Mazda has announced it will construct a new battery module pack plant in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The upcoming facility will produce battery modules and packs which will be used in the brand’s first electric vehicle (EV) designed on a dedicated EV platform – this will be manufactured in Japan.
The annual battery production capacity of the plant is expected to reach 10 GWh, with Panasonic Energy being the supplier of lithium-ion cells. Both parties entered into a procurement partnership in May 2023, which was later expanded to include battery production and technology development in September 2024.
The plant’s construction is in line with Mazda’s 2030 Management Policy focusing on electrification technologies based on a multi-solution strategy to address customer needs and regulatory changes while combating global warming.
Mazda’s first, mass-production EV is the MX-30 that was unveiled back in October 2019. The crossover isn’t built on a dedicated EV platform but instead sits on the same SkyActiv-Vehicle Architecture used for the CX-30 and Mazda 3, which use internal combustion engines.
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I thought that china only Mazda 6 is the first dedicated EV from them..or they don’t consider it to be one of them
the ez-6 got range extender version with petrol engine
That’s the way to go… Looking forward to Mazda EV offerings
200km range…haaa
when the car comes out; 3kw ac charging; 50kw dc charging?