When we'll see the next Mazda EV

has confirmed when it will launch its first electric vehicle (EV) on a new, dedicated electric platform. or signup to continue reading The as-yet unspecified model is due in 2027, helping fill a gap in the lineup of the Japanese brand which has been called a laggard in the EV space. The company is also studying offering plug-in hybrid vehicles on this platform, utilising a "high-level common structure" to help reduce investment costs.

. Beyond vehicles on this new platform, Mazda is also leveraging its partnership with its Chinese partner Changan. It will launch a new SUV between 2025 and 2027, likely resembling the revealed earlier this year.



This new SUV will join , a revised Deepal L07, which went on sale in October. For now, it's available only in China, offered with both electric and range-extender powertrains. Mazda says it has split its electrification journey into three phases.

Phase 1 (2022-24) saw it introduce mild- and plug-in hybrid large SUVs like the to drive profits, while Phase 2 (2025-27) will see the "transition to electrification" ahead of Phase 3 (2028-30) when it will have a "full-scale launch" of EVs. Mazda's EV plans appear to have changed somewhat over the past few years. , it announced it would launch three electric vehicles between 2022 and 2025 on what it called its Skyactiv Multi-Solution Scalable Architecture, designed to also support hybrid and plug-in hybrid models.

No such EVs have eventuated yet, and Mazda still has only one in-house EV – the , no longer offered in Australia – plus the EZ-6. In 2021, Mazda also said it planned to launch a new Skyactiv EV Scalable Architecture in 2025 with several products being rolled out by 2030 using these underpinnings. Content originally sourced from: Advertisement Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

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