Right Lane Cruiser
03-09-2009, 08:03 AM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/European_Union_Flag.jpg The hybrid is based on Piaggio’s line of MP3 scooters which have one wheel in back and two in the front that tilt when it turns. (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,506768,00.html)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Piaggio_MP3_Hybrid_Bike.jpgGary Gastelu - Fox News (http://www.foxnews.com) - Mar. 8, 2009
Interesting design... --Ed.
Paolo Timoni, President and CEO of Piaggio Group Americas — maker of the Piaggio and Vespa brands of motor scooters — confirmed to FOXNews.com that the company is planning to sell a plug-in hybrid version of one of its vehicles in the United States starting in early 2010. If the gas-electric scooter makes it into showrooms on schedule, it will be the first plug-in hybrid vehicle to go on sale in the U.S., beating the Volt to market by several months, at least.
During an exclusive interview on FOXNews.com's "The Strategy Room," Timoni told the "FOX Car Report LIVE!" program that Piaggio is currently going through the certification process for the scooter with the National Highway and Transportation Safety Association. It is also scheduled to go on sale in Europe later this year.
According to Piaggio, the three-wheel scooter will travel several miles on battery power alone, and get up to 141 miles per gallon overall, which would make it one of the most fuel efficient vehicles ever made. Timoni misspoke during the interview when he said it would go 40 miles on battery alone, a Piaggio spokesperson saying that final specifications won't be known until the scooter is officially homologated for sale. Previous statements from the company regarding the European version have pointed toward... http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,506768,00.html
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Piaggio_MP3_Hybrid_Bike.jpgGary Gastelu - Fox News (http://www.foxnews.com) - Mar. 8, 2009
Interesting design... --Ed.
Paolo Timoni, President and CEO of Piaggio Group Americas — maker of the Piaggio and Vespa brands of motor scooters — confirmed to FOXNews.com that the company is planning to sell a plug-in hybrid version of one of its vehicles in the United States starting in early 2010. If the gas-electric scooter makes it into showrooms on schedule, it will be the first plug-in hybrid vehicle to go on sale in the U.S., beating the Volt to market by several months, at least.
During an exclusive interview on FOXNews.com's "The Strategy Room," Timoni told the "FOX Car Report LIVE!" program that Piaggio is currently going through the certification process for the scooter with the National Highway and Transportation Safety Association. It is also scheduled to go on sale in Europe later this year.
According to Piaggio, the three-wheel scooter will travel several miles on battery power alone, and get up to 141 miles per gallon overall, which would make it one of the most fuel efficient vehicles ever made. Timoni misspoke during the interview when he said it would go 40 miles on battery alone, a Piaggio spokesperson saying that final specifications won't be known until the scooter is officially homologated for sale. Previous statements from the company regarding the European version have pointed toward... http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,506768,00.html