The charging experience was the one thing Frances thought might be tricky to get used to, but now she says she finds it super easy to plug into a typical powerpoint on the wall in her garage, and – thanks to getting more than 220km of range from the MX-30’s 35.5kWh battery – she only needs to charge it once a fortnight anyway.
Greg, who doesn’t drive himself, but very much appreciates never having to go to a service station again, is also a fan.
“More charging stations would be good, I think Australia should get on with that; it’s as simple as a vacuum cleaner to run, you just plug it in and go,” he says.
Greg reckons his wife is a very careful driver, and says he has faith in her, but he has noticed that the MX-30 “accelerates really fast, I reckon it’s the way of the future”.
The more time the two of them have spent in the MX-30, the more they’ve come to appreciate the little touches as well. Frances is a particular fan of the cork material used in the floating dash and the cupholders.
“It’s just a really good idea, the recycled products; the cork, and the fact that some of the upholstery is made of recycled plastic bottles – everything about it helps climate change, which is great,” she says.
“I feel like I’ve done something for the environment, and I’d like to do more.”
Stow was even more thrilled when we explained to her that Mazda has designed the MX-30 to produce minimal impact on the world from “well-to-wheel”, meaning that every stage – from building the car to the amount of energy it uses and how it will be recycled at the end of its life – is optimised for the greener good.
The charging experience was the one thing Frances thought might be tricky to get used to, but now she says she finds it super easy to plug into a typical powerpoint on the wall in her garage, and – thanks to getting more than 220km of range from the MX-30’s 35.5kWh battery – she only needs to charge it once a fortnight anyway.
Greg, who doesn’t drive himself, but very much appreciates never having to go to a service station again, is also a fan.
“More charging stations would be good, I think Australia should get on with that; it’s as simple as a vacuum cleaner to run, you just plug it in and go,” he says.
Greg reckons his wife is a very careful driver, and says he has faith in her, but he has noticed that the MX-30 “accelerates really fast, I reckon it’s the way of the future”.
The more time the two of them have spent in the MX-30, the more they’ve come to appreciate the little touches as well. Frances is a particular fan of the cork material used in the floating dash and the cupholders.
“It’s just a really good idea, the recycled products; the cork, and the fact that some of the upholstery is made of recycled plastic bottles – everything about it helps climate change, which is great,” she says.
“I feel like I’ve done something for the environment, and I’d like to do more.”
Stow was even more thrilled when we explained to her that Mazda has designed the MX-30 to produce minimal impact on the world from “well-to-wheel”, meaning that every stage – from building the car to the amount of energy it uses and how it will be recycled at the end of its life – is optimised for the greener good.
