Mazda's massive EV play revealed: 13 electrified models - including electric CX-5, CX-30 and Mazda2 - on the cards by 2025

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Mazda is about to push hard into the electric space.
Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
17 Jun 2021
2 min read

Mazda might be a relative late comer to the electrified party, but the Japanese is brand is set to make up for lost time, revealing a major push into EVs over the next nine years.

And the new models will start arriving as soon as next year, with Mazda embracing full electrification, plug-in hybrid, hybrid and mild-hybrid tech across its entire line-up.

It forms part of what Mazda calls its Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030 roadmap, with the brand to unveil SKYACTIV Multi-Solution Scalable Architecture next yearĀ that will grow to five hybrid models, five plug-in hybrid models and three new pure EVs by 2025.

The next stage will see more products shifted to SKYACTIV Scalable EV Architecture, with the brand promising that "100 per cent of our products will have some level of electrification, and our EV ratio will be 25 per cent by 2030".

According to Japanese website MotorFan, the three new EVs could be next-generation versions of the CX-30, the CX-5 and the Mazda2.

"The Sustainable Zoom Zoom 2030 vision places the individual at the centre of three areas. The planet, society and humanity," says Mazda.

"We will continue to follow our human-centered development philosophy, which values the humanity and inherent potential of people, into a future where carbon neutrality and CASE are defining the industry.

"By providing vehicles that support people in realizing their full potential, we aim to realize a sustainable and compassionate society."

Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold. But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul. And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard. When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House. But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others. More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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