Mazda MX 30 - Driving, Real Range and the MyMazda App
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- Опубликовано: 13 июн 2024
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The EV Review Ireland drive of the Mazda MX-30 where I chat about the driving and also the real world range. I also cover the features of the MyMazda App.
Please click below for my 1st impressions video of the Mazda MX-30.
• Mazda MX 30 - 1st Look
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:15 Mazda MX-30 Driving Features
1:45 Mazda MX-30 Motor and Battery Info
3:12 Mazda MX-30 Charging Info
3:41 Mazda MX-30 Real World Range
5:15 Mazda MX-30 Safety Features
6:12 ICE Sound Emulator
7:05 Mazda MX-30 Irish Pricing
7:20 What's it's like to drive
11:30 MyMazda App
12:58 Outro
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Awesome little car, very happy with our MX-30
Great to hear from owners Martin and glad to hear it's going good for you! Thanks for the comment
I collected my newMX 30 on Friday. Really like it. Being retired and driving a little under 5,000 miles in three years the range isn’t an issue.
Comfort and the driving experience is important and your comments largely reflect my experience. Lovely to drive and easy to park. Yes, the boot isn’t the largest as well as having a lip to lift things over is a loss compared to my previous Toyota Corolla 2.0 Sport Wagon. But no vehicle is perfect. Choosing with your eyes wide open is an absolute necessity if you’re going for an MX30. Get it right and you’ll be well suited is my take.
Thanks for your very balanced and honest review.
Thanks for the comment and glad you like the review. This car has an audience for sure
Smaller batteries will suit some.
Absolutely agree Patrycja. Thanks for the comment.
Just about to buy one, love your real review!!!
Thanks Mark. I aim to please and give some real world examples. What colour did you go for?
@@NevoEVReviewIreland Black mate, pick up Sunday 21st Aug
Safe travels!
@@NevoEVReviewIreland thank you! Will update you after a while, have it for 3 years!!!!
good analysis! coherent with reality, and with the context in which the mx-30 was created.
you didn't limit yourself to criticizing the banal, as many do, making a report very focused on what really matters.
congratulations for your work.
I'm a little anxious, because I should receive my mx-30 later this month, or at the beginning of August.
for me, it fits like a glove, because I live on an island and autonomy will not be a problem. having seen this, i think i bought the current car with better price/quality ratio.
A hug from the Azores.
Thanks Raul. Congrats on the purchase and safe driving.
Trading in my 2019 Mazda 3 and waiting for MX 30 to be built and delivered.
Nice to hear someone not banging on about battery range and price point.
I would consider that right now, Mazda's latest range - in terms of quality, safety and drive handling has taken a leap forward and the price fits.
The battery as you say is down to what will be appropriate for the buyers daily usage.
Like I say....I've not got mine yet, though I've test driven one for 24hrs and watched pretty much every review on RUclips.
So who know, a few months of ownership I may be dissatisfied, but I doubt it.
Thanks for the comment and feedback JMW 69. It's a very good car with excellent build quality. If the range works, you won't be disappointed. I'm spoken to a few current owners and all very happy
Have had it a month now. Changed from a CX30. Getting about 180km too. Absolutely love it. My commute is a round trip of 3km so i am lucky. Just wish it could charge a bit faster because even with the small battery, charging on the go is quite slow so even an odd trip cross country is probably out of the question.
Thanks for the comment Mikey. Great to hear your achieving similar range and yes it's a pity about the charging capabilities.
Enjoyed the review, from a new subscriber! I love Mazda!
Thanks for the comment Eamonn and thanks for subscribing
Awesome EV, I love the fake engine sound! by the way. Ireland English accent is just superb!
Thanks for the comment Johny. Glad you like both sounds! (engine and accent).
Fake engine should default to off, I hope that's the case. The peace and quiet is one the plusses for an EV.
Nice review Derek, pretty car and plenty of range for most needs in Ireland.
Thanks for the comment Simon.
