Even before Mazda unveiled the 2014 Mazda6, it had introduced its innovative, non-hybrid i-Eloop (Intelligent Energy Loop) brake regeneration system. This technology converts kinetic energy into ...

Bengt Halvorson November 18, 2013 Comment Now! Mazda’s most recently redesigned models all feature the SkyActiv badge—corresponding to a suite of engines, transmissions, body structures, and other ...

The Mazda MX-5 Miata is getting the company’s i-ELOOP regenerative “braking” system in more overseas markets. A few months ago, the company announced it for the Japanese market, and this week it ...

Bengt Halvorson February 13, 2013 Comment Now! The quest toward better gas mileage and incremental gains isn't relegated just to engine and transmission improvements, or to aerodynamics or weight ...

What do windmills and Mazdas have in common? More than you'd think. In an effort to boost fuel economy, the Japanese automaker is looking to pilfer the windmill parts bin for the resilient capacitors ...

While Toyota took out the Tokachi 24-Hour Race in 2007 with a Supra HV-R hybrid race car featuring a quick-charging supercapacitor-based regenerative braking system, battery storage has so far been ...

Mazda i-ELOOP technology leaves other regenerative braking systems looking a bit embarrassed. Mazda's new regenerative braking system will increase fuel economy by a whopping 10% in all new Mazda cars ...

HIROSHIMA, Japan-Mazda Motor Corporation has developed the world's first passenger vehicle regenerative braking system that uses a capacitor. The groundbreaking system, which Mazda calls 'i-ELOOP', ...