When most people buy electric vehicles, they will consider the battery life performance as a car purchase consideration, and various automakers will also focus on the battery life of their own electric vehicles. In this regard, Jeff Guyton, CEO and President of Mazda North America believes, Long-range electric vehicles will not become mainstream in the future, because people will find that they do not need such a long range.

Jeff Guyton, CEO and president of Mazda North America, believes that long-range electric vehicles will not become mainstream in the future because people don't need high cruising range.

Mazda released the MX-30 pure electric cross-border SUV at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show, officially entering the electric vehicle market, but because it uses a small-capacity 35.5 kWh battery pack, the maximum cruising range is 256 kilometers, which is a little out of date by today’s electric vehicle standards. Insufficient, so in January this year, the MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV extended range version was launched, equipped with a 0.8-liter rotary engine and acting as a generator, combined with a 17.8 kWh battery pack, to create a cruising range of more than 600 kilometers, in line with the market expect.

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Mazda revives the classic rotary engine technology, but it is used for power generation and does not directly drive the vehicle.

Having said that, Jeff Guyton said in an interview with foreign media "Green Car Reports" a few days ago that although people today want to buy electric vehicles with a range of 500 kilometers, they will later find that they don't need such a long range, so the long range Electric vehicles will not be the mainstream of the future.

He further explained that the so-called mileage anxiety usually appears in people who are new to electric vehicles. This is due to the driving concepts and habits of traditional petrol vehicles. , With the increase of public charging facilities, charging will become more convenient in the future, so people will find that there is no need to require electric vehicles to have a higher cruising range.

With the popularization of charging piles and the advancement of battery technology, charging will become more and more convenient in the future, and the mileage will no longer be the focus.

In addition, with the continuous advancement of battery technology, future battery packs will be smaller, lighter, and have faster charging speeds. If only for higher mileage, more and larger batteries will be installed. , In fact, it is just wasting limited environmental resources and increasing the pollution of manufacturing batteries, which runs counter to the original intention of electric vehicles.

The pursuit of higher mileage is just a waste of resources and increased pollution, but putting the cart before the horse.

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