Mazda Hybrid Plug-in release date
Will Mazda be the next auto manufacturer to release a new hybrid or electric vehicle? That appears to be the case! Mazda President and CEO Akira Marumoto recently did an interview with Automotive News Europe stating that the brand has a 2020 release date for its first battery-electric vehicle with a plug-in hybrid model coming in 2021 or 2022.Â
In addition to questions about electric and hybrid vehicles, Marumoto was also asked if a rotary-powered Mazda was in the works. Unfortunately, Marumoto confirmed that as much as Mazda dreams of creating such a vehicle, 
no production plans are in the works this time.
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Will a hybrid Mazda be available in the U.S.?
The European market recently received the 2019 Mazda3 sedan with a mild-hybrid 2.0-liter SKYACTIV-X engine. This engine uses an electric motor and has the fuel economy of a 1.5-liter diesel and the handling of a 2.5-liter gasoline-powered engine. It’s the electric motor and smaller battery that makes it distinct from a full hybrid.
That said, will this setup be available in the U.S.? It’s very unlikely, at least in the immediate future. Mazda has been intentional about introducing the right technology to each of its world markets at the correct time. Even though Mazda does not currently have a hybrid model available in the U.S., the manufacturer has had the highest Manufacturer Adjusted Fuel Economy by the EPA for five years in a row.
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Big mistake. I love Mazda. But I need a plug in hybrid today not years down the line. And would kill for a cx5 plug in hybrid. The 26 mpg I get on my current cx5 is just terrible. I have to fill my tank every 3 days with my commute.
I will consider a Mazda when there is a fully electric model available.
I was thinking that you would build a pHEV MPV or a PHEV CX-5, and not bringing to Canada outdated diesel vechicles. If you would have done this 10 years ago, yes, it would have been a good timing. Now it’s time for PHEvs, or in any case for hybrid models. If you wait, you’ll be the last on the market. In a few years nobody will buy classical gas powered cars and in spite of the money spent on new technologies, they won’t be good enough to sell your vechicles.
I have a 2004 MPV that runs great, but it is a gas guzzler and rusts even in the garage: that’s what you have to fix.
Put electric efficient engines, use better protection for the metal/underbody parts, and use the nice interiors from the past, not the chep new ones. The new fabric is like sand paper, not soft to touch. The colors should be variate, not just 10 000 shades of sad gray.
Thanks,
Cezar