How Mazda Regenerative Braking Works: i-ELOOP and the CX-90 Hybrids
Learn how Mazda's capacitor-based i-ELOOP recovers braking energy on the Mazda3 and Mazda6, and how regeneration works on CX-90 hybrid and PHEV models.
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Learn how Mazda's capacitor-based i-ELOOP recovers braking energy on the Mazda3 and Mazda6, and how regeneration works on CX-90 hybrid and PHEV models.
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