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Mazda Claims Its New Skyactiv-3 Engine Matches EV GHG emissions

Jose Aguilar — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 20:21:02 +0000

Mazda is said to be working on a gasoline engine to be as environmentally efficient as electric cars. Its latest high compression engine technology for producing the future engine is dubbed Skyactiv-3, and it follows the first generation engines named Skyactiv-G which came online in 2011, and later the second generation, Skyactiv-X set to reach […]

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Toyota and Mazda Now Partners in EV Venture

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 18:35:02 +0000

Over the next decades, half of all vehicles sold are projected to be electric, and more countries are shifting towards electric vehicles, banning diesel- and petroleum/gasoline-fueled cars to meet the Paris Climate Agreement. Meanwhile, Tesla and other new electric car manufacturers are gaining names in the vehicle industry, with the Volkswagen diesel scandal and batteries’ […]

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Mazda may plan to produce only electric vehicles by 2030

Guest Contributor — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 23:05:38 +0000

There is news that Mazda intends to shift its entire production to electric vehicles(gasoline hybrids included) by the beginning of the 2030s. This decision comes at a time when all vehicle manufacturers are changing strategies in order to adapt to the new global emissions regulations. The carmaker currently does not produce an all-electric vehicle, however, […]

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Rotary Engine Resurrected in Mazda2 Extended-Range Electric Vehicle Concept

Benji Jerew — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 19:45:25 +0000

When it comes to fuel economy, smaller vehicles, such as the Mazda2, take high honors, usually sacrificing performance. Electric vehicles, on the other hand, can do both fuel economy and performance without skipping a beat. Then, of course, the question comes up, what if you combined a small conventional vehicle body and an electric vehicle […]

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Rumored Mazda RX9 Rotary Hybrid Electric Vehicle in the Works?

Benji Jerew — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 19:10:41 +0000

The rumors surface from time to time, but Mazda’s future plans are fairly quiet and unassuming. Still, for those who loved the late Mazda RX8, they may be excited to hear about a possible Mazda RX9 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle equipped with a rotary engine. Because of increasingly-strict Corporate Average Fuel Economy [CAFE] standards implemented […]

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A More Efficient Mazda Rotary Engine Could be Back in Five Years

Benji Jerew — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:09:41 +0000

The Wankel Rotary Engine, of unique design and origins, is the only mass-produced engine to have been conceived in the 20th century, while piston-crankshaft engines can trace their roots back at least 150 years. What makes the rotary engine so desirable is in its simplicity. The rotary engine contains far fewer moving parts than a […]

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Chicken Waste Biofuel to Power Future Mazda Diesel Engines

Mila Luleva — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:41:37 +0000

The new Mazda 6 “clean diesel” sedan will be displayed at the “Daytona International Speedway’s Rolex 24 endurance race”, which will take place next week. The makers have prepared to show three high-performance racing versions of the car, which run on specially made by the company ‘Dynamic Fuels’ renewable, synthetic diesel. The secret of Dynamic […]

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Mazda to Use Its Efficient Rotary Engine as Hydrogen-Powered Range Extender in Future EVs

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 18:36:11 +0000

Recent news spread by Mazda President Takahashi Yamanouchi (to Nikkei) say that the company will use their innovative and unique rotary engine to act as a range extender for their future electric car. This is somewhat copying GM’s model, but Mazda wants to go a step further: they want to fuel the rotary internal combustion […]

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Mazda to Use Double Layer Capacitor for Regenerative Braking in Future Models

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:17:25 +0000

Every electric or hybrid vehicle owner knows that, when he pushes his car’s brake, a function called “regenerative braking” kicks in and transforms mechanical energy into electricity, and this in turn slows down the vehicle. This is old news. What’s new is that Mazda has developed (and probably patented) a system that uses an electric […]

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Mazda Adding Start/Stop Technology to All Their Cars by 2015: EPA Opposes

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:48:49 +0000

Idling your car at a stoplight is always damaging your plans of saving fuel and the air quality. I know someone who lives close to a stoplight and he says the air is much more polluted there than in other areas.

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Mazda Postpones H2 Car Because of Poor Existing Storage

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:36:54 +0000

They don't want to use hydrogen in a fuel cell device, but rather burn it and use the power. The principle is the same with the one in BMW 7-series from last year, but they have something different on hand. Mazda doesn't use the classic piston-engine, which can backfire sometimes if fueled with hydrogen. Instead, they use a Wankel rotary engine.

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Mazda Hydrogen Car – to be Tested on Japan’s Roads

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:19:00 +0000

Mazda is in the process of testing a car that runs on both hydrogen and gasoline (it's a dual fuel system). They're allowed to test the car on the public roads from Japan.

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Mazda Makes Eco-Friendly Plastics from Biomass

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:09:20 +0000

Mazda Motor Corporation and Hiroshima University are researching together to develop a brand new "green" plastic material from cellulosic biomass. They want to use it in vehicles by 2013.

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