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 ...

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 ...

The 2014 Mazda 6 is getting a regenerative braking system known as i-ELOOP, and the brand divulged today that it will be part of a $2,080 option package, and that it will boost the 6’s efficiency by ...

What do windmills and Mazdas have in common? More than you'd think. In an effort to boost fuel economy, the Japanese automaker is looking to pilfer the windmill parts bin for the resilient capacitors ...

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 ...

The 2014 Mazda6 sedan equipped with the Japanese automaker’s new i-ELOOP system is capable of returning an impressive 40-mpg on the highway. Overall EPA figures are 28/40-mpg in city and highway ...

Do start-stop systems, which smartly switch off the gasoline (or diesel) engine at stoplights and restart it as soon as you lift off the brake pedal, produce significant gains in gas mileage? In ...

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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', ...

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 ...

Mazda i-ELOOP technology leaves other regenerative braking systems looking a bit embarrassed. Mazda's new regenerative braking system will increase fuel economy by a whopping 10% in all new Mazda cars ...

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 ...