PIAGGIO Bikes |PIAGGIO Imported Bikes
The Piaggio Group is a global player, European leader as manufacturer of two-wheeled motor vehicles. The Group also holds an international leading role in the commercial vehicle market.
Piaggio based in Pontedera, Italy encompasses seven brands of scooters, motorcycles and compact commercial vehicles. As the fourth largest producer of scooters and motorcycles in the world, Piaggio produces more than 600,000 vehicles annually, with five research and development centers, more than 6,700 employees and operations in over 50 countries.
The new plug-in hybrid version of the Piaggio MP3 will be equipped with a 125 cc petrol engine and electric motor, which offers about 141 mpg-US (1.67 L/100 km; 169 mpg-imp) and travels 13 miles (21 km) using battery power alone. This machine could be out in 2009.
Piaggio/Vespa is also developing hybrid electric scooters. There are two models in the works, based on the popular Vespa LX 50 and the beefier Piaggio X8 125
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