Hitachi Astemo—a joint venture between Hitachi and Honda Motor—announced that its EV motors and inverters were adopted by Mazda Motor Corporation for its first mass-produced electric vehicle, the MX-30 EV, which was launched in Japan in January 2021 and will be heading to California later this year (earlier post).

The front-wheel drive electric motor of the MX-30 EV will provide an output of 107 kW (144 horsepower) and a maximum torque of 271 N·m (200 lb-ft).

The power module utilizes a direct double-sided cooling structure for improved cooling performance to achieve a compact and high performance inverter.