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Developing Cars with a View to our Future Responsibilities It is the responsibility of all automobile manufacturers to keep an eye on the future of both car-based societies and energy issues when developing new vehicles. At Mazda, we are committed to thinking through 'Mazda Values' in this arena too, and as a result, we have begun development work on hydrogen rotary engine vehicles. We are currently testing these engines with a view to putting them to practical use. Beginning public road testing of the hydrogen rotary engine vehicle MAZDA RX-8 HYDROGEN RE Main specifications of the Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen Rotary Engine Vehicle, approved by the Minister for Land, Infrastructure and Transport in 2004 Base model Base engine Total length Total width Total height Wheel base Vehicle weight No. seats Fuels used Mazda RX-8 13B Dual-fuel hydrogen rotary engine 4,435mm 1,770mm 1,325mm 2,700mm 1,440kg 4 Hydrogen and gasoline Hydrogen is in the spotlight at the moment as a particularly environment-friendly potential source of clean energy for the future. Mazda developed the RX-8 Hydrogen RE by creating a fusion of its existing hydrogen technology with the new-generation rotary engine RENESIS, enabling the natural driving feel of an internal combustion engine to be combined with excellent environmental performance. The RX-8 Hydrogen RE was unveiled at the 37th Tokyo Motor Show in October 2003, and 12 months later, the Vehicle was given approval by the Minister for Land, Infrastructure and Transport to begin road tests, and received a number plate. The RX-8 hydrogen rotary engine car features a dual fuel system, which allows it to run on either gasoline or hydrogen, and it is the first example in the world of a Vehicle running on two fuels being allowed to undergo road testing. The Hydrogen Rotary Engine emits no CO2 and almost no NOx, making its environmental performance quite superb. In addition to this, because it uses conventional engine parts and manufacturing processes, it can be manufactured at low cost, and has high levels of built-in reliability. Mazda is collecting data relating to the public-road testing program, and analyzing the car's performance, and is aiming to have the RX-8 ready for leasing to public offices and corporations within two years, through continuing development on the internal combustion performance of the engine, with the intention of contributing to the creation of a Mazda RENESIS hydrogen rotary engine Corner seal Hydrogen gas Electronically-controlled hydrogen gas injector Side seal Apex seal Intake Spark plug Exhaust Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE with its new license plate Glossary: 1 Dual fuel system Flipping a switch near the driver’s seat allows the system to change from gasoline-driven to hydrogendriven operations. Social & Environmental Report 2005
The Challenges Facing Automobile Manufacturers Meeting our responsibilities, while creating cars people want to drive The history of developing Mazda’s hydrogen-powered vehicles RX-8 Hydrogen RE Premacy FC-EV Demio FC-EV Capella Cargo featuring hydrogen rotary engine Roadster featuring hydrogen rotary engine Hydrogen rotary engine vehicle HR-X2 Hydrogen rotary engine vehicle HR-X 1991 1993 1995 1997 2001 2003 1991: Developed Hydrogen rotary engine Vehicle "HR-X" 1997: Developed Demio FC-EV 1992: Tested fuel cell powered golf cart 2001: Developed Premacy FC-EV, and began first public road testing (using reformed methanol) 1993: Developed Hydrogen rotary engine Vehicle "HR-X2" Developed experimental Roadster model featuring hydrogen rotary engine 2003: Unveiled RX-8 Hydrogen rotary engine development vehicle 1995: First public road testing of hydrogen vehicle in Japan, the hydrogen rotary engine-powered Capella Cargo. 2004: Public road testing of RX-8 hydrogen RE(dual-fuel hydrogen rotary engine-powered vehicle) Installation of first Hydrogen Station in the Chugoku region of Japan As part of our commitment to rolling out the use of the hydrogen rotary engine, Mazda received permission from the Hiroshima Prefectural authorities to develop the first hydrogen station in the Chugoku region of Japan on February 3, 2005. The station has begun operating in the Ujina section of our Hiroshima Head Office plant. This facility supplies hydrogen for hydrogen rotary engine vehicles and hydrogen engine testing facilities, and has the capacity to fill up to approximately ten hydrogen-powered cars per day. Developing hybrid Vehicles Mazda has also been working on the development of hybrid cars, which combine gasoline engines with electric motors. In 2001 we exhibited a hybrid 4WD "MX Sport Tourer" at the 71st Geneva Motor Show. At present, we are working with Ford on creating a hybrid version of the Tribute and bringing it to market in the near future. A hydrogen filling station. Social & Environmental Report 2005
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