MAZDA NEWSROOM｜Mazda Delivers Two Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid Vehicles to Hiroshima Government Authorities

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Sept. 17, 2009

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Mazda Delivers Two Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid Vehicles to Hiroshima Government Authorities

HIROSHIMA, Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation today delivered one Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid each to the City of Hiroshima and Hiroshima Prefecture government authorities in western Japan. The Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid is Mazda’s latest hydrogen rotary engine (RE) vehicle that uses hydrogen as a fuel and features a unique hybrid system. Including the first lease of a Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid to the Iwatani Corporation in May 2009, Mazda has now delivered three hydrogen hybrid vehicles to fleet customers to date. The City of Hiroshima and Hiroshima Prefecture each had a rotary engine RX-8 Hydrogen RE vehicle delivered in April 2006, making this the second hydrogen-fueled model that has been handed over to the local government authorities.

The Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid can run on both hydrogen and gasoline thanks to a dual-fuel system that was developed for the Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE. The addition of a hybrid system to the Premacy Hydrogen RE significantly enhances the vehicle’s performance and contributes to its increased hydrogen fuel range of 200 kilometers, which is double that of the RX-8 Hydrogen RE.

Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid (left: City of Hiroshima, right: Hiroshima Prefecture)

Akihiro Kashiwagi, Mazda’s program manager in charge of hydrogen RE vehicle development, said, “As a company proudly rooted in Hiroshima, Mazda is delighted to deliver our hydrogen rotary engine vehicles to the City of Hiroshima and Hiroshima Prefecture, who are already using the RX-8 Hydrogen RE. We are working hard to keep improving the performance of Mazda’s hydrogen-fueled rotary engine vehicles and do our part to help achieve a hydrogen energy-based society in the future.”

Based on its Sustainable Zoom-Zoom plan, Mazda is committed to pursuing harmony between driving pleasure and environmental and safety features. Mazda constantly strives to offer vehicles that “look inviting to drive, are fun to drive, and make you want to drive them again.”

Main specifications of the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid

Base model	Mazda Premacy
Overall length	4565 mm
Overall width	1745 mm
Overall height	1620 mm
Base engine	Mazda Hydrogen rotary engine (with a dual-fuel system)
Motor	Alternating current synchronous motor
Maximum output	110 kW
Generator	Alternating current synchronous generator
Battery	Lithium ion (Li-ion)
Seating capacity	Five
Fuel	Hydrogen and gasoline
Fuel tank	35 MPa high-pressure tank for hydrogen gas and a gasoline tank

History of Mazda’s hydrogen vehicle development

1991	Developed first hydrogen rotary engine vehicle, the HR-X
1992	Conducted test drive of a golf cart equipped with a fuel cell
1993	Developed second hydrogen rotary engine vehicle, the HR-X2 Developed MX-5 test vehicle equipped with a hydrogen rotary engine
1995	Conducted Japan’s first public road tests of a hydrogen rotary engine vehicle, the Capella Cargo.
1997	Developed the Demio FC-EV
2001	Developed the Premacy FC-EV, conducted first public road test in Japan
2003	Announced RX-8 hydrogen rotary engine development
2004	Received MLIT approval for public road testing of the RX-8 Hydrogen RE
2006	Started commercial leasing of the RX-8 Hydrogen RE in Japan (eight units have been delivered to date)
2007	Signed an agreement to provide RX-8 Hydrogen REs to HyNor, a Norwegian national transportation project
2008	Commenced public road tests in Norway with a RX-8 Hydrogen RE validation vehicle
2009	Commenced commercial leasing of the Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid in Japan

For more information on the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid, please visit:
https://www.mazda.com/mazdaspirit/env/hybrid/premacy_hre.html

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