08-10-2007, 02:04 AM
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Engineering first
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Real Name: Bob
Location: Huntsville, AL
Hybrids: Prius Classic 03
Posts: 5,160
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Hybrid-electric scooter
http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=15900
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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 [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]fuel [COLOR=blue ! important]consumption[/color][/color][/color] and C02 emissions.
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Hybrids should come in all sizes.
Bob Wilson
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Re: Hybrid-electric scooter
