Mazda’s rotary engine-charged plug-in hybrid vehicles—the MX-30 R-EV has an interesting capability that could help during natural disasters and power outages.
Showing posts with label Mazda MX-30. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mazda MX-30. Show all posts
September 15, 2023
The Mazda MX-30 R-EV Is A Rotary-Powered Hybrid That Can Power Homes During Emergencies
Mazda’s rotary engine-charged plug-in hybrid vehicles—the MX-30 R-EV has an interesting capability that could help during natural disasters and power outages.
June 23, 2023
Mazda's Rotary Engine Rolls Off Assembly Line Once More
Eleven years after Mazda discontinued the RX-8, the rotary engine is back into production. At the carmaker’s Ujina Plant No. 1, the MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV has started rolling off the assembly line destined for the European market. This will, no doubt, add to the cumulative 1.99 million rotary engine vehicles produced by Mazda thus far.
January 13, 2023
Promise Fulfilled: The Rotary Engine Returns In The 2023 Mazda MX-30 e-Skayctiv R-EV
This is it: the rotary engine is back and it’s found in the Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV—a plug-in hybrid model that uses the famous piston-less engine as a gas-fed generator just a few days after the Japanese carmaker teased its logo.
January 9, 2023
Mazda's Rotary Engine To Make Return On January 13
Mark your calendars: on January 13, 2023, Mazda’s famed rotary engine will be making a comeback. And as a fitting teaser, Mazda has unveiled the rotary’s modern logo.
July 12, 2021
Mazda Puts Rotary Engine Plans On Hold
Reports from Japan are coming out that Mazda’s delaying its plans to resurrect its rotary engine indefinitely.
April 29, 2021
40 Years On, Mazda Restored The First-Ever MX Model: The MX-81 Aria
In the year that Mazda brought the MX-badge to its first-ever electric vehicle, the MX-30, the automaker has also carried out a restoration of the first Mazda to wear the MX badge—the Mazda MX-81 Aria.
April 15, 2021
Mazda's Rotary Engine Set for 2022 Return in the MX-30
Mazda is taking a multi-solution approach to electrification. Aside from its fully-electric MX-30 which arrives for the U.S. state of California later this year, it will also introduce a traditional hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and even the return of the rotary engine as a power generator for a range-extended hybrid.
November 19, 2020
These are the Finalists for the 2020-2021 Japan Car of the Year
The Top 10 finalists for the Japan Car of the Year 2020-2021 has been revealed. Considered as Japan’s most prestigious car award, the following ten cars advanced to the final around after besting 33 eligible entries.
August 3, 2020
Mazda Introduces a New Engine Called e-Skyactiv-G
April 22, 2020
Mazda Confirms That Rotary Engine Will Return in MX-30 SUV
As part of its 100th anniversary, Mazda has been busy tugging at nostalgia such as coming up with models inspired by the R360 and also highlighting one of its crowning achievements: the mass-production of the rotary engine.
On the surface, the Mazda PR seems innocuous enough, talking about the history of the RX-7. However, there are a couple of lines that stick out and we’ve taken the liberty to highlight it for you below:
“…the company developed a prototype Mazda2 EV with a small single-rotor engine used as a range extender. A similar system could find its way onto the Mazda MX-30...”Mazda’s continued development of the rotary engine is no secret, but this is the first time we’ve gotten official confirmation from the Japanese carmaker as to its layout and application.
As the company’s first all-electric vehicle, the MX-30 packs an in-house developed battery-driven powertrain called e-Skyactiv. Together with a 35.5-kWh lithium-ion battery, it has a range of about 209 kilometers. Once fitted with the rotary engine as a range extender though, range is expected to more than double. Moreover, Mazda says a rotary engine is perfect as a range extender because it’s quiet, vibration-free, and extremely compact.
March 3, 2020
Mazda Incorporated One Nostalgic Design Detail in the Futuristic MX-30
In a year that sees Mazda celebrate its centenary, the Japanese carmaker is also launching its first-ever all-electric vehicle, the MX-30.
October 25, 2019
No, There's Not a Single Bit of Toyota in the Mazda MX-30
With the launch of their first all-electric vehicle, skepticism started creeping in almost immediately: is the MX-30 a full-blown Mazda or is it something a bit more pedestrian wearing fancy KODO clothing?
October 23, 2019
Mazda's First-Ever EV is a Crossover with "Freestyle Doors"
Mazda has unveiled its first mass-production electric vehicle, the MX-30, and despite its rather conventional crossover body, it does have a few design tricks up its sleeve that set it apart from the growing sea of EVs.
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