Mazda’s Capacitor-Based i-ELOOP Regenerative Braking System

Mazda’s Capacitor-Based i-ELOOP Regenerative Braking System: Mazda released details Friday of its new “i-ELOOP” (Intelligent Energy Loop) regenerative braking system – the first system to use a capacitor to store and release energy. The automaker claims the new system improves fuel economy by approximately 10 percent and will start appearing on its 2012 models. Unlike other regenerative braking systems, like those [...]