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Article: Mazda Starts Leasing Rotary Hydrogen Vehicles - Japanese Authorities Approve Leases with Two Companies in the Energy Sector.
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- JCN Newswires
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- February 18, 2006
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Tokyo, Japan, Feb 17, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation received permission from Japan's Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) on February 10, 2006, to begin leasing the RX-8 Hydrogen RE to its first two corporate customers. These vehicles, equipped with a rotary engine, feature a dual-fuel system that allows the driver to select either hydrogen or gasoline with the flick of a switch. Mazda has started limited leasing of the vehicles and today concluded leases with two energy-related companies, marking the first lease contracts of a hydrogen-powered rotary engine equipped vehicle in the world. Delivery of the vehicles is scheduled to take ...