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Mazda MX-30 EV is US-bound with rotary range extender, company confirms
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JANUARY 6, 2021
Mazda has confirmed that the rotary engine will return to the U.S. in a “series plug-in hybrid” version of the MX-30 crossover that will also be offered to Americans in battery electric form.
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Mazda rotary engine returns (for Japan) as EV range extender in MX-30 crossover
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 12, 2020
After years of teases, it appears Mazda is finally ready to reintroduce its signature rotary engine—as an EV range extender.
Mazda plans new dedicated electric car
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 3, 2018
Mazda may not have shown an electric car at last week's LA auto show, but it is poised to join the electric-car revolution. A new report in British Autocar magazine notes that the zoom-zoom automaker will introduce a new electric model in 2020 that won't be shared with other gas cars in Mazda's lineup. Mazda has said that a range extended version
Mazda starts US pre-orders for diesel 2019 Mazda CX-5
Green Car Congress
APRIL 18, 2019
Mazda Motor Corporation announced at the New York International Auto Show that it has begun accepting pre-orders for the diesel-powered 2019 Mazda CX-5 in the US market. It is the first time Mazda has offered a diesel-powered passenger car in the US market. Mazda’s Skyactiv-D technology features the lowest diesel-engine compression ratio—14.0:1—allowing
Mazda continues supporting algae biofuels research
Green Car Congress
APRIL 7, 2020
Mazda continues to be involved in joint research projects and studies as part of an ongoing industry-academia-government collaboration to promote the wide-spread adoption of biofuels from microalgae growth. Because when burnt, algae biofuel only releases CO 2 recently removed from the atmosphere via photosynthesis as the algae grew, Mazda considers its development to be critical to achieving the carbon-neutrality of cars powered by the internal combustion engine.
Byton reboot, Mazda rotary, Nio flagship, EVs for Honda and Acura: Today’s Car News
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 6, 2021
Mazda at last confirms a rotary-engine range extender for the U.S. A report suggests GM is making plans to build EVs in Mexico. Nio is going long on driving range but not shying away from battery swapping. And Foxconn provides a lifeline to Byton. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.
Mazda to reveal first EV in October, at Tokyo auto show
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Mazda has confirmed that it will reveal its first “mass-production battery electric vehicle” at the Tokyo Motor Show on October 23. The electric vehicle will be a completely new model, according to Mazda, and will, like the new Mazda 3, follow Mazda’s new clean-slate, human-centered design approach. Mazda is offers no further.
Mazda MX-30 electric car: Gas version shown before EV reaches target market
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 10, 2020
While Mazda seemed to hint that the MX-30 would be exclusively an electric vehicle—or perhaps one with a range extender—the idea of an EV that doesn't have a gas-burning counterpoint that looks nearly the same seems lost on Mazda
Mazda announces electric lineup, rotary range extender
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 2, 2018
On Tuesday, timed to coincide with the Paris auto show, Mazda announced it will add plug-in capability and electric power to all of its models by 2030. The electric-car revolution may give new life to an old gas engine. Some will be plug-in hybrids or range-extended electric cars—with a twist. The company formally confirmed what it had. Rotary Wankel rotary engine
About time! Mazda CX-5 diesel arrives in summer 2019
Green Car Reports
APRIL 17, 2019
Will Mazda finally, after many years, put a new diesel vehicle on sale in the U.S.? If the announcement the automaker made today at the New York auto show is any indication, deliveries of the Mazda CX-5 diesel will start this summer. It’s been a long, long time since Mazda made the business case to bring a passenger-vehicle diesel to the.
Mazda gets California approval for CX-5 diesel
Green Car Reports
APRIL 19, 2018
In response to our story earlier this month about why Mazda's promised diesel engine for the CX-5 still hasn't made it to the U.S. While that doesn't guarantee that Mazda will. Dedicated Green Car Reports readers keep us going. market, reader sent in evidence that the diesel has just been certified for sale (PDF) in California starting Apr. Diesels
Mazda aims its new MX-30 EV at the European market
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 24, 2019
Mazda's new concept may sport a set of suicide doors and have an optional rotary engine, but it's not a performance coupe; it's an electric crossover, and it's aimed squarely at the European market. The Mazda MX-30 borrows its designation from the old "Mazda eXperimental" nomenclature closely associated with piston engines (as opposed to Rotary.
Production begins on Mazda MX-30 electric SUV
Green Cars News
MAY 21, 2020
A car with a battery, not a battery with wheels, that’s how Mazda has summed up it all-new MX-30 EV
Mazda range-extended electric car may help the rotary live on
Green Car Reports
MARCH 14, 2019
The Wankel rotary, the peculiar pistonless internal combustion engine design that Mazda built so much of its heritage around, may see a resurgence after all. Earlier reports and remarks from Mazda executives have suggested that while the rotary will make a comeback, it will be relegated to what’s essentially an emergency generator—a.
