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The Full Electric Mazda MX30 has been released with deliveries due early 2021. This is my new favourite BEV but two points that are alarming to me:

1. The 35.5kWh battery will only give a range of 124 miles

2. In a years time will that be considered a bit of a laughing stock.

Or  – is this the sweet spot for Electric cars? In order to have a 300 mile range, that so many talk of as the entry point to electrification, you have to carry around a lot of heavy batteries which will decrease the fun of driving, is more expensive and takes longer to fully charge.

Are Electric cars only an option for city dwellers and commuters? Or will we see in the near future two types of electric cars, one light, small and affordable and the other heavy, expensive and capable of travelling great distances.

Is the technology actually good enough for us to move en mass to electric, is there tech breakthrough around the corner or is this the conundrum we have to live with for some time.

Am I rambling!!

 

 

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[brydo]

Wmc Mazda are way late to the electrification revolution, better late than never, I suppose. This range is fairly poor for a new BEV so a bit disappointed in them.

There is no doubt that things will, and are, changing with battery pricing and range. As I said on another thread Tesla are to announce something big next year. I read that it could be a battery super/ capacitor combination, where the capacitor is used when acceleration is required and tops up from the braking system regen. Tesla bought Maxwell technology recently and they have huge experience in the super capacitor field and in battery build efficiency. I think it is worth noting that Tesla have no agreement with anyone to supply batteries for their China giga factory. Panasonic supply the batteries for Tesla’s built in the USA.

[Mike]

Looks fantastic Brydo and what a lovely lady in the advert too

[Menorca Mike]

Pity about the range

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