environmentally friendly RX-5

[rchadd]

looks like the solution for environment could be a hydrogen rotary engined version of MX5. just need to wait until 2010.

www.millville.org/Workshops_f/kess_mech/tools/1tools/hydrogen.html

[iaint]

Unfortunately:

Oil and Gas Journal, Jan. 8, 1996 Newsletter.

[rchadd]

that must mean its nearly ready then

ok maybe not...

[anonymous-user]

There was an interesting bit on Fifth Gear about a fuel cell vehicle being tested on a Japanese island on Monday. An island with 10m of rainfall a year meaning that they can only use 30% of their electricity being generated by their hydro-electric plant. They're using the remaining 70% to create emissions-free hydrogen. There was also talk of solar powered "home" stations to create hydrogen at home.

[emicen]

Mazda have a dual fuel hydrogen/petrol RX-8 with a turbocharged renesis engine in testing. I had a chat with their PR guy about it at the 2004 Tokyo Motorshow.

Unfortunately my pidgeon Japanese and his restraint in using what was rather good english meant all I could find out was it performed nearly as well on hydrogen as petrol and he wouldnt be drawn in to whether the turbo engine would make production.

If I remember I'll dig out the pics tonight.