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Piaggio MP3 Hybrid: MCN rides the world’s first hybrid motorcycle

Chris Newbigging, 10 July 2009 16:06

Piaggio’s MP3 Hybrid is the first motorcycle in the world to combine a petrol engine with an electric motor to reduce emissions and increase economy – but our first ride shows the technology isn’t quite ready to replace conventional engines just yet. Read the Piaggio MP3 400 review Introducing the technology on a motorcycle (and the MP3 IS a motorcycle ...

Piaggio MP3 125 Hybrid first ride

Chris Newbigging, 06 July 2009 15:59

MCN has just ridden the world's first production hybrid motorcycle - the Piaggio MP3 125 Hybrid. Piaggio MP3 LT - the scooter the law says is a car The new motorcycle combines a conventional 125cc four-stroke petrol engine with an electric motor directly driving the rear wheel with a rechargeable battery. The complete assembly adds 30kg of weight over the conventional ...