Unhappy that most hybrid cars get to enjoy new tech that make the world greener yet you still abstain yourself from getting a hybrid vehicle?

Mazda not wanting to leave traditional petrol combustion lovers out in the cold came out with a new system, the Mazda i-ELOOP featuring capacitor base regenerative braking capabilities. Instead of current technology of using batteries to store energy from braking, Mazda has came out with this innovative idea of storing energy directly into capacitor that is capable of charging and discharging in mere seconds. This system will feed the electric generated into another module which would tune the capacity into 12v before sending it to various electronic components used by the car. Although the system is not yet capable of powering the vehicle like a hybrid car you see on the road, it is still a great step to increasing efficiently of traditional combustion vehicles. Mazda claims that this system is capable of reducing vehicle’s fuel consumption due to lesser reliance on the need of an alternator which is known to create parasitic drag on the engine itself.

News indicates that this system is economical to produce and fitted into vehicles,which leads to automotive industry players to introduce these new tech by 2012.