Though hydrogen as an alternative fuel for vehicles is more expensive compared to electricity, Mazda Motors is going ahead with its hydrogen-engine plans by delivering the first of its Premacy Hydrogen Rotary Engine Hybrids to the Iwatani Corporation.

Mazda Premacy Hydrogen Hybrid

Mazda Premacy Hydrogen Hybrid

Premacy (the model known in the United States as Mazda5) uses the same hydrogen rotary engine that powers its RX-8 Hydrogen RE and adds an electric motor. It has twice the range of the RX-8, at about 200 km – some 124 miles.

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