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Stop? Pause? A distinction without a difference with Mazda iStop 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

If an engine is not being fed any fuel and the crankshaft is not rotating, is it running? Of course not. But would you say it is stopped or paused? Both, it makes no difference. It's simply a semantic distinction with no difference in real meaning. Mazda has introduced a new kind of automatic ...

Energetique and RLE bringing evMe concept to Europe 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Australian company behind the evMe has announced plans to expand their conversion-concept horizons to the European market. Energetique has made the trip from Down Under to Germany and signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with vehicle development firm RLE that will see the partnership ...

New Mazda paint system reduces VOC and CO2 emissions 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

In the ongoing effort to reduce the environmental impact of building cars, automakers are re-evaluating their paint systems (see here). Mazda has introduced a new water-based system at its Ujina Plant No.1 that slashes volatile organic compound emissions by 57% compared to current systems ...

Mazda goes big for hybrids in next decade 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Zoom Zoom may soon rhyme with Green Green as Mazda has added itself to the growing list of automakers investing heavily in hybrid automotive technology. While it's true that the Japanese automaker has offered a hybrid version of its Tribute SUV, that car is really little more than a rebadged Ford ...

New Mazda Axela (Mazda3) with start/stop now on sale in Japan 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

The all new Mazda Axela (aka the Mazda3) went on sale in Japan today, and the automaker hopes to sell 2,000 of the "eco-sports" car a month. As expected, all new 2.0-liter front-wheel-drive 3s get stop-start technology (which Mazda calls i-stop) and Mazda says that the new i-stop Axela gets 43 ...

Mazda reorganization puts more focus on green vehicles 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

According to various reports all over the interwebs, Mazda – long known as an automaker most interested in a sporty driving experience – is currently shaking up the ranks of its management in an effort to find the right fit for its executives and enable certain individuals to have more ...

Mazda delivers first Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

A little while ago we told you that Mazda had begun taking orders for its Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid. Well, today they delivered the first one to a Japanese energy company, Iwatani Corporation. As we told you before, the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid takes the basic powertrain from the Mazda ...

Is the next Mazda Renesis rotary set to get direct-injection? 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Last October, it seems that Mazda quietly filed a patent for a twin-spark, direct injection version of the automaker's iconic rotary engine. It's taken this long for anyone to actually notice application 20090101103, which appears to have been approved just last month, but it's still an ...

Mazda officially delivers first Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE in Norway 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

- Late last month, Mazda delivered the first of 30 European-spec RX-8 Hydrogen RE cars. At a ceremony in the Norwegian capital of Oslo this week, the vehicles were accepted by Norwegian crown prince Haakon at the opening of one of two new hydrogen fueling stations in Oslo. These stations are ...

Mazda brings new diesel engines in Mazda 2 in June 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Mazda2 - Click above for a complete gallery Mazda announced last fall it would be phasing out the current 1.4-liter diesels in the Mazda2 hoods with new 1.6-liter units. Starting in June, the new 1.6-liter will be available in the 2. This is the same powertrain found at the 2's larger sibling, ...

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