When almost every other automaker was scrambling to catch up with Tesla, buoyed by the tech industry pushing the narrative that in just a few years the only cars people would be buying are all-electric, Mazda seemed to just shrug its shoulders and toss out a compliance car in the US and appease European legislation, albeit with realistic range this time. Now, Mazda is saying the quiet part out loud – it doesn’t believe the all-electric hype.
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