View post: This Super-Rare Shelby 427 Cobra is Hitting the Auction Block Range extenders might still serve a purpose for a little while. More range-extended EVs would probably have better served the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

After years of teases, it appears Mazda is finally ready to reintroduce its signature rotary engine—as an EV range extender. The rotary range extender will be used in the Japanese-market MX-30 ...

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 Mazda unveiled its electric MX-30 crossover in late 2019, eyebrows were raised over its RX-8-style “freestyle” rear doors, its e-SkyActiv electric drivetrain, and its relatively funky styling—but ...

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 ...

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 ...