Future Mazda EVs to Gain Access to Tesla’s Superchargers
Mazda has reached a deal with Tesla to adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS) for charging ports on the company's electric vehicles to be launched in North America from 2025 onward. It’s the latest in a long list of automakers that have made a similar move.
As a result, Mazda EV drivers will gain access to more than 15,000 Superchargers in Canada and the U.S.
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Mazda currently has a single fully electric model in its lineup, namely the MX-30. No longer sold south of the border, the subcompact crossover soldiers on in Canada and is now available from coast to coast, not just in B.C. and Quebec.
Future EVs will need to be a lot more convincing than this one, however. The MX-30 boasts the shorter range (161 km) of any EV on the market. Also, it has a max DC charging rate of 40 kW, whereas Superchargers deliver up to 250 kW.
Mazda is working on a dedicated new platform for electric vehicles, called SKYACTIV EV Scalable Architecture. This highly flexible platform will underpin EV models of various sizes and body types.
As shown in the following chart from a November 2022 presentation, four new hybrid models are also slated to launch in 2025, one year after the upcoming CX-50 Hybrid and CX-70 PHEV.
In the longer term, the plan is to electrify the entire Mazda lineup by 2030 and strive to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
