I-Japan yenza izinguquko emkhakheni wezimoto ngokubheja okusha okuhlanganisayo ubuchwepheshe obuphambili kanye nokusimama: injini ejikelezayo esebenza nge-hydrogen. Lokhu kunyakaza akuvivinyi nje kuphela ubuciko bonjiniyela baseJapane, kodwa futhi kubeka izwe njengesilinganiso emkhakheni wezimoto ezikhishwa kancane. Ngaphandle kwalokho, inselelo ngqo imidondoshiya emkhakheni, njengoTesla, kuze kube manje ohole inguquko ekuhambeni okuhlanzekile.
Injini ye-rotary iyisixazululo esihlangene nesisebenzayo esishintshayo amandla kaphethiloli inyakaza ngomklamo oyingqayizivele osuselwe kuma-rotors, esikhundleni samapiston endabuko. Isici sayo esihlukile ukuthi, naphezu kobukhulu bayo obuncane, inikeza ukusebenza okuphezulu okumangazayo, okuyenza ibe ukukhetha okuhle kwezimoto zezemidlalo kanye nezixazululo ezintsha njengalesi siphakamiso esisha se-hydrogen-powered.
Ukuzibophezela kweMazda ku-hydrogen kanye nenjini ejikelezayo
Kulo mongo wokuqanjwa kabusha, I-Mazda ihambe phambili ngemodeli yayo I-MX-30, imoto ehlanganisa ukusebenza kahle kwenjini ejikelezayo ngokusimama kwe-hydrogen. Lo mklamo uvumela amandla aphezulu endaweni encane, ukufeza ukusebenza kahle ngokudlidliza okuncane. Kufanele kukhunjulwe ukuthi amamodeli angaphambilini akwa-Mazda, njenge-RX-7 ne-RX-8, ayesevele ethandwa kakhulu ngezinjini zawo ezijikelezayo, nakuba nawo abhekana nokugxekwa ngenxa yokusetshenziswa kwawo okuphezulu nesidingo sokulungiswa.
I-Rotary engine mechanism isekelwe ku-rotor engunxantathu ezungeza ngesivinini esiphezulu ngaphakathi kwegumbi eliyindilinga. Lokhu kuzungezisa kuvumela ukuthatha, ukucindezelwa, ukuqhuma kanye nezigaba zokukhipha umoya ukuthi zenziwe ngokuqhubekayo, kusebenze kahle ukusebenza kwayo. Nokho, okubi ngokwesiko kwalezi zinjini kube ukusetshenziswa kwazo okuphezulu kukaphethiloli nowoyela. Nokho, ukuhlanganiswa kwe-hydrogen njengomthombo wamandla kuthembisa ukuxazulula le nselele, kunikeze uhlelo oluhlanzekile nolusebenza kahle kakhulu.
Inkathi entsha yemboni yezimoto
Ukwethulwa kwe-hydrogen njengophethiloli akuzenzekelanga. Lesi sici sivela njengenye yezindlela ezihlukile ezihlukile kumafutha ezinto ezimbiwa phansi, ngezinhlelo zokusebenza ezihamba ngalé kwezimoto, ezihlanganisa ezokuthutha zasolwandle nezomoya. Amathuba okuyisebenzisa ezinjinini ezijikelezayo akhulisa amandla ayo, okuvumela intuthuko esimeme ngaphandle kokuyeka amandla nokusebenza abashayeli abakulindele ezimotweni zabo.
I-Mazda bekuyinjini ejwayelekile yenjini ye-Wankel rotary amashumi eminyaka futhi manje, ngalokhu kuguquguquka, ikhombisa ukuzibophezela kwayo ekusunguleni izinto ezintsha. Ngokwemithombo yaseJapan, lobu buchwepheshe busesigabeni esisha sokuthuthuka, okumaka ngaphambi nangemuva kwemboni yezimoto emhlabeni wonke. Nakuba uTesla eqhubeka nokuhola imakethe yezimoto zikagesi, akungabazeki ukuthi lokhu kubheja kwaseJapane kumelela inselelo enkulu enkampanini ka-Elon Musk.
I-Japan ibhala kabusha imithetho yomdlalo ngokuhlanganisa ukusebenza kahle kwezinjini ezijikelezayo namandla e-hydrogen. Le ndlela ayigcini nje ngokuqinisa ubuholi bayo bezobuchwepheshe, kodwa futhi ibeka isisekelo sesizukulwane esisha sezimoto ezihambisana nemvelo ezizokwazi ukuncintisana ngokuqondile namamodeli kagesi asebenza kahle kakhulu.