A Mazda Hybrid With Rotary Engine
Date: Oct 5th, 2007 2:04:39 am - Subscribe
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Mazda has finally tied up with the circle of car manufacturers that brings out innovative hybrid vehicles in the industry today. On the news from TheAutoChannel.com, Mazda unveiled their new type of hybrid car last Tuesday as reported by Yuri Kageyama for AP. According to Mazda, the latest hybrid vehicle in their lineup will be available for leasing next year in Japan. The hybrid, which is named the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid, has already appeared to some automotive eyes, but is scheduled to have its debut at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month.
The Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid functions on a rotary engine. This engine has established a reputation for being quiet because it doesn’t make use of pistons like regular engines.
The Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid is powered by energy created when hydrogen blends with oxygen in the air to release only purified water. A usual rotary engine operates on gasoline, but the rotary engine on the new Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE runs on hydrogen stored up in a tank. But it can switch to gas when hydrogen is unavailable.
The newest hydrogen hybrid is a progress more than its earlier hydrogen vehicle according to Mazda officials. It was said that it has no plans to lease the car overseas according to Mazda.
The Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid is also equipped with a lithium-ion battery that runs the motor and self-recharges with the use of energy from braking - an extra way to conserve electricity. Mazda declined to say what dealers has been supplying into the battery. According to the news, the leasing cost will be the same as the predecessor at about 400,000 yen (US$3,500; euro2,500) a month, according to Mazda.
"Its shape developed from studies of sheer fabric fluttering in the wind, and its interior was based on 'koinobori,' or carp-shaped decorations of cloth that Japanese put up to sway in the wind to celebrate Children's Day, a national holiday. Air is a very important substance, but it is invisible," says Chief Designer Atsuhiko Yamada.