The two-stroke gasoline engine was once a marvel of engineering, offering up huge doses of power in small and lightweight ...

The new hydrogen rotary makes 40 percent more power than the current RX-8's engine, 148 horsepower versus 107. Mazda also plans to unveil the new rotary at Tokyo, called 16X. It's the next ...

Ron McKeown, President and CEO of Rotary Power International, Inc. announced today that RPI is planning to proceed with the development of a hydrogen fueled rotary engine generator set.

The rotary engine is known for a lot of good things. It's compact and lightweight. ... Mazda also had a Miata prototype in 1993 with one of those hydrogen engines, and in 1995, ...

The Mazda Iconic SP also serves as another catalyst in the world's fastest-growing electrified vehicle powertrain type.

However, due to the structure of the rotary engine, heat spots are not possible, so it is compatible with hydrogen fuel. It is said to be good,” the translated report reads.

The Wankel rotary has a lot of drawbacks as a gasoline engine, but they become benefits when you switch to hydrogen fuel, as Mazda did with a limited-production RX-8.

Air is drawn in via carburation or fuel injection through the front half of the engine, where it is squeezed down and compressed to 200-300 psi (13.8-20.6 bar) – very much like a compressor ...

While no one could say Mazda's ahead in the EV race with a straight face, the company has decades of experience running rotary engines on hydrogen. We drove a hydrogen/gasoline dual-fuel RX-8 back ...

Mazda believes hydrogen could help its its rotary engine move from a niche to mainstream source of power, beating rival approaches like fuel cell vehicles and battery cars. IE 11 is not supported.

The mere notion of hydrogen-powered rotary engines is still deep in testing and isn't ready for prime time. However, the Omega 1 engine is "real" in that it's a patented concept owned by Astron ...