Mazda Develops Synthetic Fueled Cars In Racing Cars

JAKARTA - At this time, various automotive manufacturers are busy looking for or creating vehicles that have reliability in using alternative energy to reduce the use of emissioned fuel.

Even though there is energy like electricity available, not all manufacturers are able to produce these vehicles. One of the manufacturers whose electric vehicle development is still lagging behind is Mazda.

Mazda is still lagging behind in the development of electrification. In fact, they only provided one EV model, namely MX-30. However, the Japanese manufacturer began to make several changes by presenting hybrid vehicles.

Nevertheless, Mazda needs to look for other alternatives, one of which is developing cars powered by carbon-free synthetic fuels.

Reported on the Motor1 page, Monday, July 21, Mazda presented a car developed with synthetic fuel on MX-5 Miata. The car was also included in the local racing event, ENEOS Super Taikyu this year.

Named Mazda CNF Concept, this car is still equipped with a Skyactive-G 2.0 liter 4-cylinder naturally assisted engine, along with several cars from other manufacturers in the ST-Q class, specifically for development classes carried out by manufacturing.

Together with Mazda, Toyota also participated in this class with a GR86 CNF with a smaller engine, 1.4 liters 3-cylinder and Subaru BRZ equipped with a flat-4 2.4 liter runway.

Synthetic fuels or e-fuels are currently being discussed after the European Union relaxed its sales period of internal combustion engine (ICE) cars after 2035 in March.

Several manufacturers welcomed this news with joy, so they could continue selling ICE cars. Porsche is one of many manufacturers to welcome this news well.

Likewise with Lamborghini or Stellantis who are currently exploring all possibilities so that the car fits the e-fuels, in addition to producing electric vehicles.

However, major manufacturers like Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz are not interested in this news by stating that they remain in their stance presenting EVs in the future and stopping ICE vehicle production.

Despite participating in the development of e-fuels, it does not mean that Mazda has no plans to present an EV in the future. Mazda has committed to expanding the electric vehicle segment (BEV) by releasing more electrification models between 2028 and 2030.