{"id":3359,"date":"2021-01-05T07:03:40","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T13:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/?p=3359"},"modified":"2021-01-05T07:10:11","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T13:10:11","slug":"mazda-mx-30-confirmed-for-us-with-range-extending-rotary-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/2021\/01\/05\/mazda-mx-30-confirmed-for-us-with-range-extending-rotary-engine\/","title":{"rendered":"Mazda MX-30 confirmed for US with range-extending rotary engine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mazda\u2019s first mass-produced electric vehicle, the MX-30, hasn\u2019t quite lived up to the Zoom-Zoom company\u2019s sales expectations. The two main issues have to do with its limited range of only 124 miles (200 kilometers) between charges and the so-called \u201cfreestyle door\u201d akin to the RX-8 sports car. The Japanese company is looking to address the first problem by introducing a new version with a range-extending engine.<\/p>\n

In an interview with The Detroit Bureau<\/a><\/em>, Mazda\u2019s President of North American operations Jeff Guyton announced the MX-30 EV with a combustion engine is coming to the United States. Not only that, but the stylish crossover will revive the rotary engine last used in 2012 for the RX-8 Spirit R sports car after being a staple of the company\u2019s lineup since the late 1960s.<\/p>\n

With the range extender, Mazda estimates it will double the vehicle\u2019s range to 249 miles (400 kilometers) per the WLTP cycle, according to a separate report coming from Nikkei<\/a>. <\/em>Production of the MX-30 with the rotary engine is scheduled to commence in 2022 and Jeff Guyton mentions the range-extender option is going to be \u201cmore appropriate\u201d for the US market. That being said, Mazda isn\u2019t saying for the time being when the model will be launched in North America.<\/p>\n