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', ...

Mazda today revealed that a newly developed regenerative braking system for passenger cars capable, the first of its kind to use a capacitor, will improve fuel economy by 10 percent. The new i-ELOOP ...

When it comes to storing energy, batteries aren’t always the ideal medium. While they typically discharge energy in predictable, linear fashion, batteries can be slow to charge and slow to discharge.

Mazda showed off its new Mazda 6 wagon today at the Paris motor show, adding a bit of convenience to the latest vehicle that receives the company's SkyActiv treatment. As in the CX-5 compact crossover ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

There are a few brilliant reasons why the i-ELOOP braking system is some sort of trend-riding innovation. Ignoring the fact that it’s a boring car part, the i-ELOOP (that’s intelligent energy loop) is ...

Q: I recently purchased a used Mazda with an i-ELOOP system. I asked the salesman about it (not a Mazda dealer) and he just said it was a type of hybrid. My concern is when the battery fails. Is this ...

When Mazda unveils its new Takeri concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show next week, the company will be showing off more than just some shiny sheetmetal. Underneath that sleek new bodywork will be a new ...