Thanks for the review. I've seen one in the real world already, a very beautiful car. The range doesn't seem that bad.
Thanks for the comment Philip. Yes, it's great looking and the range will suit some.
Nice work, Derek. I'm looking forward to driving it!
Thanks for the comment Blake. Hope you enjoy it.
Thank you for this review, receiving my mx 30 next week, first ev, Christmas comming early.
You won't be disappointed. Glad you enjoyed the review
@@NevoEVReviewIreland Got it yesterday and the feeling is amazing.
Another great review - thank you
Thanks for your kind words Martin. Much appreciated and glad you're enjoying them.
@@NevoEVReviewIreland I do not do kind- I really like your relaxed style, tone and content- I think some others try to hard to be something they are not and sometimes less is more- you have got this! 👍🏼 well done
Excellent review!!
Thanks very much for the comment Michael
Bought this as a 2nd car, first is an ID.3. Yes range is low, but as a 2nd car this is great. On charging we plug in every other day, we don’t wait for battery to deplete, just keep it topped up. We knew this was a city car when buying and prefer it to the VW. Under 100kph we get the full range, on motorways the drop is big, so no long journeys in this car. Yes would love a longer range to use on long journeys, but for us this car will never do more than 200kms in one day.
A perfect 2nd car or even 1st car if you didn't need bigger range most of the time. I was very impressed with the build quality
Sounds like a solid commuter and looks pretty nice. Thanks for sharing your thoughts 👍
Thanks for the comment Steve. Will you get this model in the US?
@@NevoEVReviewIreland Yes, it's coming, but they haven't released a schedule for the model yet. Only other question is whether it will have a slightly larger pack to cover the greater distances here.
Or the range extender 😫
What a lovely car! The design is the best part of it. The lack of sunroof and terrible visibility are a huge bummer for me, though, while the battery size is good enough for most needs.
Thanks for the comment Evgeny. It is nice looking and your points regarding sunroof and visibility are 100% valid
There is an electric sunroof with the model with top trimmings, it is limited to the front seats. I don't think it's is available as an option on the other outfittings.
Another great review Derek. Being a Mazda it'll have great reliability and the battery/range will be perfect for a lot of drivers. What do you think of the price, €32000 after grants? Is it worth it?
Thanks for the comment and question Jeremy. I'd rather have a Peugeot e2008 if I had to spend my own money but it will be what others want. Different is good.
great to get the update on this car, disappointed with the price, i was looking for sub 30k. as for the battery it would work well for me. thanks for the review.
Thanks for the comment Jodie. Yes, they may have missed a trick there. As you said, the battery will suit some. who don't need to be dragging around a lot of weight for the odd long drive.
I like it more than i thought i would
It's something different and that's a good thing
This Mazda might be more-suited to Ireland than the British Isles, given it’s limited shorter range. Saw one actually in Staffordshire during the week... it looks quite impressive, but imo it’s just such a shame that it’d clearly be a town/city - and maybe, like MINI e and Honda e, a second car?
I hope that Mazda are working now on a longer range version, hopefully with pretty much double the range!
Thanks for the comment John. I think EV drivers and early adopters must be the ones who all need bigger batteries and the average driver may suit this battery. I wonder if I should do a survey? With their range extender version, I can't see them doing a bigger battery. Yes, similar market segment as the Honda e and MINI electric.
@@NevoEVReviewIreland I suppose a REX turns it into a hybrid; could increase take-up, but then it’s not a proper EV is it? Mazda just need to up their game/range on it, as quickly as possible - 100 miles for £30k isn’t really good enough for most of us!
The Mazda dealers I met were quite insistent in telling me that the MX-30 should not be the only car in the household. The impression I had is that Mazda wants buyers o be happy about their first EV, and they are trying to make sure that we understand what this car is designed to cover and what is not. Thus You are making an important point. It is not a small city-car, but they had commuting in mind.
