The Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE is a 2003 bi-fuel version of the

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sports car, in which the twin-rotor

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is configured to run on either

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. This is the fifth Mazda vehicle to be fitted with a hydrogen

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The

hydrogen tank A hydrogen tank (other names- cartridge or canister) is used for hydrogen storage. The first type IV hydrogen tanks for compressed hydrogen at were demonstrated in 2001, the first fuel cell vehicles on the road with type IV tanks are the Toyota F ...

is made of aluminum and carbon fibre and has a capacity of 110 liters at 350 bar stores up to 2.4 kilograms of hydrogen and is fitted in addition to the 61 liter gasoline tank. The car can be switched from gasoline to hydrogen mode using a button in the cabin. The Hydrogen tank takes up most of the RX-8s trunk space and all the hydrogen components weigh in at 187 lbs in total. Running in hydrogen mode, it produces no emissions other than water vapour and has a range of around 100 km (62 mi). In 2005, Mazda obtained street approval for this vehicle. The following year, the first vehicles were leased to customers in

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and Iwatani at a price of 420,000 JPY per month. In November 2007, Mazda announced the delivery of 30 RX-8 HRE to the

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hydrogen project

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External links

RX-8 HRE webpage
{{Mazda vehicles RX-8 Hydrogen RE Sports cars Hydrogen cars Rear-wheel-drive vehicles Cars powered by Wankel engines Cars introduced in 2003

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