It took a while, but it’s official: the Mazda3 and CX-30 are now recognized by the Department of Energy as Hybrid Electric Vehicles.
The solitary variant of the CX-30 and both body styles of the Mazda3 HEV (Fastback and Sedan) now both appear in the DOE’s recognized list of hybrids. This means that these Made-in-Japan Mazda vehicles now enjoy the full perks under the EVIDA Law and expanded by Executive Order 62 which include number coding exemption.
Both the Mazda3 and CX-30 sport a 2.0-liter Skyactiv-G engine putting out 155 horsepower and 200 Nm of torque. However, thanks to its Mazda Hybrid (M Hybrid) system, performance is supplemented by a compact electric motor (6.9 horsepower, 49 Nm) and lightweight lithium-ion battery (0.21 kWh in the CX-30 and 0.22 kWh in the Mazda3) bringing the combined outputs to 164 horsepower and 213 Nm of torque.
With the Mazda3 and CX-30 now gaining the DOE’s nod as a hybrid electric vehicle, it joins the all-new, third-generation CX-5 as well. This soon-to-be-launched compact SUV uses a similar setup wherein its 2.5-liter Skyactiv-G engine is paired with the same M Hybrid setup. In its home market of Japan, the CX-5’s outputs are listed as 178 horsepower, 237 Nm from the combustion engine and 6.5 horsepower, 61 Nm from the electric motor. The combined outputs reach 180 horsepower and 242 Nm of torque.
The DOE should fix its criteria. We can't have more mild hybrids being considered as legitimate HEVs.
ReplyDeleteWe checked the latest DOE IRR...there's no minimum power or output set for as long as the carmaker can prove that it can run on electric power even for a few seconds.
DeleteMga tamad mag isip ang gumawa nyang IRR, typical pinoy mentality na pwede na yan ok na yan
DeletePustahan, lawyer na walang engineering background gumawa nyan.
DeleteSo the price should drop?
ReplyDeleteHmmm, someone in this forum should go to a Mazda Showroom to check if the these Mazda Mild Hybrid vehicles can move on their own electric motor for even just a few seconds.
ReplyDeleteWhoever does the above, please do let us in this forum, know.
It's quite questionable that a .22Kw battery can produce enough electrical current to move a 1+ ton vehicle no matter the hp or torque
its electrical motor generates.
Fyi, the Geely Okavango Mild Hybrid was striped of its HEV classification notwithstanding it has a .37KW battery and a 14hp
of an equivalent electric motor (Above Mazdas have a 6.9 & 6.4 hp
electric motors).
if my understanding or evaluation is incorrect or lacking, a correction would be much appreciated.