Mazda's revived the rotary engine as a range-extending plug-in hybrid – we've all the details on the new MX-30 R-EV here, as mctreckmeister reports live from its Belgian world debut 🔌
The new MX-30 R-EV makes its debut at the Brussels motor show. It’s unsurprisingly based on the same base vehicle as the MX-30 EV, launched in 2020, but its
With no mechanical connection between the engine and the wheels, it acts purely as a generator creating a series hybrid system similar to Nissan’s e-Power arrangement. Unlike the Nissan system, however, the R-EV is set up as a, with the 17.8kWh battery back capable of delivering around 53 miles of pure electric range. 1500W of vehicle-to-load functionality is also included.
Engine efficiency is improved by the use of direct fuel injection, reducing the tendency for the fuel/air mixture to collect at the back of the combustion chamber and not fully combust. There’s also an exhaust gas recirculation system, operating mostly at low rpm to prevent cooling loss – a struggle in a rotary which has a greater surface area than a piston engine of equivalent capacity.
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