Mazda ready to launch hydrogen-electric hybrid in 2008
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Mazda ready to launch hydrogen-electric hybrid in 2008
Mazda Set To Launch Hydrogen-Electric Hybrid in 2008
Date posted: 03-21-2007
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HIROSHIMA, Japan — Mazda has ambitious plans to introduce a hybrid-electric vehicle in 2008 that can run on hydrogen, according to a report by Japan's Nikkei financial news service.
A formal announcement on the vehicle is set for Thursday. It's part of a larger unveiling of a business plan by the automaker that calls for increasing domestic production by 15 percent next year compared with 2006 levels.
The future Mazda hybrid will team the company's rotary engine with an electric motor. The company has been experimenting with hydrogen versions of the engine for the past few years and has a small fleet of prototype models on the roads for real-world tests. In the race for green technologies, Mazda is also preparing a diesel engine for its new Demio subcompact. The engine is bound for Europe.
What this means to you: A Mazda hydrogen-electric hybrid is getting closer to reality.
Date posted: 03-21-2007
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HIROSHIMA, Japan — Mazda has ambitious plans to introduce a hybrid-electric vehicle in 2008 that can run on hydrogen, according to a report by Japan's Nikkei financial news service.
A formal announcement on the vehicle is set for Thursday. It's part of a larger unveiling of a business plan by the automaker that calls for increasing domestic production by 15 percent next year compared with 2006 levels.
The future Mazda hybrid will team the company's rotary engine with an electric motor. The company has been experimenting with hydrogen versions of the engine for the past few years and has a small fleet of prototype models on the roads for real-world tests. In the race for green technologies, Mazda is also preparing a diesel engine for its new Demio subcompact. The engine is bound for Europe.
What this means to you: A Mazda hydrogen-electric hybrid is getting closer to reality.
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