Appendix : Mazda hydrogen vehicle history

- 1991 - Mazda HR-X
First vehicle with a hydrogen-powered rotary engine.

- 1992 - Mazda golf cart
First Mazda prototype to be fitted with a fuel cell.

- 1993 - Mazda HR-X2
Second hydrogen-powered rotary-engined vehicle.

- 1993 - Mazda MX-5
Test prototype of Mazda MX-5 fitted with a rotary hydrogen engine.

- 1995 - Mazda Capella Cargo
First test on Japanese roads of a hydrogen-powered rotary-engined vehicle.

- 1997 - Mazda Demio FC-EV
Prototype small people carrier fitted with a fuel cell battery.

- 2001 - Mazda Premacy FC-EV
Compact people carrier with a methanol fuel cell battery. Full-scale test on Japanese roads.

- 2003 - Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE
First prototype of RX-8 with rotary hydrogen engine.

- 2004 - Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE
First road tests of hydrogen-powered RX-8 with dual-fuel technology, allowing the vehicle to operate in petrol or hydrogen mode according to driver's wishes.

- 2005 - Premacy/Mazda5 Hydrogen RE Hybrid
Mazda presents the Premacy/Mazda5 Hydrogen RE Hybrid concept at the Tokyo Motor Show. It is a front-engine, front wheel drive MAV combining rotary engine dual-fuel (hydrogen-petrol) with an electric motor and idle stop.

- 2006 Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE
Mazda Motor Corporation delivers RX-8 Hydrogen RE vehicles to its first two corporate customers - the world's first leasing of an internal combustion engine passenger car that can use both hydrogen and petrol as fuel.

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