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[Mook]

Mazda MX-30 R-EV With Rotary Engine Debuts In 2023

The Mazda MX-30 EV will get a rotary engine as a range extender for the battery.

www.motor1.com

After years of waiting and rumors, Mazda finally revives the rotary. The MX-30 R-EV with a Wankel engine as a range extender debuts at the Brussels Motor Show on January 13, 2023.

Don't get this confused with a revived RX-7, though. The rotary engine operates at a constant speed to serve as a range extender for recharging the battery. Mazda positions the solution as having the benefits of an electric drivetrain but with the range of a combustion powerplant.

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[Jimy Bilmo]

Odd, but intriguing tech.

 

[v6buicks]

Yeah, very odd. Maybe steady state operation will at least help with its longevity, but if it's only there to charge a battery then I don't see a point. I guess it saves a lot of space over a piston engine, but I really only see the Wankel as an enthusiast pleaser. It's seems pretty bad at anything practical.

 

[IceCreamAssassin]

So it's a rotary generator?

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Yeah, very odd. Maybe steady state operation will at least help with its longevity, but if it's only there to charge a battery then I don't see a point. I guess it saves a lot of space over a piston engine, but I really only see the Wankel as an enthusiast pleaser. It's seems pretty bad at anything practical.

Great hp/L

 

[Pressure Ratio]

So it's a rotary generator?

I swear there is EV meme for this...