What hydrogen Car? - Mazda RX-8 hydrogen RE  Article 5 of 5 See
all   • What is a hydrogen car?   • How does it work?   • What
kinds are there? Mazda was leasing hydrogen-powered cars in
Japan as long ago as 2006, but the company is now also heavily
involved in Norway’s national hydrogen project (HyNor), which
has been set up to test hydrogen in the transport sector in
Norway.  HyNor is building an initial hydrogen infrastructure,
as part of a future permanent set-up, so that it will be
possible to drive hydrogen-fuelled vehicles along the 580km
route between Oslo and Stavanger.  As part of its commitment to
the project, Mazda has developed a dual-fuel RX-8 coupe that can
run on both hydrogen and petrol.  Mazda admits that such an
engine is not as efficient as a fuel cell, but because it shares
so much with the conventional petrol engine, the development
costs are much lower, and there are fewer issues with
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