Mazda News
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Toyota-derived system should deliver up to 38 mpg combined, Mazda promises.
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Mazda applies its design flair to China with EZ-6 electric sedan
Mazda didn't discuss other specifications, but confirmed that Changan is responsible for the EZ-6's powertrains and connectivity tech.
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Mazda revives rotary engine program, commits to Tesla EV charging connector
Mazda doesn't currently have any U.S.-market EVs or rotary-engine vehicles, but it's committing to both In two separate top-level announcements.
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Mazda Iconic SP hybrid sports car concept electrifies RX-7 heritage
Rotary power could could rev up a new electric sports car with a range of different fuels, Mazda suggests.
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2024 Mazda CX-90 plug-in hybrid makes the list of safest SUVs
A handful of other plug-in hybrids, including the Toyota Prius Prime, Lexus NX 450h, and Volvo XC90 Recharge, also made the Top Safety Pick+ list this year.
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Mazda MX-30 EV cut from US lineup, rotary version too
With its 100-mile EPA range rating, the MX-30 has been one of the lowest-driving-range EVs available in the U.S. market.
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Mazda already has an assembly plant in Salamanca, Mexico, that builds models with internal combustion powertrains.
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Mazda looking to Panasonic for cylindrical EV batteries
Mazda's interest in cylindrical cells could follow Tesla and Lucid as the Japanese brand plans forthcoming electric vehicles.
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Review: Mazda MX-30 EV masquerades as an exotic, misses what matters
The MX-30 is an affordable electric vehicle, presented in a way that second-guesses its own priorities.
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Mazda US boss: Longer-range EVs aren’t the future
Second-time EV owners will have different expectations and won’t be so focused on range, says the CEO of Mazda USA.
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2024 Mazda CX-90 plug-in hybrid beats Toyota Highlander to PHEV punch
The 2024 Mazda CX-90 ushers in the electrified era for the automaker with three rows and a plug.
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Mazda MX-30 R-EV is a plug-in puzzle Americans might not get
Mazda is bringing its rotary internal-combustion heritage into an EV as a range-extender, but range-extender efficiency and actual range remain missing puzzle pieces.
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Mazda confirmed that a rotary-engine range-extended version of the MX-30, called the MX-30 R-EV, is Europe-bound. But it appears that a U.S. debut has been delayed or canceled.
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Mazda boosts EV target to 40% by 2030, plans new hybrid system
Stepped-up targets for electric vehicles were backed up by new agreements with suppliers to develop and manufacture "electric drive units."
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Mazda CX-60 plug-in hybrid SUV will debut new platform, interior theme
Rather than a long-range electric vehicle, Mazda plans to introduce a plug-in hybrid SUV, with the production model due to bow March 8.
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First drive review: 2022 Mazda MX-30 arrives more than fashionably late to the EV party
The 2022 Mazda MX-30 is pleasant enough to drive, but even if it drove like a Porsche Taycan that wouldn't be enough to overcome range concerns (100 miles) and very limited availability.
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2022 Mazda MX-30 EV: 100-mile electric car will start at $34,645
Mazda has smartly decided to offer loaner cars with its MX-30 EV, which is priced above other short-range EVs but offers more flair.
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Is Mazda putting its rotary-engine range extender on hold?
Even after Mazda confirmed the comeback of the Wankel rotary engine for the U.S. market, a new report clouds its future as a range extender.
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Mazda plans multiple electrified variants of its vehicles, such as the MX-30 that's to be offered with a rotary range extender—with a dedicated EV arriving in 2025.
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2022 Mazda MX-30: Rotary-ready freak of the future bucks big batteries
The Mazda MX-30 promises all-electric motoring for a relatively short range—although a gasoline-burning range extender is on the way.
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Mazda MX-30 EV is US-bound with rotary range extender, company confirms
The MX-30 will arrive in the U.S. as a rotary-supplemented plug-in series hybrid as well as a fully electric model.
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Mazda rotary engine returns (for Japan) as EV range extender in MX-30 crossover
Mazda has confirmed that at least one of its upcoming products will use a rotary engine as an EV range extender.
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Mazda MX-30 electric car: Gas version shown before EV reaches target market
Mazda took some of the shine off its MX-30 electric car by showing that there will be a gasoline version.
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Mazda aims its new MX-30 EV at the European market
Mazda has revealed its first "mass production" EV at the Tokyo Motor Show; more on a rotary range-extended version is to come later.
Byron Hurd