Mazda MX-30 R-EV: Crowned What Car? Plug-In Hybrid of the Year 2024!
This car sees the return of the iconic rotary engine but uniquely as an electric generator to charge the battery rather than directly driving the wheels bringing rotary technology into the age of electrification rotational movement is one of the best ways to generate electricity think about hydroelectric nuclear or wind turbines which all
Generate power from a rotational movement which is a very efficient Compact and versatile way to convert kinetic energy into electricity mazra is the only automotive company that has perfected the rotary engine and continues to develop the technology today the r is powered by a rotary 830 CCC engine producing 75 horsepower
Taking the engine back to its routs as a single rotor unit this is the first rotary to have direct injection which improves efficiency by up to 25% it’s also the first to have an exhaust gas regulator which reduces combustion chamber temperatures and plasma spray coatings on the rotor housing to reduce friction all
Contributing to improved efficiency the rotary engine has many fans around the world one of which is Jamie Turner visiting professor of power trains at B University and professor of power trains from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia and here’s best place to
Explain why the rotary engine is ideal as a power unit in a plug-in hybrid and how e fuels could make this the ideal combination the uh wankle rotary engine makes an exceptionally good um Motive Power device for uh a r a range extender uh the reason for that is that range
Extended electric vehicles the one thing they really need from their engines is lightweight when they’re installed in the vehicle that’s because you’re really aiming to do the vast majority of your miles on electric propulsion the engine itself is carried all the time and so therefore its mass when it’s installed
Uh has a big effect on the electric range so making it as light as possible is a very very uh a very very keen attribute to go for the battery can be much smaller than uh you need for a battery electric vehicle and there are two things from that so if you imagine
If you had 120 kwatt hours of of battery that you could make if you could chop all that into four batteries to put into range extender Vehicles you’d actually use those kilowatt hours of battery much more efficiently um because people would not be worried about running out of
Charge in the battery because the range extender would come on so therefore from a uh Planet Wide Point of View that’s a very good thing so the vehicles get a lot lighter all the resources that we use in the battery uh are used much harder and we don’t need to make
Batteries that are anywhere near as big as people want in a pure battery electric vehicle with the right match of battery size uh and the right efficiency from the engine that’s not too heavy and the right usage profile can really help us with an argument for or eels in the
Future we launched the Mazda mx30 in 2020 one and customers love the way the car drives scoring highly against competitors in the new car buyer survey for ease of driving level of equipment and its appearance along with engine Design This model is absolutely perfect for the majority of the population that
Have relatively modest daily use and wouldn’t benefit from transporting a large and very heavy battery around when looking at our digital service record data which carefully tracks actual car usage we can see that the average daily Journey for Mazda customers is around 26 mil so the range
Of the mx30 Bev really does fit into most customers Lifestyles and it’s not just us saying this the UK government statistics show National weekly average mileage is around 100 miles with our own digital service record data showing mx30 owners average 130 m per week this means many drivers would only need to charge
Once a week but for customers who have occasional need for much longer Journeys the Rotary Asda mx30 version is perfect in the rev the electric only driving range is 53 mi from the 17.8 kilowatt battery meaning the electric power should be more than sufficient for the majority of Journeys but for those
Longer Drive requirements there’s a 50 L petrol tank to keep the battery charged for another 350 Mi while a wltp CO2 output of just 21 G per kilometer ensures class leading environmental performance the Rev is fundamentally different from other phvs the car always drives from the battery so the Bev
Driving Experience that customers love is always present in the mx30 Rev as the rotary engine does not drive the wheels you also avoid pH powertrain shunt and the intervention of the internal combustion engine is not physically intrusive as it is in many other phvs the MX 30 East Sky Active R has
Three Drive modes for every driving need EV mode normal mode and charge mode when set in normal mode and the battery has sufficient charge the r will drive in predominantly pure electric mode until the battery state of charge drops below a predefined level set from Factory at
43% and then the rotary generator will be activated to maintain or increase this level of charge when in normal mode if the driver acquires more power than than the battery alone can supply such as under hard acceleration then the rotary generator will activate to increase the power
Delivery drivers can turn on EV mode when just electric power is required and the car will remain in EV mode until the battery is just above empty rather than the engine activating once the state of charge drops to 43% as it does in normal mode however a safety feature will
Activate the rotary generator if the power required is greater than the battery alone can deliver such as under hard Accel ation to avoid the conflict with another Car charge mode can be used to ensure the battery is sufficiently charged if EV mode is required at a later stage of the drive and the driver can set the amount of battery charge they want to reserve between 20 and 100% in all these Drive modes the generator will activate when the battery
Charge drops below the specified Reserve level and maintain that level of charge once above the set level the car will run in normal mode when we launched the m mx30 Bev in 2020 we ensured that it would deliver a driving experience that was comfortable familiar and
Fun the mx30 East Sky Active rev uses the same Drive control technology as we used in the mx30 Bev which means this new model delivers the same great Driving Experience the mx30 Rev is compatible with singlephase and three-phase AC charging as well as fast DC charging
Methods which is unique for a phv as most on the market today do not work with fast Chargers it can also be connected to type 2 and CCS charging systems maximizing its capacity to recharge at the greatest number of available locations using a 36 KW fast charging
Unit the battery can be charged from 20 to 80% in approximately 25 minutes with three-phase 11 KW normal AC charging the battery can be refilled in approximately 50 minutes and with one phase 7.2 Kow normal AC charging will take approximately an hour and 30 minutes the mx30 Rev has the same specification
Levels as the beev starting with the prime line then exclusive line and the range topping macato the range is topped by the addition R the r moniker stands for return and a very limited number of addition R models will come to the UK to celebrate the return of the rotary
Engine and have already sold out the maroon Rouge color accent pays homage to the roof color of the Mazda r360 Master’s first passenger Car
Discover why the Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV earned the prestigious title of Plug-In Hybrid of the Year at the 2024 What Car? Awards. Unleash the power of Mazda’s unique rotary engine technology, offering a seamless driving experience with a 53-mile electric range. Explore the innovative three driving modes, efficient charging options, and the MX-30 R-EV’s cost-effective and environmentally friendly performance. Join us as we dive into the details that make this plug-in hybrid a standout choice for both company and private use. Stay informed and electrify your driving experience with Mazda’s award-winning MX-30 R-EV!
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