Author: Anthony Fontanelle
Source: articledashboard.com
Mazda Motor Corp. rolled out a distinct hybrid Tuesday. The one-of-a-kind vehicle, hydrogen car, runs on hydrogen fuel powering an electric motor. The Japanese automaker said it will be available for leasing in Japan by 2008.
The Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid, flaunted to auto journalists ahead of its introduction at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month, is powered by a rotary engine. The said engine is famed for being quiet because it does not have pistons like conventional engines.
The hybrid is powered by energy produced when hydrogen combines with oxygen in the air to emit nothing more than water vapor. A conventional rotary engine runs on gasoline, but the one integrated to the vehicle runs on hydrogen stored in a tank. But the driver can shift from hydrogen to gas when the former runs out.
Like other auto giants, Mazda, an affiliate of Dearborn-based Ford Motor Co., has been concentrating on hydrogen product lines as shoppers grow more interested in vehicles that don't rely heavily on fossil fuels.
According to Mazda officials the latest hydrogen hybrid is an improvement over its previous hydrogen vehicle, leased since 2006, extending, hydrogen car, its run on a full tank of hydrogen from 62 miles to 124 miles.
Mazda's new hybrid is also equipped with a lithium-ion battery that drives, hydrogen car, the motor and recharges itself using energy from braking, further conserving on electricity. The Japanese automaker refused to say what supplier was providing the battery, hydrogen car, .
Additionally, the automaker stressed that it has no plans to lease the car outside Japan. The leasing fee will be identical to the vehicle's predecessor at about $3,500 a month, hydrogen car, . According to, hydrogen car, Mazda, the vehicle is aimed at, hydrogen car, government and ecological organizations. At its research facility, hydrogen car, in Yokohama, Mazda also showed a "concept, hydrogen car, car," or show model, called Taiki, that it said was inspired by flowing wind. Its curvaceous surface creased with, hydrogen car, swooping lines, the slinky car looked like a metal stingray.
Laurens van den Acker, general manager of design, said the sports car highlights the Hiroshima-based automaker's innovation in design. Its shape developed from studies of sheer fabric fluttering in the wind, and its interior was based on "koinobori," or carp-shaped decorations of cloth that Japanese put up to sway in the wind to celebrate Children's Day, a national holiday, said Atsuhiko Yamada, the company's chief designer.
Explaining the design challenges, Yamada added: "Air, hydrogen car, is a very important substance, but it is invisible."
The Japanese automaker has been recording accelerating sales at a time when a number of established car manufacturers were struggling to return to profitability amid cost cutting measures, hydrogen car, and detrimental sales doldrums.
The company's global sales for the current fiscal year is expected to rise four percent to a record high 1.35 million vehicles, surpassing its previous record set in 1990. This goal will be triggered by the growing vehicle sales in Europe and North America, which would be offsetting flat sales in its hometown.
With the increasing popularity of Japanese automakers led by Toyota Motor Corp., it is also anticipated that auto parts such as Tokico shocks would go with the popularity.
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Friday, November 27, 2009
Mazda To Launch New Biofabric For Auto Interiors
Author: Anthony Fontanelle
Source: articledashboard.com
Mazda Motor Corp., hydrogen car, in partnership with Teijin Ltd. and Teijin Fibers Ltd. has formulated the world's first biofabric for use in auto interiors. The plant-derived material will be launched by the Japanese automaker in Tokyo.
Mazda's new biofabric posses the class and durability essential for use in seat covers. The material, made of 100 percent polylactic acid, is resistant to fire, damage, abrasion, and sunlight. Biofabric, hydrogen car, combines sizable lactic, hydrogen car, acid molecules, hydrogen car, that are made from fermented carbohydrates such as plant sugars. As such, it meets the company's "highest quality standards."
This newly developed biofabric has harnessed the latest technologies to control the entire molecular architecture of raw resins to improve fiber strength for practical auto interior use. Other crucial qualities necessary for the highest performing fabrics, such as fire retardant properties, were achieved through, hydrogen car, Mazda's accumulated, hydrogen car, knowledge in surface technologies built up through years of collaboration with several local companies.