Mazda to debut new concept car
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OCTOBER 25, 2011
The upcoming Tokyo Motor Show will be the setting for Mazda to unveil its latest concept car – the Mazda Takeri midsize saloon car. The Takeri will feature the new Mazda SKYACTIV-D clean diesel engine, as well as Mazda’s idling stop system i-stop and a regenerative braking system that converts kinetic energy to electricity during [.]. Green cars Latest news mazda Mazda clean diesel Mazda concept car Mazda CX-5 Mazda SKYACTIV-D Mazda Takeri tokyo motor show
Review: Mazda 3
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JUNE 14, 2019
The Mazda 3 has long been a left-field alternative to the Ford Focus
2013 Mazda CX-5
Green Car Reports
JULY 1, 2012
The all-new 2013 Mazda CX-5 may be our favorite crossover, wrapping remarkable fuel economy and some of the most fun driving we've experienced in any utility vehicle into a single, fairly affordable package. It should prove a strong competitor in the second tier of crossovers, following the perennial best-sellers: Chevrolet Equinox, Ford Escape
Mazda rotary range-extended EV and diesel engine both coming, but no US hybrids for now
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 29, 2019
A look under the hood of Mazda’s future includes a patchwork of “what if” possibilities and a series of juggled timelines. Mazda is in a tough spot right now with regulators and in finding its place across many global markets. Part of the issue is that Mazda is considered an Intermediate-size manufacturer and subject to.
First Drive: Mazda CX-5
Green Cars News
MAY 16, 2012
Coming to the party fashionably late, the Mazda CX-5 is the latest contender coming into the bustling compact crossover segment; and for Mazda the CX-5 is the first new model to benefit from its comprehensive SKYACTIV development work. Mazda first drive Mazda CX-5 UK
Review: Mazda 3 2017
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OCTOBER 7, 2016
Blink, and you’ll miss the new Mazda 3. It’s not that it’s an unattractive car, but Mazda has almost redefined what the word ‘subtle’ means in terms o. Mazda 3 Reviews
Review: Mazda 3 2017
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 7, 2016
Blink, and you’ll miss the new Mazda 3. It’s not that it’s an unattractive car, but Mazda has almost redefined what the word ‘subtle’ means in terms o. Mazda 3 Reviews
2020 Mazda electric car to share Toyota underpinnings, technology
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
Mazda is a tiny carmaker on a global scale, producing just 1.6 It competes with four companies (GM, Nissan-Renault, Toyota, and VW Group) that each sell around 10 million a year, as well as numerous other smaller makers still larger than Mazda. million vehicles a year. In a world where reducing the carbon emissions from road vehicles is. Carbon Footprint emissions Future Cars carbon dioxide plug-in cars Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) wells to wheels
Mazda CX-5 refreshed for 2020
Green Cars News
MARCH 27, 2020
The Mazda CX-5 continues to keep up with the competition, with another round of small updates announced including the introduction of cylinder deactivation as well as upgrades to the infotainment
Mazda CX-3 Subcompact Crossover 'Not That Far Away'
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 11, 2014
Mazda is set to field a competitor to cars like the Nissan Juke, Jeep Renegade and Buick Encore by 2016. Likely dubbed ''CX-3'', the subcompact crossover would slot in under the CX-5 in Mazda''s lineup. Speaking to The Motor Report, Mazda Australia boss Martin Benders has said that a new, smaller Mazda crossover is "not that far away". The new car
Mazda to develop BEV and EREV with rotary engine range extender
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 2, 2018
Mazda Motor Corporation announced electrification and connectivity strategies, based on Mazda’s long-term vision for technology development, “Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030.”. Mazda said that overall, it will deploy compact, lightweight electrification technologies while further refining the internal combustion engine. Mazda will deploy some form of electrification in all production vehicles by 2030.
Mazda begins production of 4th-gen Mazda2 (Demio)
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2014
Mazda Motor Corporation unveiled the all-new Mazda2 (known as Mazda Demio in Japan). Production of the fourth-generation of the model, which has been fully redesigned for the first time in seven years, has begun at Mazda’s Hofu Plant No. the clean diesel engine will allow Mazda to offer an engine line-up tailored to the needs of each market. million units, since launch in 1996, the Mazda2 is one of Mazda’s core products.
New Mazda Rotary Engine Likely To Feature Turbo, Not Electrification
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
At last week's Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda unveiled a new sports-car concept called the RX-Vision. Beneath the car's sleek bodywork was what will likely be the first production Mazda rotary engine since the discontinuation of the RX-8 sports car back in 2012. Called SkyActiv-R, it was unveiled with virtually no accompanying technical or production. Turbochargers Rotary Wankel rotary engine
2019 Mazda 3 sedan and hatch aim for an X factor—and that’s not electric
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
Mazda has revealed its 2019 Mazda 3 compact car, in new-generation form, at the 2018 LA Auto Show. It’s not surprising, given the brand’s go-it-alone strategy this decade, that the new ‘3’ appears to take a different path than key global compact-car rivals in nearly every respect, ranging from design to driving traits to. Los Angeles Auto Show Fuel Economy SKYACTIV
Mazda unveils CX-30 compact crossover SUV with mild hybrid technology
Green Car Congress
MARCH 6, 2019
Mazda Motor Corporation staged the world premiere of the second model in its new-generation lineup, the Mazda CX-30 compact crossover SUV, at the Geneva International Motor Show. The powertrain lineup consists of Mazda’s latest Skyactiv-X, Skyactiv-G and Skyactiv-D engines. The new Skyactiv-X engine features Mazda’s innovative Spark Controlled Compression Ignition (SPCCI) combustion to bring compression ignition to a gasoline engine.
