View post: The 2026 Honda Civic Hybrid Checks Almost All of My Preferences. Here Are Four of Them. Range extenders might still serve a purpose for a little while. More range-extended EVs would ...

If you're a fan of Mazda's unconventional approach to damn near everything, from the wacky Skyactiv-X compression-ignition engine tech to the legendary Wankel rotary engine that the company perfected ...

Mazda has for quite some time promised that its famed rotary engine would return in the form of a range extender, but that plan may now take longer to become a reality than initially planned. The ...

If you are following the Mazda story about rotary engines as range extenders for EVs, you must still be confused with what the company seems to have said to Automotive News and Roadshow. To the first, ...

According to the initial plans, the rotary range extender was supposed to launch globally in the first half of 2022, with a focus on the United States and Europe. However, Mazda spokesman Masahiro ...

Stephen Edelstein July 13, 2021 Comment Now! Mazda may be putting a planned rotary-engine range extender on hold, according to an Automotive News report. Once a Mazda trademark, the rotary engine was ...

When the Mazda MX-30 was revealed, it did not make sense. It was supposed to be the company’s first dedicated electric vehicle, but it had a tiny battery pack and a limited range. Later, Mazda ...

Mazda’s MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV uses a single rotor, 830-cc rotary engine to generate electricity. The MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV is a series hybrid, which means the range-extender does not provide ...

After years of teasing enthusiasts, Mazda has confirmed that its famed Rotary powerplant will return in the US, though not as a standalone engine, but as part of the plug-in hybrid system of the MX-30 ...