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Debates rage. Arguments are unceasing. Massive expenditures strike fear into the depth of a beancounter's liver.
Gas-electric hybrids. Diesel. Internal combustion technology growth. Diesel-electric hybrids. Ethanol. Hydrogen. Biodiesel.
Something, or someone, has got to give, right? Perhaps no. Perhaps the automotive manufacturers disagreement on this topic - and the money they each thrust at different levels toward different avenues - is pointless.
It appears Mazda wants to combine the best of multiple world's. Regardless of your outlook and your prophetic view of personal transportation in 2020, Mazda sees the glass as half-full. Thus, the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid. Typically offbeat Mazda has equipped this environmental solution with a rotary engine. Not exactly known for its miserliness with fuel.
Nevertheless, one tank of hydrogen in this vehicle could potentially take you 125 miles. Rotary engines can be found only under the hood of Mazda's own RX-8 sports car right now. Premacy HREH's rotary can also run on gasoline when the hydrogen runs out. Plus, a lithium-ion battery collects energy under braking and drives the motor, too.
Mazda's even going to lease these cars. Only in Japan. For the equivalent of $3,500. With no plans to export. But if you love the thought of water dripping out your tailpipe, pencil in an appointment at your Mazda dealer for a test drive. In 2020.
- New Mazda2 Range Extender Prototype Leaves Hope For Rotary Engine
Granted; a very Chevrolet Volt-like in philosophy Mazda Demio (Mazda2 for the rest of the world) prototype fitted with a range extender powertrain comprising an electric motor turning the wheels and a gasoline-fueled 0.33-liter rotary engine in the rear...
- Toyota Reaffirms Commitment To Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles, Production Model Coming In 2015
It's no secret that electric cars the way we know them today represent an intermediate phase in the ongoing drive to replace petroleum-derived fuel for automotive applications. Most carmakers believe that the real future is in hydrogen fuel cells....
- Mazda To Showcase Eco-friendly Tech At The 2008 Eco-products Exhibition
Mazda has announced that it will use the Eco-Products 2008 Show that takes place at Japan's Tokyo International Exhibition Center over the period December 11 -13, 2008, to display its latest eco-friendly technologies aimed to further reduce CO2 emissions....
- Mazda Premacy Hydrogen Rotary Engine –tokyo Show Preview
Along with the Taiki Sports Coupe Concept (see here), Mazda will also take the wraps off the Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid at the Tokyo Show (Oct. 24). The vehicle’s rotary engine is powered by energy produced when hydrogen combines with oxygen in...
- Following The Hype?
Hybrids, hydrogen, diesel, electric, internal combustion, oil sands and on and on and on. The hybrids on the market now are generally showcased for their clean(er) emissions, fuel efficiency, and even performance. Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Ford, and GM all...
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MAZDA HYDROGEN HYBRID = Future?
Debates rage. Arguments are unceasing. Massive expenditures strike fear into the depth of a beancounter's liver.Gas-electric hybrids. Diesel. Internal combustion technology growth. Diesel-electric hybrids. Ethanol. Hydrogen. Biodiesel.
Something, or someone, has got to give, right? Perhaps no. Perhaps the automotive manufacturers disagreement on this topic - and the money they each thrust at different levels toward different avenues - is pointless.
It appears Mazda wants to combine the best of multiple world's. Regardless of your outlook and your prophetic view of personal transportation in 2020, Mazda sees the glass as half-full. Thus, the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid. Typically offbeat Mazda has equipped this environmental solution with a rotary engine. Not exactly known for its miserliness with fuel.
Nevertheless, one tank of hydrogen in this vehicle could potentially take you 125 miles. Rotary engines can be found only under the hood of Mazda's own RX-8 sports car right now. Premacy HREH's rotary can also run on gasoline when the hydrogen runs out. Plus, a lithium-ion battery collects energy under braking and drives the motor, too.
Mazda's even going to lease these cars. Only in Japan. For the equivalent of $3,500. With no plans to export. But if you love the thought of water dripping out your tailpipe, pencil in an appointment at your Mazda dealer for a test drive. In 2020.
- New Mazda2 Range Extender Prototype Leaves Hope For Rotary Engine
Granted; a very Chevrolet Volt-like in philosophy Mazda Demio (Mazda2 for the rest of the world) prototype fitted with a range extender powertrain comprising an electric motor turning the wheels and a gasoline-fueled 0.33-liter rotary engine in the rear...
- Toyota Reaffirms Commitment To Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles, Production Model Coming In 2015
It's no secret that electric cars the way we know them today represent an intermediate phase in the ongoing drive to replace petroleum-derived fuel for automotive applications. Most carmakers believe that the real future is in hydrogen fuel cells....
- Mazda To Showcase Eco-friendly Tech At The 2008 Eco-products Exhibition
Mazda has announced that it will use the Eco-Products 2008 Show that takes place at Japan's Tokyo International Exhibition Center over the period December 11 -13, 2008, to display its latest eco-friendly technologies aimed to further reduce CO2 emissions....
- Mazda Premacy Hydrogen Rotary Engine –tokyo Show Preview
Along with the Taiki Sports Coupe Concept (see here), Mazda will also take the wraps off the Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid at the Tokyo Show (Oct. 24). The vehicle’s rotary engine is powered by energy produced when hydrogen combines with oxygen in...
- Following The Hype?
Hybrids, hydrogen, diesel, electric, internal combustion, oil sands and on and on and on. The hybrids on the market now are generally showcased for their clean(er) emissions, fuel efficiency, and even performance. Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Ford, and GM all...