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Mazda's RX-8 Hydrogen RE hits the snow and ice for the first time

Click on the photo for a high-res gallery of the RX-8 in cold weather testing Most of the Japanese car-makers do much of their cold weather testing at facilities on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, including Mazda. Mazda has been working on developing their Wankel rotary engines to run on hydrogen gas for over decade, but apparently this week is the first time that they have tested the hydrogen powered RX-8 coupe in the cold. In conjunction with the Environment and Transport Symposium on Hydrogen Energy in Muroran city on Hokkaido, ... Read more →

Mazda working on rotary gas/electric/hydrogen "tribrid" hybrid

Mazda has already made some hydrogen powered RX8 concepts powered by hydrogen. They say that their Wankel rotary engines are perfect for hydrogen as the heat generated does not hinder their ...

Mazda's RX-8 Hydrogen RE hits the snow and ice for the first time 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the photo for a high-res gallery of the RX-8 in cold weather testing Most of the Japanese car-makers do much of their cold weather testing at facilities on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, including Mazda. Mazda has been working on developing their Wankel rotary engines to run on ...

Mazda working on rotary gas/electric/hydrogen "tribrid" hybrid 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Mazda has already made some hydrogen powered RX8 concepts powered by hydrogen. They say that their Wankel rotary engines are perfect for hydrogen as the heat generated does not hinder their performance. According to this article, the high temperatures do not cause a pre-ignition problem, sometimes ...



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