Jul

Piaggio still working on hybrid scooters, tests hybrid engine in MP3

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When the Moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars

This is the dawning of the Age of… the hybrid scooter? possibly. Piaggio has been stringing us along with that concept for too enlarged. Now, they go and install the system in their ultra-cool new leaning three-wheeled scooter, the MP3. I wonder how the hybrid MP3 would compete with the rumored all-electric Vectrix version of the MP3.

While we are dreaming, let me remind you of the BMW C1 scooter, which I’ve never actually seen close-up. That scooter featured a

roof with a real windshield and was supposed to be found safe in crash testing. I would love to see that concept picked back up by a major manufacturer, like Piaggio. Combine the windshield and a sliding canvas roof with the MP3 front end… and capability it with the Vectrix electric system. Am I asking for too much here? Is there anybody else out there that would jump on that whether it were priced around $10,000 or so? Count me in!

[Source: 2 Stroke Buzz]

Original post by Jeremy Korzeniewski