The new MX-30 R-EV was shown at the Brussels Motor Show today, though Mazda’s press release is light on details. All it mentions is that the car will have a 17.8kWh battery good for 85km (53mi ...

Still, MX-30 R-EV’s whole system runs as a series hybrid, with the gas engine simply generating electricity as needed (when the battery is low and/or acceleration demand requires extra ...

That makes us hope for an EREV with the same 35.5-kWh battery pack that the Mazda MX-30 EV currently uses. You are welcome to join us in that expectation.

Using the MX-30 R-EV’s 7.2-kw onboard charger—more than the 6.6-kw unit that comes with U.S. MX-30 EVs—can go from a 20% to 80% charge in about 90 minutes, according to Mazda.

Mazda hasn't said whether this version of the MX-30 will come to the US. The hatch sold here comes with a 35.5-kilowatt-hour battery with an EPA-estimated range of 100 miles on a charge.

Mazda’s first battery electric vehicle, the MX-30, isn’t exactly the most compelling EV on the road. Its first issue is range — it goes just 100 miles on a full charge, something Mazda’s ...

While Mazda North America CEO told Automotive News that a U.S.-bound MX-30 R-EV isn’t impossible, it seems highly unlikely. Few, if any, customers are going to miss the Mazda MX-30.

Mazda could have given the MX-30 R-EV a smaller fuel tank and a larger battery capacity. Traveling 85 km (52.8 mi) with electricity may make it necessary to burn gasoline more often than it should.

Mechanically, the MX-30 carries over with its single front motor producing 143 hp and 271 lb-ft of torque, a 35.5-kwh lithium-ion battery pack, and an EPA estimated range of just 100 miles.

It’s official: the Mazda MX-30 electric car with the rotary engine range extender will finally be revealed this week. It will be shown on January 13 at this year’s Brussels Motor Show in Belgium.