{"id":6330,"date":"2020-01-25T15:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T23:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogv2prod.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=6330"},"modified":"2021-02-08T22:22:23","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T06:22:23","slug":"mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\/","title":{"rendered":"Mazda Reveals Why MX-30 Has Small Battery"},"content":{"rendered":"\nReading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

Mazda is one of the automakers that have joined the growing list of companies venturing into the production of electric vehicles. And with the lack of research and available resources in this field, the road to EV success is proving to be a long and winding path.<\/p>\n

In October this year, the Japanese automaker debuted its very first production electric vehicle: the MX-30. It combines an electric motor that makes 143 horsepower and a small 35.5-kWh battery for an estimated range of 130 miles between charges.<\/p>\n

Almost immediately, the new MX-30 made news for having a smaller battery pack compared to other electric vehicles sold on the market.<\/p>\n

\"\"
Mazda said that its goal for the MX-30 is to be an electric vehicle that focuses on the joy of driving rather than performance. | Source:Mazda<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To this, Mazda said that its goal for the MX-30 is to be an electric vehicle that focuses on the joy of driving rather than performance. The company also seemingly refuted claims that the battery pack was sized as such to reduce production costs.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with Automotive News, Christian Schultze, Mazda’s Director and Deputy General Manager for its European R&D center, said that the battery pack of the MX-30 is “responsibly” sized in terms of CO2 emissions.<\/p>\n

Schultze further explained that the MX-30 is comparable to a diesel-powered Mazda3 hatchback based on a life-cycle assessment of total CO2 emissions and that even if owners end up having to replace the battery after 100,000 miles, the vehicle’s total CO2 emissions will still remain similar to a diesel Mazda3.<\/p>\n

