Mazda already ready its first electric model for 2020 with 140 hp and possible medium autonomy

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Mazda already ready its first electric model for 2020 with 140 hp and possible medium autonomy


The route to the electrification It's full right now. Mazda It is one of the brands that also pursues the goal of starting to offer electric cars, and for a long time they had already announced the plan to have their first model of these characteristics in 2020. A car that they have already begun to test – which still has no name -, and that will carry a whole new platform and it will not be based on any we know so far, will be a unique model.





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Mazda EV 2


To carry out these tests the brand has decided to use the structure and body of a CX-30 to make it go unnoticed. So far Mazda has only confirmed a couple of data among them that the car It will be front-wheel drive, that your engine will deliver 103 kW that is about 140 hp, and that its battery is of 35.5 kWh With fast loading capacity.

The battery size is not as large as we have heard; to give us an idea a Chevrolet Bolt EV carries batteries of 60 kWh that yield 383 km according to the brand, while a Nissan Leaf carries a battery of 40 kWh which yields approximately 250 km Mazda has not revealed the autonomy it will offer, although taking into account the above it could be something in the range of 220 to 250 km.





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Mazda EV 3


Part of this decision may be to help the cost of the car be lower, since the batteries of an electric can raise the price with a higher capacity. In turn, the brand confirms that the new platform on which it is mounted, it will allow you to be adapt different types of powertrains, that is, it can be fully electric, hhybrid, plug-in hybrid or extended range electric with type combustion engine rotary, the latter is a project in which they have also been working for years to make it happen later.





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Mazda EV 4


Given the battery size, we expect this electric model to be focused on the european market, especially for those who move more in urban environments, while the other solutions reach markets where they get used to travel longer distances as in the United States, for example.

Finally, the brand claims that the regenerative braking The electric model is not as high as that of others, as it is a function that while maintaining good autonomy, it also sacrifices driving sensations by slowing down considerably without pressing the brake. On the contrary they analyze the add some button on the steering wheel to regulate its performance as in the case of a Bolt EV and thus allow the driver to choose when he wants to enjoy the characteristic handling of the Mazda or regenerate energy.





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Mazda EV 5


For now it is not known what markets it will reach or when it will, what is confirmed is its presentation in the Tokyo Auto Show in November of this year. There we will know first hand all its details and to which markets its arrival is planned.

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