Mazda will partner with Panasonic Energy to build a new battery factory in Japan. The factory will exclusively supply Mazda's first generation of EVs, set to debut in 2027.
Mazda will build a battery factory in Japan in partnership with Panasonic Energy. The new plant will supply battery packs for Mazda 's first ground-up electric vehicles . The new Mazda EV debuts in 2027, promising “advanced design, superior convenience, and extended driving ranges.” Mazda plans to launch a new line of bespoke, in-house-developed electric vehicles , and the first will arrive in 2027.
The batteries that will power its new EVs will come from a factory currently that will be built in the Yamaguchi Prefecture in Japan, with Panasonic as a technology partner and supplier. The new factory’s planned annual production capacity is 10 GWh, and it will exclusively supply Mazda’s new EVs. The facility will likely also serve a research purpose for Mazda, which will try to improve lithium-ion battery technology and eventually transition to solid-state batteries. The battery packs produced here will feature cylindrical cells from Panasonic Energy. We don’t know much about Mazda’s upcoming EVs, but the first will be a crossover/SUV. When Mazda revealed its outline for future model launches, it listed the high-riding BEV as coming in 2027 with a plug-in hybrid derivative being considered for launch after 2028. Mazda also has plans to launch a second fully electric model as part of its partnership with China’s Changan Automobile. The joint venture has produced the Mazda EZ-6 electric sedan, available as a pure BEV or range extender. The EZ-6 is a rebadged and reworked version of the Deepal L07, a China-made midsize sedan that Changan developed with Huawei and CATL. Changan also sells a crossover version of the L07 called the S07, which will likely serve as the basis for another Mazda electric SUV (previewed by the Arata concept) set to launch at the end of 2025
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