He also said that the use of a bigger battery pack, like a 95-kWh battery, on an EV would cause the vehicle to generate higher CO2 emissions from the beginning of the car’s life cycle. And when it comes time to replace the battery, it would generate more ecological footprint for the vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>Mazda is one of the automakers that have joined the growing list of companies venturing into the production of electric… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[184],"ppma_author":[2607],"class_list":{"0":"post-6330","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-mazda","9":"entry"},"acf":{"adrotate_specific_mobile_ad":"","adrotate_specific_desktop_ad":""},"yoast_head":"\nMazda Reveals Why MX-30 Has Small Battery - In The Garage with CarParts.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mazda executive explains why the automaker decided to use a small battery pack on the MX-30. Know more about the process in this article.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mazda Reveals Why MX-30 Has Small Battery - In The Garage with CarParts.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mazda executive explains why the automaker decided to use a small battery pack on the MX-30. Know more about the process in this article.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"In The Garage with CarParts.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/carpartscom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-01-25T23:00:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-02-09T06:22:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/smaller-battery-for-the-mazda-mx-30.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1366\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@carpartscom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@carpartscom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\\\/\"},\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"$id\":\"4\",\"name\":\"CarParts.com Research Team\",\"jobTitle\":\"Expert Automotive Writer\",\"description\":\"The CarParts.com Research Team is composed of experienced automotive and tech writers working with (ASE)-certified automobile technicians and automotive journalists to bring up-to-date, helpful information to car owners in the US. Guided by CarParts.com's thorough editorial process, our team strives to produce guides and resources DIYers and casual car owners can trust.\",\"knowsAbout\":\"Auto Repair, Car Maintenance, Auto Parts, Car Reviews\",\"publishingPrinciples\":\"\\\/blog\\\/our-team\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/thecpteam\\\/\",\"sameAs\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/carpartscom, https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/CarPartscom, https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@CarPartscomOfficial\\\/, https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/carpartscom\\\/\"}],\"headline\":\"Mazda Reveals Why MX-30 Has Small Battery\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-01-25T23:00:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-02-09T06:22:23+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":333,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/smaller-battery-for-the-mazda-mx-30.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"mazda\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\\\/\",\"name\":\"Mazda Reveals Why MX-30 Has Small Battery - In The Garage with CarParts.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/smaller-battery-for-the-mazda-mx-30.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-01-25T23:00:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-02-09T06:22:23+00:00\",\"description\":\"Mazda executive explains why the automaker decided to use a small battery pack on the MX-30. Know more about the process in this article.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/smaller-battery-for-the-mazda-mx-30.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/smaller-battery-for-the-mazda-mx-30.jpeg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1366,\"caption\":\"smaller battery for the mazda mx 30\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"In The Garage with CarParts.com\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"CarParts.com\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/cp-itg-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/cp-itg-logo.png\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":398,\"caption\":\"CarParts.com\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/carpartscom\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/carpartscom\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/carpartscom\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@CarPartscomOfficial\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carparts.com\\\/blog\\\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Mazda Reveals Why MX-30 Has Small Battery - In The Garage with CarParts.com","description":"Mazda executive explains why the automaker decided to use a small battery pack on the MX-30. Know more about the process in this article.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Mazda Reveals Why MX-30 Has Small Battery - In The Garage with CarParts.com","og_description":"Mazda executive explains why the automaker decided to use a small battery pack on the MX-30. Know more about the process in this article.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\/","og_site_name":"In The Garage with CarParts.com","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/carpartscom","article_published_time":"2020-01-25T23:00:08+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-02-09T06:22:23+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2048,"height":1366,"url":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/smaller-battery-for-the-mazda-mx-30.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@carpartscom","twitter_site":"@carpartscom","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\/"},"author":[{"@type":"Person","$id":"4","name":"CarParts.com Research Team","jobTitle":"Expert Automotive Writer","description":"The CarParts.com Research Team is composed of experienced automotive and tech writers working with (ASE)-certified automobile technicians and automotive journalists to bring up-to-date, helpful information to car owners in the US. Guided by CarParts.com's thorough editorial process, our team strives to produce guides and resources DIYers and casual car owners can trust.","knowsAbout":"Auto Repair, Car Maintenance, Auto Parts, Car Reviews","publishingPrinciples":"\/blog\/our-team\/","url":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/author\/thecpteam\/","sameAs":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/carpartscom, https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarPartscom, https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CarPartscomOfficial\/, https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/carpartscom\/"}],"headline":"Mazda Reveals Why MX-30 Has Small Battery","datePublished":"2020-01-25T23:00:08+00:00","dateModified":"2021-02-09T06:22:23+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\/"},"wordCount":333,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/smaller-battery-for-the-mazda-mx-30.jpeg","keywords":["mazda"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\/","url":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\/","name":"Mazda Reveals Why MX-30 Has Small Battery - In The Garage with CarParts.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/smaller-battery-for-the-mazda-mx-30.jpeg","datePublished":"2020-01-25T23:00:08+00:00","dateModified":"2021-02-09T06:22:23+00:00","description":"Mazda executive explains why the automaker decided to use a small battery pack on the MX-30. Know more about the process in this article.","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/smaller-battery-for-the-mazda-mx-30.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/smaller-battery-for-the-mazda-mx-30.jpeg","width":2048,"height":1366,"caption":"smaller battery for the mazda mx 30"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/","name":"In The Garage with CarParts.com","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"CarParts.com","url":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cp-itg-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cp-itg-logo.png","width":2048,"height":398,"caption":"CarParts.com"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/carpartscom","https:\/\/x.com\/carpartscom","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/carpartscom","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CarPartscomOfficial\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"","url":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/smaller-battery-for-the-mazda-mx-30.jpeg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/smaller-battery-for-the-mazda-mx-30.jpeg","author_info":{"display_name":"","author_link":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/mazda-reveals-why-mx-30-has-small-battery\/"},"authors":[{"term_id":2607,"user_id":1651,"is_guest":0,"slug":"thecpteam","display_name":"CarParts.com Research Team","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/thecpteam.jpg","url2x":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/thecpteam.jpg"},"0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6330\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6330"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=6330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}