Comments on: Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrids approved for public road testing http://www.leftlanenews.com/mazda-premacy-hydrogen-re-hybrids-approved-for-public-road-testing.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kitko http://www.leftlanenews.com/mazda-premacy-hydrogen-re-hybrids-approved-for-public-road-testing.html#comment-389876 kitko Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:27:37 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7783#comment-389876 SigmaHyperion is right. Commute only or people's transport around Hisorshima - the car's ideal. Add a network of Mazda's network of Hydrogen filling stations (it's not that they litter Hiroshima like gas-stations), but they are available. If I remember correctly, there actually is a Hydrogen-only version of RX-8 with power output rather similar to the petrol-only version. As for reliability - keep the engine happy and it will last as much as any other petrol engine. SigmaHyperion is right. Commute only or people’s transport around Hisorshima – the car’s ideal. Add a network of Mazda’s network of Hydrogen filling stations (it’s not that they litter Hiroshima like gas-stations), but they are available.
If I remember correctly, there actually is a Hydrogen-only version of RX-8 with power output rather similar to the petrol-only version.
As for reliability – keep the engine happy and it will last as much as any other petrol engine.

]]> By: SigmaHyperion http://www.leftlanenews.com/mazda-premacy-hydrogen-re-hybrids-approved-for-public-road-testing.html#comment-389714 SigmaHyperion Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:16:46 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7783#comment-389714 If you're only going to rely on the gasoline when the hydrogen runs out, how particularly fuel-efficient the rotary may be on gasoline isn't of particular importance. It's a backup fuel. If the mileage while on gasoline is a problem, keep it fueled with Hydrogen and you'll be fine. If keeping Hydrogen in it every 100 miles or so is a problem, then maybe you shouldn't buy a Hydrogen-powered car. If you’re only going to rely on the gasoline when the hydrogen runs out, how particularly fuel-efficient the rotary may be on gasoline isn’t of particular importance. It’s a backup fuel. If the mileage while on gasoline is a problem, keep it fueled with Hydrogen and you’ll be fine. If keeping Hydrogen in it every 100 miles or so is a problem, then maybe you shouldn’t buy a Hydrogen-powered car.

]]> By: xyunya http://www.leftlanenews.com/mazda-premacy-hydrogen-re-hybrids-approved-for-public-road-testing.html#comment-389696 xyunya Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:11:05 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7783#comment-389696 Any gasoline fuel injected engine requires very little mods to burn hydrogen. There is no data given on actual mileage of this setup: all we know it needs mo gas after 125 mi. Rotor is not all that fuel efficient. Any gasoline fuel injected engine requires very little mods to burn hydrogen. There is no data given on actual mileage of this setup: all we know it needs mo gas after 125 mi. Rotor is not all that fuel efficient.

]]> By: paulee http://www.leftlanenews.com/mazda-premacy-hydrogen-re-hybrids-approved-for-public-road-testing.html#comment-389691 paulee Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:01:42 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7783#comment-389691 you go sigma!!! you go sigma!!!

]]> By: SigmaHyperion http://www.leftlanenews.com/mazda-premacy-hydrogen-re-hybrids-approved-for-public-road-testing.html#comment-389688 SigmaHyperion Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:55:55 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7783#comment-389688 What's the difference between a car that can go 125miles before needing to be refueled with hydrogen and one that can only go 40 miles before needing to be plugged back in again (i.e. any plug-in hybrid we'll see for the forseeable future)? 125 miles isn't overly restrictive. The average commute in the US is just under 15 miles. With a range of 125 miles that's just about enough to get you back and forth to work for an entire week without needing to go refuel. Both aren't limited to JUST that range (125mi or 40mi respectively) that's just the range on their alternative fuel. Both are capable of running on gasoline after expending their alternate fuel. As for the rotary -- rotaries are inherently FAR better at burning hydrogen than piston engines because the intake and combustion chambers are seperate. And they can burn hydrogen with no virtually no modifications whatsoever. What’s the difference between a car that can go 125miles before needing to be refueled with hydrogen and one that can only go 40 miles before needing to be plugged back in again (i.e. any plug-in hybrid we’ll see for the forseeable future)? 125 miles isn’t overly restrictive. The average commute in the US is just under 15 miles. With a range of 125 miles that’s just about enough to get you back and forth to work for an entire week without needing to go refuel.

Both aren’t limited to JUST that range (125mi or 40mi respectively) that’s just the range on their alternative fuel. Both are capable of running on gasoline after expending their alternate fuel.

As for the rotary — rotaries are inherently FAR better at burning hydrogen than piston engines because the intake and combustion chambers are seperate. And they can burn hydrogen with no virtually no modifications whatsoever.

]]> By: xyunya http://www.leftlanenews.com/mazda-premacy-hydrogen-re-hybrids-approved-for-public-road-testing.html#comment-389684 xyunya Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:42:18 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7783#comment-389684 Why? what is the value of a car that can go all 125 mi before the need to be re-fueled? Mazda's rotor does not have stellar reputation for reliability now combined with hydrogen and lithium ion batteries it makes XXIst century harakiri device. Why? what is the value of a car that can go all 125 mi before the need to be re-fueled? Mazda’s rotor does not have stellar reputation for reliability now combined with hydrogen and lithium ion batteries it makes XXIst century harakiri device.

]]> By: kitko http://www.leftlanenews.com/mazda-premacy-hydrogen-re-hybrids-approved-for-public-road-testing.html#comment-389675 kitko Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:27:14 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7783#comment-389675 Go Mazda :-) Go Mazda :-)

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