Mazda’s new gas engines emit LESS CO2 than electric cars

Japanese automobile manufacturer Mazda claims new gasoline engine technology slated for debut in late-decade models will reduce carbon dioxide emissions below the amount generated to power electric cars. According to a recent article in British auto magazine Autocar, Mazda’s SkyActiv engines put out 30 percent less carbon emissions per mile than the average amount of CO2 generated by the electric power grids providing electric cars with juice. According to Mazda, those engines won’t make it to the U.S. until close to 2020. Electric grids are however expected to improve their carbon dioxide output efficiency on a global scale in the next decade, which could shave off some of Mazda’s lead by the time the new SkyActivs have a chance to hit the global market...more