The automaker intends to unveil the biofabric for the seat covers, hydrogen car, and the door trim in the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid. The new hybrid will be displayed at this year's Tokyo Motor Show. The Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid will also benefit from Mazda's environmentally friendly bioplastic which was developed in the previous year. This newly developed biofabric, hydrogen car, does not contain any oil-based materials, yet it possesses the quality and durability required for use in vehicle seat covers.
"Mazda succeeded in developing this 100 percent plant-derived biofabric for use in vehicle interiors by leveraging the technical expertise we have amassed in the Hiroshima area," said Seita Kanai, Mazda's director and senior executive officer in charge of R&D. "We are convinced that our new technology, which enables the manufacture of this material without any oil-based resources, will become a cornerstone, hydrogen car, for future biotechnologies aimed at reducing the burden on the environment. Mazda, working together with our locally-based partners, will continue its research and development programs aimed at achieving a future car society that is eco-friendly."
Based on this innovative biotechnology, the Japanese automaker will strengthen its future research and development on non-food-based materials taking in consideration the impact of such technologies on food supplies.
Along with the soy-foam seats introduced in the 2008 Ford Mustang, Mazda's biofabric is another milestone that can push Ford Motor Corp. family of manufacturers to lessen the impact of the materials used in building its lineup.
According to the automaker, all of its biomaterials fall under the "Mazda Biotechmaterial" brand name. Additionally, the automaker has intimated its commitment to continue its research and development efforts for the mentioned environmentally friendly technologies which will help to realize a sustainable society in the near future.
Aside from improving car accessories, the automaker is also enhancing parts like Mazda fuel pump, engines, filters, radiator, brakes, and other auto systems, hydrogen car, .
Source: articledashboard.com
Mazda Motor Corp., hydrogen car, in partnership with Teijin Ltd. and Teijin Fibers Ltd. has formulated the world's first biofabric for use in auto interiors. The plant-derived material will be launched by the Japanese automaker in Tokyo.
Mazda's new biofabric posses the class and durability essential for use in seat covers. The material, made of 100 percent polylactic acid, is resistant to fire, damage, abrasion, and sunlight. Biofabric, hydrogen car, combines sizable lactic, hydrogen car, acid molecules, hydrogen car, that are made from fermented carbohydrates such as plant sugars. As such, it meets the company's "highest quality standards."
This newly developed biofabric has harnessed the latest technologies to control the entire molecular architecture of raw resins to improve fiber strength for practical auto interior use. Other crucial qualities necessary for the highest performing fabrics, such as fire retardant properties, were achieved through, hydrogen car, Mazda's accumulated, hydrogen car, knowledge in surface technologies built up through years of collaboration with several local companies.
The automaker intends to unveil the biofabric for the seat covers, hydrogen car, and the door trim in the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid. The new hybrid will be displayed at this year's Tokyo Motor Show. The Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid will also benefit from Mazda's environmentally friendly bioplastic which was developed in the previous year. This newly developed biofabric, hydrogen car, does not contain any oil-based materials, yet it possesses the quality and durability required for use in vehicle seat covers.
"Mazda succeeded in developing this 100 percent plant-derived biofabric for use in vehicle interiors by leveraging the technical expertise we have amassed in the Hiroshima area," said Seita Kanai, Mazda's director and senior executive officer in charge of R&D. "We are convinced that our new technology, which enables the manufacture of this material without any oil-based resources, will become a cornerstone, hydrogen car, for future biotechnologies aimed at reducing the burden on the environment. Mazda, working together with our locally-based partners, will continue its research and development programs aimed at achieving a future car society that is eco-friendly."
Based on this innovative biotechnology, the Japanese automaker will strengthen its future research and development on non-food-based materials taking in consideration the impact of such technologies on food supplies.
Along with the soy-foam seats introduced in the 2008 Ford Mustang, Mazda's biofabric is another milestone that can push Ford Motor Corp. family of manufacturers to lessen the impact of the materials used in building its lineup.
According to the automaker, all of its biomaterials fall under the "Mazda Biotechmaterial" brand name. Additionally, the automaker has intimated its commitment to continue its research and development efforts for the mentioned environmentally friendly technologies which will help to realize a sustainable society in the near future.
Aside from improving car accessories, the automaker is also enhancing parts like Mazda fuel pump, engines, filters, radiator, brakes, and other auto systems, hydrogen car, .
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