra, on 05/07/2009, -0/+1I fully support green tech and while I thought this concept was pretty interesting, it is too little too late. What the article doesn't tell you is what the car would get in MPG without this system (most sports cars, due to their light weight, actually have decent gas mileage if you aren't slamming on the gas pedal) . My guess is the actual increase fuel efficiency is rather nominal. While 40 MPG is good a telsa gets far better mileage and has awesome acceleration and is actually cheaper. The I.C.E. is on the way out, electric is the future, eventually we may have electric cars with hydrogen fuel cells to extent range but will still won't be burning hydrogen for fuel. Combustion is a messy and inefficient method of energy extraction and should be abandoned as soon is possible.
- Pawfoots, on 05/06/2009, -1/+2My girlfriend can get 45mpg in her turbocharged MINI... and she's a lead foot.
- bluekangaroo, on 05/08/2009, -0/+1Coal ash heaps are filthy.
- slashdotordigg, on 05/06/2009, -0/+1I came in thinking about super-mutated scorpians. Due to global contamination, causing scorpians to super-mutate, it lives on hydrogen and as strong as 450 horses.
- charlietuna, on 05/06/2009, -0/+1I'm waiting for the return of the turbine car. It can burn anything with a reasonable energy content.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/08/who_killed ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Turbine_Car - se7envii, on 05/06/2009, -1/+2Looks like it came right out of the Need for Speed racing game.
- Jektal, on 05/06/2009, -0/+1RTFA, you just fill the car with high-octane gas and water. It extracts the H from the H20 as it needs it.
- FarFromSob3r, on 05/06/2009, -1/+2Sure, and with hydrogen fuel, you'll break even in terms of cost at about....4.8 million miles.
- lordaphex, on 05/06/2009, -0/+1Old story, we covered the unveiling at SEMA back in November: http://www.automoblog.net/2008/11/11/live-at-sema- ...
- JAPHacake, on 06/11/2009, -0/+1I've not seen it before so I'm digging this up. That car is ***** sweet.
- canchin, on 05/06/2009, -0/+1And this is why instead of giving any money to Fix Or Repair Daily, Grossly Mismanaged, or the Pentagram of Death, Billions should be given to such startups, and to Tesla, and the Big Three Makers of Crap should just die.
- Chewie67, on 05/06/2009, -1/+2I love the fact that they're creating Hydrogen on demand from Water. If it can meet the cars demands in real time, it finally breaks the knock on hydrogen power -- the 40 gallons of Hindenburg under the trunk.
This may not be a viable solution for the average family, but it's a step in the right direction. - twoblink, on 05/06/2009, -1/+2This is EXACTLY why Obama should stop trying to get involved in battery production or dictating car production.
If I want stupid car suggestions, I'll just turn on TopGear. - xerodustrial, on 05/06/2009, -1/+2I would absolutely pay $1000 to attach an H2GO system to my Toyota Corolla. It would basically make my car perfect.
I'm not sure if it really works though, if it did, the auto industry would be using it in every car they made, wouldn't they? - Jektal, on 05/06/2009, -0/+1Rear-wheel drive, front-steering. Much easier to move the car (or any such car) around in tight spaces with a forklift like that.
Think of it like moving a shopping cart. If all 4 wheels are on the ground, you know how it can move: straight forward or back, forward/back in an arc, or in a circle around the rear wheels. Pick the back wheels up and now you can move the cart in any straight line or any arc (on the 2d plane of the floor), i.e. you can move it sideways. - greevar, on 05/06/2009, -1/+2It burns gas to make the hydrogen? What's the point? I'll take an electric over this any day.
- stevelectric, on 05/13/2009, -0/+1And it has a cool Moniker too! The fuel cell cars are the "next generation" though because the national fuel distribution system will take hundreds-of-billons of dollars to pay for.
There are already Electric Cars that Americans can drive:
http://www.flixya.com/post/stevelectric/1347434/Th ... -
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