Mazda's Lineup Will Be Totally Electrified by 2035

Every Mazda road car from 2035 onward will be hybrid or electric, the Japanese automaker has announced.

Mazda revealed parts of its future product strategy during the recent Global Tech Forum in Frankfurt. While the Japanese brand has expressed confidence in the future viability of internal combustion, it will have no choice but to eventually offer hybrids and EVs. It will offer mild-hybrid versions of its core products starting in 2019, like the Mazda 3 and CX-3, for example, while a pure EV with a rotary range extender is planned for 2020.

Mazda’s first plug-in hybrid will arrive in 2021 – after its first EV, somewhat strangely. This decision was apparently made as an EV will help Mazda meet fleetwide emissions standards in its key markets, whereas a plug-in hybrid would have less of an effect on its emissions average. Additionally, Mazda is working on a next-generation Skyactiv diesel engine that is said to arrive in 2020. It’s not clear if it will arrive in North America, but we have our doubts.

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Mazda recently announced its new Skyactiv-X engine, which will be the first series production engine to utilize compression ignition. Coupled with a supercharger, the innovative gasoline motor will provide a 30 percent increase in torque over the outgoing Skyactiv engine and a 20 to 30 percent increase in fuel economy. Those figures may be less for North American cars due to the additional emissions equipment needed, however.

Mazda is also said to be working on autonomous tech, which should arrive in certain models in 2020. Every Mazda will be offered with some sort of autonomous system by 2025.

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