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RX-8 Hydrogen RE a Dual Fuel Car

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the but-can-it-run-on-water dept.

greekgod8591 writes "Japan's Mazda Motor Corp. said on Wednesday it will begin leasing a dual-fuel car that can run on both hydrogen and gasoline in the auto industry's latest effort to reduce oil consumption in vehicles. Mazda said the RX-8 Hydrogen RE, based on its popular RX-8 sports car, gets around these problems by running on gasoline in the absence of a hydrogen fuelling station, and using existing engine parts and production facilities to lower costs."

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  1. Rotary by saskboy · · Score: -1, Troll

    "Mazda, the world's only maker of rotary engines, said it would lease the model to Japanese oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan Co. and gas trading company Iwatani International Corp. starting in March for 420,000 yen ($3,577) a month."

    It's a rotary engine. Interesting. The only rotary engines I knew about were ones in planes beginning many decades ago. I think the Sopwith Camel used one, but correct me if I'm wrong.

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  2. Re:I'm so glad that I'm skinny by W33B · · Score: 0, Troll

    Missed yesterdays session with the shrink again did we?