While the small battery pack may suit some, it compromised the car thanks to the ICE engine bay. Mazda’s fallacious argument about emissions vis a vis the small pack means the battery is too small.
Thanks for the comment Barry. It's a pretty weak argument in fairness.
Hi my name is George i thinking to buy a Mazda mx 30 i leave in Castledermot Co.Kildare and my job is in Dublin 80 km one way what you recommend thanks
This may be the perfect EV for you. Can you get a test drive from your local Mazda dealer?
Do you know if the e208 and corsa have battery heating?
Thanks for the question Paul. I'm being told yes. "Yes there is a heat pump as it says on the website, so when the batteries are been charged say in a hot country we need to keep them cool, and in cold countries (say -10 or - 20) we will be required to heat them. But a pump circulating fluid around the batteries is the most efficient way of managing a good temperature for the batteries. The engineer that designed the system he called it Thermal Management system."
@@NevoEVReviewIreland think they heat battery at cooler temp as well. Like the id3. I find on cool mornings. The car is making more noise and energy drops at thr start. Then levels out? Hard to know since corsa is so shit at giving me detailed data.
This car has mixed feeling. Every one wants a massive battery pack. But they only drive this cars range then fill it at night . Charge it more and carry less weight . I agree with Mazda thinking.
But I feel majority of people don’t.
Light efficient cars is the way to go.
Use rapid chargers. “If available “
unfortunately here and definitely Northern Ireland. This car is pants.
Thanks Byron. Totally agree. Unless you're living in a well serviced part of the country, the smaller range is limiting.
The idea is a good sound one but I'm not sure I agree with their execution - mainly being a crossover and range extender. I think they would have been better to go for an MX5. Nobody else is doing anything like that and it's undoubtedly one of their best known cars.
Love the idea Brian! Thanks for the comment
Of all the EVs you have reviewed , which one would you drive home and why?
Thanks for the question Robert. At the moment it's dream car Audi e-tron 55 quattro and practical car of VW ID.4
@@NevoEVReviewIreland no Tesla ?
It's a really nice looking car but I just can't get over the silly rear passengers doors.
Thanks for the comment Patrick. They're kind of gimmicky alright.
Nice car for the young twenties with no kids. Can carry a friend. Not to complicated to get a mate into. It’s a show o feature like i3.
I do not trust Mazda anymore! MX30 is my last Mazda ever!
I share with you my experience with MX30 after 4 months driving it, rather than just a few hours test-drive.
The car is gorgeous, with an outstanding finishing quality inside-out, and very comfortable and pleasant to drive, but Mazda has presented a lot of wrong figures to make the MX30 more appealing, such as range (260km), which is far from the reality, the real range during the winter on the highway is about 110KM and 140KM off highway and worst is the charging time, it takes over 3 hours to recharge the battery on a CCS 50KW/h charging station and not 45 minutes as announced by Mazda! God forbid, if you go on a journey over 100km away from home, you need to stop over 3 hours at a fast charging station to be able to drive less than one hour!
And over 8hrs on an AC (11 KW/h) charger.
Hope my experience will help you guys to think twice before going for a MX30.
How did it take 3 hours to fast charge? Was it very cold.
@@Id3fornow... it was -8 c° outside, and it took 3h and 20 mins to charge it from 15% to 100% on a CCS charger.
Sorry to hear this Jimmy. What will the solution be?
@@NevoEVReviewIreland i have found a 20 min drive warms up the batteries. And then it fast charges really good. 50kwh
@@NevoEVReviewIreland Mazda might be able to save the MX30 project, either by adding the range extender ASAP, including on the sold units (recall all MX30), or completely modify the MX30 specs, by adding extra battery, increase from 35KW to 50KW at least, replace DC charger from 50KW/h to 100KW/h and replace the AC charger with a 3phase 11KW/h charger.
And most importantly add a battery heater, allowing to heat-up the battery while plugged to a charger.
I think the range extender would cost less.
Otherwise, this EV won't find many clients.
Ev car is a big lie
How so?