Mazda is striving to reduce the environmental load over the entire automobile life cycle, evaluating environmental impact at each stage from the production process through to use by the customer and disposal.
Mazda researched on the building of a database for LCA implementation and evaluation techniques, and has established its own LCA system. This was used to compile an LCA for the RX-8 Hydrogen RE vehicle, and it indicates that CO2 emissions for the RX-8 Hydrogen RE are less than half those for a conventional (gasoline-powered) RX-8.
LCA of an RX-8 Hydrogen RE Vehicle (Example using CO2)
