Mazda Hydrogen Rotary Now Street Legal
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Mazda Hydrogen Rotary Now Street Legal
They have the go-ahead. We might see them in a few years!
http://www.mazda.com/publicity/relea...410/1027e.html
http://www.mazda.com/publicity/relea...410/1027e.html
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Hydrogen: 74L / 35MPa high-pressure tank
HA! There are still many major challenges in using H2 as a fuel or in a fuel cell, and until they can prove to me that this hydrogen tank can survive in an accident like the one below, I will neither drive in one or drive close to one.
HA! There are still many major challenges in using H2 as a fuel or in a fuel cell, and until they can prove to me that this hydrogen tank can survive in an accident like the one below, I will neither drive in one or drive close to one.
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Mazda quote power loss of over 10% for the hydrogen 13B-MSP engine as used in the 2003+ RX-8's.
Albert digital: Your paronia is not warranted. The chemical process of converting the fuel cell into hydrogen doesn't happen in the actual tank. So it can be ruptured without the fear of explosion
Albert digital: Your paronia is not warranted. The chemical process of converting the fuel cell into hydrogen doesn't happen in the actual tank. So it can be ruptured without the fear of explosion
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Originally Posted by DMRH
Mazda quote power loss of over 10% for the hydrogen 13B-MSP engine as used in the 2003+ RX-8's.
Afterall, we know Mazda's great history of (over)estimates of quoted power output pertaining to the 13B-MSP.
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Originally Posted by RotorGeek
I still wanna see this happen. At first the horsepower will suck but give it time.
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I agree with you but i was not thinking of compareing it with gas. I was just saying that with time the hydrogen engine will produce more power. R&D lots of R&D.
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I can't believe you are trying to compare the two. Of course right now you get better performance from gas. Look how long they have been making gas engines. Look how weak the Model T was. Hydrogen is a fairly new concept. give it time and it will probably be up there in performance. Look at hybrids right now. They keep getting better and better.
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Originally Posted by Rotarian_SC
have it run on a different tank and tune? I don't think they are suggesting you can flip the switch while you are driving down the road.
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