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Mazda MX30 R-EV – The Perfect Plug-In Hybrid with a tiny Rotary engine – The Gateway Drug to BEV !

Is the the perfect plug-in hybrid with a small rotary engine a fantastic gateway drug to full battery electric? It certainly has an interesting drivetrain and innovative styling. It take the MX30 for a great long drive to put it through it's paces.

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Video Contents

00:00 – Electroheads and Petrolheads will love this car!
00:56 – Why it is so interesting
03:30 – Front styling
04:19 – Boot Area
05:05 – Those doors!
07:03 – Interior – No Touch Screen!
12:21 – Journey time – Drive Modes
14:58 – Not an efficiency automobile!
18:24 – Charge Mode
20:30 – It's charged once again!
21:06 – The Rotary Engine
23:07 – Final Ideas

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23 responses to “Mazda MX30 R-EV – The Perfect Plug-In Hybrid with a tiny Rotary engine – The Gateway Drug to BEV !”

  1. @willayling2379 Avatar
    @willayling2379

    Watch this car make both sides hate you 😅.

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  2. @stephenholford5220 Avatar
    @stephenholford5220

    I am 12000 miles into the ownership of a 2018 BMW i3 REX. Same idea but built on a carbon fibre and aluminium chassis and with 120 to 150 miles of pure plug in range. I’ve done several 300 mile days and one trip over 500 miles with no issues and no range anxiety. It’s a great idea for your first electric car. My commute now costs me 95p as opposed to £5 and I only ever use the range extender 650cc engine on long trips.

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  3. @HologramJones Avatar
    @HologramJones

    This is one of the best looking cars out there

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    1. @Mizzkan Avatar
      @Mizzkan

      😂😂Keep taking those pills.

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  4. @the_lost_navigator7266 Avatar
    @the_lost_navigator7266

    I think you slipped up by not using all of your electric range before getting to the hotel. It would have reduced your fuel burn as much as possible.
    As someone who drives 10-20 (regular) miles a day, this makes much more sense than a 200 mile Bev and is simpler and has better range than a phev. We need more cars like this (maybe a more practical minivan/MPV).
    Maybe the futuristic BMW i3 rex really was ahead of it’s time, and will become a future classic.
    Thanks for the review.

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    1. @Jim_Urquhart Avatar
      @Jim_Urquhart

      Spot on. The most efficient way to use the car is to run in normal mode. Then if you know you have charging at your destination, switch to EV mode once within range if the destination.

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    2. @PetrolPed Avatar
      @PetrolPed

      Very true 👍

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  5. @eltonkingsley5617 Avatar
    @eltonkingsley5617

    I think this is a really interesting car and a little more unique to look at than other mass produced vehicles. I believe Nissan have a similar range extender models, perhaps it would be an idea to ask Hendy group nicely for a quick drive of an example. Keep up the good work, hope you are feeling better.

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  6. @Jim_Urquhart Avatar
    @Jim_Urquhart

    I have had mine for 5 months. Shares the garage with a Supra. Couple of points.

    The top spec car is just over £35k. Compare that to the Astra you ran at the same time. And the 0 to 62 figure.
    The car isn’t the most efficient in petrol terms but I do 95% of my journeys in EV mode and it’s very cheap to run, averaging over 3miles per kw.

    If it fits your usage profile it’s a great car. But if you do lots of long journeys there are more efficient choices.

    Lastly. The drive and dynamics for a non performance car are great.

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  7. @SteveBrill Avatar
    @SteveBrill

    Great, concise film Peter . I remember working with Mazda and I had many RX8 demos. As you said, terrible oil and fuel consumption, but great performance from a little 1300cc Wankel engine. This car seems to have figured out how to take away the range anxiety, but still giving you a choice of how you power it. Well done Mazda for thinking outside of the box. 👏

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  8. @user-io2et5bv2s Avatar
    @user-io2et5bv2s

    87mph top speed?
    Only 7mph an over the speed limit on the French motorways. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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  9. @salochinthims Avatar
    @salochinthims

    Excellent review. I drive a 23 plate Mazda CX-30 Skyactiv-X MHEV with a petrol engine. It has a supercharger, but in the same way it’s not for performance, but economy and regularly returns 52+ mpg. It’s also slightly more powerful and has more torque than the Skyactiv-G MHEV engine, which doesn’t have the supercharger. I love what Mazda have done with the MX-30 rotary engine and Bev drivetrain. They are one of the few manufacturers recognising pure BEVs are not the whole answer or the perfect solution. Whilst they have no tailpipe emissions, they still negatively impact the environment across the whole lifecycle. NB. Land Rover have addressed the slow electric front seat issue for access to 2nd row passengers on the Defender 90 by introducing a manual tilt and slide front passenger seat on the latest model 😉

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  10. @Wacky_Races Avatar
    @Wacky_Races

    What a cracking car! No stupid iPad screens. Proper dash. A gear knob as well. And a rotary engine as well. Delightful. Ticks all the boxes.

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  11. @raymondhunt6109 Avatar
    @raymondhunt6109

    Interesting review of this car and you are one of the few reviewers who think this car is very good.As a Mazda 3 owner who doesn’t do big mileage I would be interested in this car if I had a home charging box which is not possible. The full electric MX30 can be picked up for bargain prices used with very low mileage now also.

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  12. @AndrewMcDonald Avatar
    @AndrewMcDonald

    This type of EV makes the most sense to me, especially given the current state of the charging infrastructure in the US.

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  13. @jimcabezola3051 Avatar
    @jimcabezola3051

    Took my driving license test in a rotary-engine Mazda. I have a soft spot for Wankels. This Mazda MX30 R-EV sounds like a very nice use case for the Wankel engine knowledge base. I like it!

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  14. @bryanduncan6178 Avatar
    @bryanduncan6178

    It’s almost as if someone at Mazda saw a BMW i3 REV and thought “let’s build one of those”!!

    I admire their desire to be different, not many OEMs are doing 6 cylinder diesel engines in 2024!

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  15. @gavineyles3409 Avatar
    @gavineyles3409

    Love the car, I’ve had 5 Mazda’s over my lifetime and they’ve always been very reliable and fun to drive. I’ve got the new Mazda 3 takumi on order. Hoping you get more Mazda’s on the channel soon. 😊 Great and informative review Pete, Keep up the hard work.

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  16. @H1WEX Avatar
    @H1WEX

    79mpg and 3m/kwh are brilliant figures on their own, but the Mazda consumes both at the same time, so as good as it might suggest. Having said that a small light charging motor in an EV is a probably the most efficient hybrid.

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  17. @mrmawson2438 Avatar
    @mrmawson2438

    Cheers mate see you Monday

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  18. @robertd2363 Avatar
    @robertd2363

    It looks amazing! Mazda goes its own way again!

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  19. @RupertBear412 Avatar
    @RupertBear412

    I had a BMW i3 REX and yes, the range anxiety goes and you can do long trips, although the petrol tank was very small – point to note, the suicide doors trap people when your in a car park/tight space and you have to squeeze into one doors gap to close the other door to get out – difficult with kids/old people in the back, also the driver has to take seat belt off and open his door to let the back door open – lastly, you still have to pay road tax even though you might never use your engine

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  20. @watchcommander2012 Avatar
    @watchcommander2012

    Nice to see a Mazda on your channel Ped love to see you review more of the modern Mazda range including the new CX-80

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