[Auto/Moto] Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV: a plug-in hybrid version to correct its biggest flaw

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Launched in 2020 as Mazda's first 100% electric model, the MX-30 adopts a new variant, this time plug-in hybrid thanks to a rotary engine serving as an energy generator.

In 2020, Mazda launched its very first 100% electric model, the MX-30. Despite its original coupe SUV look and refined interior presentation, the model did not meet with the expected success (5,726 units sold in Europe between January and November 2022). In question, technical choices which offer it a meager range, with only 200 km of electric autonomy on paper thanks to a 35.5 kWh battery.

To respond to this major criticism and offer more versatility to customers who have already fallen for its look, the Mazda MX-30 is adorned with a new plug-in hybrid version. Called the MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV, it stands out from the others with its astonishing architecture, using a technology well known at Mazda: the rotary engine. Invented by the German Felix Wankel, the rotary piston engine was inaugurated at Mazda by the Cosmo Sport 110S in 1967. After more than 2 million rotary engines produced in 45 years, this engine had disappeared at the same time as the RX coupé -8, ten years ago. This returns in the form of a thermal generator to accompany the electric motorization of the MX-30.

85 km of electric range supplemented by a 50-litre petrol tank

 

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