Mazda2 Range Extender Prototype Revealed, With Rotary Power
The rotary engine may live to fight another day as a future on-board generator for range-extending electric vehicles. Mazda has revealed the Mazda2 RE (Rotary Engine) Range Extender prototype, with a rear-mounted 0.33 litre rotary engine providing powe
The rotary engine may live to fight another day as a future on-board generator for range-extending electric vehicles.
Mazda has revealed the Mazda2 RE (Rotary Engine) Range Extender prototype, with a rear-mounted 0.33 litre rotary engine providing power to recharge the EV’s lithium-ion batteries.
The prototype was revealed last week at a briefing about future drivetrain technologies, and comes just a month after Mazda CEO Masamichi Kogai ruled out a return to mass-production of the rotary. (For now... - Ed.)