Rotary-Boosted Mazda MX-30 E-Skyactiv R-EV Gains 21 HP, Solves MX Range Stress | Carscoops carscoops
been asking for, but a decade after disappearing from showrooms, the rotary engine is back in a new Mazda. The Japanese automaker has answered criticism of its MX-30 EV’s puny range by launching a companion model fitted with a rotary range-extending generator.
Unveiled at the Brussels Motor Show today, the MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV goes on sale in Europe this spring and is likely to appear in North America during 2023, though Mazda USA has yet to confirm a date. The existing MX-30 EV’s 35.5 kWh battery is around half the size of the ones fitted to many EVs and offers just 105 miles of range according to the EPA, or 124 miles if you go by the more lenient WLTP protocol. But the R-EV’s battery is 50 percent smaller, measuring just 17.8 kWh, giving this MX a meager 53-mile pure electric range. Factor in the new 50-litre fuel tank though, and the maximum possible range is 373 miles .
Thanks to its simpler, more compact design and the extensive use of aluminum the 73 hp , 803 cc single-rotor gasoline engine weighs 33 lbs less than the old bi-rotor Renesis rotary that died. It lives under the hood alongside the sole electric motor, but only that electric motor ever drives the wheels. There’s compatibility with both AC and rapid DC charging, though the charge times are nothing special because the max charge rate is only 36 kW .
What do you think of the spec of the new plug-in MX-30? Is it more likely to make you buy Mazda’s funky crossover?
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