Mazda's strategy is one of money...they can't afford to develop a hybrid when diesel is the cheaper way to go.
I wonder how much Mazda sunk in their hydrogen project.
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Mazda's strategy is one of money...they can't afford to develop a hybrid when diesel is the cheaper way to go.
I wonder how much Mazda sunk in their hydrogen project.
^^^^^^^^^ or having a Renisis engine there, they now have to wait for all the countries to establish an infrastructure. They can't change that so are now developing an interim option until it is :) As soon as hydrogen stations pop up globally then they can start delivery :)
[QUOTE=henk4;878016]nice to see how manufacturers can have different strategies. In "our" motoring news last week it was reported that Mazda will concentrate on diesel engines as the future power option and will not go for hybrids....[/QUOTE]
More unclear direction.
"As late as last year, Mazda declared it wouldn't offer alternative powertrains in order to meet its goal of reducing the fuel economy of its vehicles by 30% by 2015. Now, Mazda CEO Takashi Yamanouchi has announced the automaker will begin offering both hybrids and electric vehicles in the future, but would only say that the vehicles would be in the Mazda line-up come 2015."
[url=http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/13/mazda-to-offer-hybrids-and-evs-by-2015-bring-new-engine-tech-to/]Mazda to offer hybrids and EVs by 2015, bring new engine tech to Tokyo Auto Show[/url]
The direction is quite clear....go for everything possible and don't exclude anything;)
Oh Oh... not good.. :(