Green Options » hydrogen rotary engine http://greenoptions.com/tag/hydrogen-rotary-engine Posts tagged 'hydrogen rotary engine' Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:04:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Riding Shotgun In the Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen Car - Part 1 http://gas2.org/2009/01/05/riding-shotgun-in-the-mazda-rx-8-hydrogen-car-part-1/ http://gas2.org/2009/01/05/riding-shotgun-in-the-mazda-rx-8-hydrogen-car-part-1/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:04:43 +0000 Tetsuya Yokoyama http://gas2.org/2009/01/05/riding-shotgun-in-the-mazda-rx-8-hydrogen-car-part-1/ I recently had a chance to ride along in a Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE at Eco-Products 2008 in Japan — a green event held for three days in Tokyo.

Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE and Mercedes-Benz Smart at Eco-Products 2008

Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE and Mercedes-Benz Smart on road.

Several green vehicles were on hand at the event for visitors to take on approximately 10 minute rides. The cars you could pick from were: the Toyota FCHV-adv (fuel cell), the Nissan Clean Diesel X-TRAIL 20GT, the Subaru Plug-in Stella Concept (EV), the Audi Cabriolet A4 S-line 3.0 TDI (Diesel), the Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE, the Mitsubishi i MiEV (EV), the Mercedes-Benz Smart, and the Velotaxi.

I chose the Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE because I thought sitting in that type of car must be a very rare opportunity. I also wanted an up close real-world experience with a car that uses a rotary engine and can switch back and forth between gasoline and hydrogen fuel.

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