Mazda launching updated CX-3 in Japan with new 1.8L diesel
Green Car Congress
MAY 17, 2018
Mazda Motor Corporation has begun accepting pre-orders for the updated Mazda CX-3 at dealerships throughout Japan. The redesigned model adopts parts of Mazda’s next-generation SKYACTIV-Vehicle Architecture. The SKYACTIV-G 2.0-liter gasoline engine adopts the same innovations as in the updated Mazda CX-5 ( earlier post ).
2016 Mazda CX-3: First Drive Of 31-MPG Small Sporty Crossover
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 4, 2015
The range of small and smaller SUVs seems to expand almost monthly, and the latest entry is the 2016 Mazda CX-3. This crossover utility vehicle slots below the compact Mazda CX-5 in the "Zoom Zoom" maker's lineup. The company expects the CX-3 to appeal more to couples and empty-nesters than to families--which it says will choose the larger CX-5. Fuel Economy
Mazda To Lean On Toyota For Hybrid, Fuel-Cell Expertise
Green Car Reports
MAY 14, 2015
Mazda and Toyota will work together over the next few years in an arrangement that will see the two carmakers pool their green technologies. Japan's largest carmaker and one of its smallest will enter into a "mutually beneficial long-term partnership," according to a press release issued by Mazda. No timeline was given for the start or the. hydrogen Partnership
Tesla record, Fisker electric pickup, Mazda rotary, Big Tech partnerships: The Week in Reverse
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 9, 2021
Which carmaker, like Tesla, isn’t planning to use lidar sensors in its driver assistance system? Which carmaker made an argument against one-pedal driving? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 8, 2021.
Mazda introduces 3rd-generation Mazda3
Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2013
Mazda unveiled the redesigned 2014 Mazda3 (known as the Axela in Japan) in a series of launch events world-wide. The new Mazda3 is the third new-generation model to embody Mazda’s new KODO Design and SKYACTIV Technology, after the CX-5 and new Mazda6. Mazda’s i-ELOOP brake energy regeneration system ( earlier post ) employs a capacitor to store electricity generated when the vehicle decelerates. 2014 Mazda3. Click to enlarge.
If Toyota and Mazda make electric cars together, where's Subaru?
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 6, 2017
At the end of September, Toyota and Mazda announced they would form a joint venture with parts maker Denso to design, test, and build components for a shared electric-car platform. Earlier interviews with Mazda indicate that the small Japanese maker will create its first all-electric model for volume production by putting a unique body on top of.
Mazda Pickup Electric Car Conversion
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MARCH 25, 2010
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Porsche Taycan, Electrify America shutdown, Mazda plans: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 29, 2019
Mazda balances conflicting priorities (and regulators) in its. Porsche plans to include three years of free DC fast charging from Electrify America with its new Taycan electric car. For now, it's a good thing the car isn't arriving too soon, as Electrify America has had to shut down many of its CCS Combo fast charge plugs over safety concerns. Fast Charging
Mazda announces SKYACTIV-X: gasoline Spark Controlled Compression Ignition
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 8, 2017
Mazda Motor Corporation announced “Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030,” a new long-term vision for technology development that looks ahead to the year 2030. SKYACTIV-X—which Mazda believes will be the first commercial gasoline engine to use compression ignition—uses a proprietary combustion method called Spark Controlled Compression Ignition (SPCCI). Mazda will combined these optimized engines with effective electrification technologies.
2016 Mazda CX-3 Small Crossover Price Starts At $20,000
Green Car Reports
JULY 17, 2015
The 2016 Mazda CX-3 small crossover will start at $20,840 when it goes on sale in the U.S. DON'T MISS: 2016 Mazda CX-3 Details, Live Photos, Video: Small Crossover. this fall. That price (which includes the $880 destination charge) buys a base Sport model with front-wheel drive. All-wheel drive is available on all models for an additional $1,250. Pricing subcompact SKYACTIV
Mazda electric car, Mercedes’ carbon-neutral batteries, the cheapest EV: Today’s Car News
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Mazda is readying its first electric car for multiple markets. Mazda has announced that it will reveal its first mass-produced electric vehicle this. Daimler is shopping around for its battery cells but being very particular about what goes into them. And Honda is greening its manufacturing in the U.S. This and more today at Green Car Reports. Today in Car News
Mazda and Isuzu enter pick-up truck collaboration agreement
Green Car Congress
JULY 11, 2016
Mazda Motor Corporation and Isuzu Motors Limited have reached a basic agreement on next-generation pick-up truck collaboration, under which Isuzu will produce next-generation pick-up trucks for Mazda, based on Isuzu’s pick-up truck model, for sale worldwide, with the exception of North America. The partners said that the deal will allow Isuzu to enhance its product competitiveness and Mazda to strengthen its product line-up and maintain own-brand market coverage.
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