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What the heck is this Yamaha?
Various sources claim that this mysterious new Yamaha is a successor to the Gen-RYU concept, is a gasoline/electric hybrid, uses an automatic transmission and will debut in production-ready form this fall. That the transmission is an automatic or a CVT seems evidenced by the large housing and the lack of a gear pedal, while the hybrid powertrain would seem to be verified by the dumpy styling. Far ...
31 August 2009
News
Piaggio MP3 Hybrid: world's first plug-in lithium ion hybrid vehicle launched in Europe
Finally, a hybrid vehicle that makes economical and environmental sense. The Piaggio MP3 Hybrid has just been launched in Europe, becoming not only the first plug-in hybrid vehicle to enter mass-production, but also the first hybrid vehicle, of any kind mind you, to use lithium ion batteries. It's also the most fuel efficient, returning up to 141mpg in normal use. Let's take a look at why the MP3 ...
10 July 2009
Industry
141mpg Piaggio MP3 Hybrid will go on sale in USA Q1 2010
When it goes on sale during the first quarter of 2010, the Piaggio MP3 Hybrid will become the first plug-in hybrid vehicle of any kind to be sold in the United States. Capable of returning up to 141mpg, it will also be one of the most fuel-efficient. Combined with those two factors, the MP3's leaning three-wheel arrangement and low price, somewhere around $8 or $9,000, will make it a uniquely appe...
06 March 2009
News
KTM brings KERS to 125GP
KTM has revealed that it employed a Kinetic Energy Recovery System at the final round of last year's 125GP season. KERS, which is under heavy development in Formula One, is an efficiency and performance enhancer that converts kinetic energy generated by heavy braking into extra power for acceleration. It's perhaps the best example of future green technology being developed in racing that could ben...
09 February 2009