Hybrid-electric scooter
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Hybrid-electric scooter
http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=15900
Hybrids should come in all sizes.
Bob Wilson
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Italian manufacturer Piaggio, the maker of Vespa, has launched an environmentally friendly hybrid scooter by mechanically and electronically linking a traditional combustion engine with an electric motor.
The new design, which has a working title of HyS (Hybrid Scooter), allows the petrol engine to work as ‘normal’, but whenever the rider needs to accelerate more aggressively, the electric motor kicks in, providing about 85 per cent extra performance. The grouping of petrol and electric provides significant reductions in fuel consumption and C02 emissions.
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Italian manufacturer Piaggio, the maker of Vespa, has launched an environmentally friendly hybrid scooter by mechanically and electronically linking a traditional combustion engine with an electric motor.
The new design, which has a working title of HyS (Hybrid Scooter), allows the petrol engine to work as ‘normal’, but whenever the rider needs to accelerate more aggressively, the electric motor kicks in, providing about 85 per cent extra performance. The grouping of petrol and electric provides significant reductions in fuel consumption and C02 emissions.
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Bob Wilson
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Re: Hybrid-electric scooter
http://www.scootersales.com.au/News-...ooternews.aspx
Way cool. The Link says it is an PHEV with a 20km EV range -- just the thing for an in-town commuter.
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