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Old Nov 7, 2007 | 11:47 AM
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Mazda to RG- Hydrogen is coming !!!

I like poking at Fred everytime a new Hydrogen step is taken

This Time Mazda and Norway have gotten together to furthur advance Norways HYNor Hydrogen Highway. When they innaugurated the new effort 2 years ago Mazda was on hand in Norway with the First HRX-8 to run outside of Japan. It filled up at the newest Hydrogen filling station in Norway-

http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog/...rogen-car.html

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...12#post1460100

there is a video of it ill find later

Now Hynor has placed an order for 30 Hydrogen 8s!!

http://www.fullboost.com.au/news.php?newsId=1638

People say "there's no infrastructure for H" etc. Well Norway is building it in their country and with the help of Mazda and the Rotary they will have cars to drive on their Hydrogen Highway
Old Nov 7, 2007 | 11:52 AM
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Good news. Now where is the USA?

Oh I forgot... we like to drive gas gizzling SUV's that pollute more than cars.
Old Nov 7, 2007 | 11:53 AM
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oh here is the vid from last year http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZUv9...elated&search=

from this thread

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...80#post1704983
Old Nov 7, 2007 | 11:57 AM
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Kenya will pee on Norway all day.
Old Nov 7, 2007 | 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Razz1
Good news. Now where is the USA?

Oh I forgot... we like to drive gas gizzling SUV's that pollute more than cars.
Says the man whose car gets worse gas mileage than certain SUVs.
Old Nov 7, 2007 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by saturn
Says the man whose car gets worse gas mileage than certain SUVs.
I was waiting for that.

Zoom: do you know if there's any plans to eventually bring the hydrogen state-side?
Old Nov 7, 2007 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Razz1
Good news. Now where is the USA?

Oh I forgot... we like to drive gas gizzling SUV's that pollute more than cars.
your an idiot.. most of gm's suvs and trucks get better gas mileage then the rx8's

the pollution index of a gmc 1500 5.3L truck is the same as a mazda 3

read some before you open your mouth
Old Nov 7, 2007 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by VarneyMazda
your an idiot.. most of gm's suvs and trucks get better gas mileage then the rx8's

the pollution index of a gmc 1500 5.3L truck is the same as a mazda 3

read some before you open your mouth
much anger I sense in you. Now back on topic...
Any time frame as to how long before those 30 Hydrogen 8's show up?
Old Nov 7, 2007 | 01:14 PM
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innntresting, its not like we need more power anyways

but this is good, finally, a rotary that gets good milage!
Old Nov 7, 2007 | 01:34 PM
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Good mileage? Um, no. Given hydrogen inherent lower engergy density and the rotary engines thirsty nature this thing will get horrible mileage. With a whopping range of 60 miles you'd have to refuel 5 times just to make it down the full length of this 350 mile hydrogen highway. But who cares, hydrogen's free, right?
Old Nov 7, 2007 | 03:54 PM
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There's a niche market for anything.

Norway is actually one of the only countries in the world, where they produce hydrogen with electrolysis and excess hydro-power. (I don't know of any other regions in the world where they have similar luxuries).

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Old Nov 7, 2007 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by VarneyMazda
your an idiot.. most of gm's suvs and trucks get better gas mileage then the rx8's

the pollution index of a gmc 1500 5.3L truck is the same as a mazda 3

read some before you open your mouth

Right on.
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Old Nov 8, 2007 | 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by zoom44

Awesome, from a thread I started a while back... here's a second follow up video of the Hydrogen RX-8... with some in-car shots and sound (hard to tell if it's running on gas or hydro)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBcZsGsWsMA

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Old Nov 8, 2007 | 09:22 AM
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I don't care what sub zero scandanavian country it's going to. It's still a crap fuel! You CAN NOT change that!!! Quit trying to make **** poor excuses for justifying crap. It burns too fast to be useful. Propane would be a much better choice if you want to use a gas. If Mazda builds an engine that runs on dog **** and crack and then places the infrastructure in service to allow it, but it makes a fraction of the power that gas does, would you use it too?

Hydrogen is terribly inefficient. You can't make anywhere near the power of other fuels with it and it takes far more of it to go the same distance. All while being weaker. It's a pain in the butt to store too. If the only thing it's got going in it's favor is emissions, that's not close to enough. That's not worth it. Car emissions are not heating up the planet anyways.

Back to hugging your tree...
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 10:11 AM
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jedi norway will take delivery next summer.


hehehehe rg
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 10:15 AM
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You do know that was said in a friendly way right?!
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 10:20 AM
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yeah thats why i laughed
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 10:24 AM
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i vote propane!!!
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 10:26 AM
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You guys may find this funny but I have actually pondered converting my RX-7 to propane for a while now. It would lose a small amount of power (but not nearly as much as hydrogen!). It doesn't mean I'll do it but I've researched it. Why? Just because I haven't done it yet. That's reason enough I guess.
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 10:42 AM
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Hydrogen as a car fuel is certainly doable, its just got really terrible energy content compared to gas or diesel fuel, which means that it will have less power and require more fuel volume to get you the same distance.

If we could generate hydrogen for free, such as with a fusion reactor, hydroden would make alot of sense, but until that point, hydrogen is mazda's E85. It makes you feel green and fuzy, but does nothing practical to help the environment or reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 10:59 AM
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I'm waiting for my flinstone powered 8..........



kinda like this idea, only picture it in the 8!!!

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Old Nov 8, 2007 | 11:31 AM
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It would be more efficient! Too bad the environmentalists would complain about the CO2 output from heavy breathing!
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 11:51 AM
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Nuclear baby! That'll get you some energy from Hydrogen!!
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 11:55 AM
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They don't want you to do that either. Radiation danger not to mention the potential for a weapon. You can't win at this game. No matter what you do, it's not a good solution. The only viable option is for all of us to die.

There are 2 types of people, those who pollute and those who don't. I have yet to find the latter anywhere. No, carbon credits don't offset a thing! That's just financial justification for polluting!
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by brillo

If we could generate hydrogen for free, such as with a fusion reactor, hydroden would make alot of sense, but until that point, hydrogen is mazda's E85. It makes you feel green and fuzy, but does nothing practical to help the environment or reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

wrong- if i was using one of hondas "reformer's on a wall" http://www.motortrend.com/features/a...10_tokyo_tech/

i could be filling up my hydrogen rx-8 or Mazda5 at my house while heating the water for said house or even heating the house and with the help of a fuel cell even making electricity for said house without using any foreign petroleum whatsoever- just the NG already plumbed to my house


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