Verzija sa rotacionim motorom debituje 13. januara.
Mazda previously said that the rotary runs at a constant speed to serve as a range extender for recharging the battery while on the road. The company touted this solution as combining the benefits of an EV with the range of a combustion-powered vehicle. The range is a shortcoming of the current version of the MX-30. The 35.5-kilowatt-hour battery provides an EPA-estimated range of 100 miles (161 kilometers). The rotary engine should help improve this figure but would add weight to the vehicle.
The MX-30 uses a single electric motor driving the front wheels that makes 144 horsepower (107 kilowatts) and 200 pound-feet (271 Newton-meters). The setup pushes the vehicle to 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour) in 9.6 seconds and a top speed of 87 mph (140 kph).
Mazda's announcement only mentions the rotary range-extender for the European market.