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 ...

TOKYO — Mazda's plans to resurrect its trademark rotary engine as a part of an electrified range extender are now on the back burner. The rotary range extender had been expected next year as part of ...

View post: Toyota’s New Factory Will Need Help from Foreigners to Survive Range extenders might still serve a purpose for a little while. More range-extended EVs would probably have better served 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, ...

It's anyone's guess how or why Mazda thought it was a good application for its famed rotary engine. Mazda’s MX-30 has one of the shortest ranges of any EV on the market, with an EPA-estimated range of ...

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 ...

After what feels like countless news stories anticipating its return, the rotary engine is officially back as a backup generator for the new Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV. Whereas the regular MX-30 is a ...

The range-extender EZ-60 has a 1.5-liter engine that charges a 31.7 kWh battery pack and could be even more popular than the ...

The 1972 Mazda RX-2 arrived as an unassuming compact sedan and coupe, yet its rotary engine delivered performance that ...

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 ...

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 ...