Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid Info

J-protege said:

Hydrogen Rotary Hybrid car?

Wierd - I'd hate to be the mechanic on that one, haha!

But seriously, I'd be all over a car that uses the hybrid idea (brake energy) PLUS hydrogen power.

Once the technology gets better, and cheaper, hopefully they start releasing some mass market cars with this tech. It must use almost no gas at all.

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coolmazda5 said:

When you read "hydrogen car" you probably think about fuel cells. In most cases, you'd be right, but not when it comes to the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid, which has just been cleared for commercial fleet testing in Japan.

Mazda announced today that it has cleared the final hurdle needed to register the special Premacy for the road and will begin commercial leasing today, allowing government and energy-related companies to lease the new hybrids during 2009. The Premacy's final specifications were accepted by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on March 5 and the first vehicles received their registration tags today. It is the first hydrogen hybrid vehicle ever leased by an automaker.

The Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid is built on the Japanese-market Mazda Premacy, known in the U.S. as the Mazda5. It features Mazda's Hydrogen Rotary Engine, which burns compressed hydrogen gas the same way it would normally burn gasoline. The engine also uses a dual-fuel system that allows it to run on regular gasoline when the hydrogen gas runs out. Mazda has been working on this engine for nearly two decades and it was last seen in the RX-8 Hydrogen RE vehicle a few years ago.

Since then, Mazda has upgraded the system by mating it to a Series hybrid. Rather than power the wheels directly, the Hydrogen Rotary Engine now spins a generator which makes electricity to recharge the on board lithium-ion batteries or to power an electric motor that drives the front wheels. The hydrogen is stored in a 5000-psi tank under the cargo area of the vehicle. A small gasoline tank is also mounted in case the vehicle runs out of hydrogen before it reaches a station. Together, the two eco-friendly systems put out 148 hp, 40% more than the RX-8 Hydrogen RE. It also boosts the Premacy's range to 124 miles -- twice the distance the RX-8 could travel -- all while emitting no CO2 and only "trace amounts" of NOX.

Source:
http://wot.motortrend.com/6498309/a...lease-worlds-first-hydrogen-hybrid/index.html

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coolmazda5 said:

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HIROSHIMA - May 26, 2009: Mazda Motor Corporation delivered the first Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid yesterday to Iwatani Corporation, an energy development company based in Japan. The Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid is Mazdas latest hydrogen rotary engine (RE) vehicle which uses hydrogen as a fuel and features a unique hybrid system.

The Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid can run on both hydrogen and gasoline thanks to a dual-fuel system that was developed for the current RX-8 Hydrogen RE. The addition of a new hybrid system significantly enhances the vehicles performance and contributes to its increased hydrogen fuel range of 200 kilometers; double that of the RX-8 Hydrogen RE.

The Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid is the second hydrogen rotary engine vehicle to be leased to Iwatani Corporation, following an RX-8 Hydrogen RE that was delivered in March 2006. The new model will be used for business purposes at the companys offices in Western Japan, before being located at the Japan Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Demonstration Projects (JHFC) Kansai Airport Hydrogen Station, where it will be used at the Kansai International Airport in Osaka and for a variety of other purposes.

Akihiro Kashiwagi, Mazdas program manager in charge of hydrogen RE development, said, Mazda is delighted to deliver our newest hydrogen rotary engine vehicle to Iwatani, which has been engaged in advancing the further uses of hydrogen energy for many years. Mazda will use the feedback we receive from Iwatani to further improve the performance of hydrogen-fueled rotary engine vehicles as we wish to do our part to achieve a hydrogen energy society in the future.

Based on its Sustainable Zoom-Zoom plan, Mazda is committed to pursuing harmony between driving pleasure and environmental and safety features. Mazda constantly strives to offer vehicles that look inviting to drive, are fun to drive, and make you want to drive them again.

Main specifications of the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid

• Base model: Mazda Premacy
• Overall length: 4,565 mm
• Overall width: 1,745 mm
• Overall height: 1,620 mm
• Engine: Mazdas hydrogen rotary engine (with dual-fuel system)
• Motor: Alternating current synchronous motor
• Maximum output: 110 kW
• Generator: Alternating current synchronous generator
• Battery: Lithium-ion (Li-ion)
• Seating capacity: Five
• Fuel: Hydrogen and gasoline
• Hydrogen tank: 35 MPa high-pressure tank

History of Mazdas hydrogen vehicle development

• 1991 Developed first hydrogen rotary engine vehicle, HR-X
• 1992 Conducted test drive of golf cart equipped with fuel cell
• 1993 Developed second hydrogen rotary engine vehicle, HR-X2. Developed MX-5 test vehicle equipped with hydrogen rotary engine
• 1995 Conducted Japans first public road tests of a hydrogen rotary engine vehicle, Capella Cargo.
• 1997 Developed Demio FC-EV
• 2001 Developed Premacy FC-EV, conducted first public road test in Japan
• 2003 Announced RX-8 hydrogen rotary engine development
• 2004 Received MLIT approval for public road testing of RX-8 Hydrogen RE
• 2006 Started commercial leasing of RX-8 Hydrogen RE in Japan (eight models have been delivered to date)
• 2007 Signed agreement to provide RX-8 Hydrogen REs to Hynor, a Norwegian national transportation project
• 2008 Commenced public road tests in Norway with RX-8 Hydrogen RE validation vehicle
• 2009 Commenced commercial leasing of Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid in Japan

Source:
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2009/05/26/462676.html

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