The Mazda MX-30, the first electric vehicle from the Japanese brand in Europe, has now ceased to be sold in the European market.
The model, which has a range of only 200 km, a 35.5 kWh battery, and a high price compared to increasingly strong competition, will no longer be produced for Europe, as announced to “Motor1” by Monique Clark, public relations representative for Mazda in the United Kingdom.
Despite saying goodbye to the MX-30, European markets will continue to have the MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV, a plug-in hybrid version with extended range that has the merit of having revived the direct injection Wankel engine with 1660 cc and a high compression ratio, which allows it to deliver a power of 75 hp and a torque of 116 Nm at 4000 rpm.
However, this new combustion engine is merely the generator of the energy that powers the 17.8 kWh lithium-ion battery pack, and thus it never acts on the movement of the wheels. That task falls to the electric motor, which delivers 170 hp and 260 Nm of torque and ensures the locomotion of the MX-30 R-EV, providing an electric driving experience.
