Mazda is developing a rotary hydrogen/petrol/electric hybrid

Mazda is working on a Mazda5 fitted with a rotary engine which can run on hydrogen or petrol and is also linked to an electric motor is front-wheel drive, so becomes the first front-wheel drive, rotary-engined Mazda.

The rotary-engines Mazda5 is their second attempt at hybrid vehicles, after Tribute SUV using the same hybrid gas/electric system developed by Ford. This is also their second hydrogen/gas foray, as they have converted some of their RX8 rotary vehicles to hydrogen power. This is their first vehicle combining both.