ITALIAN SCOOTER COMPANY Piaggio has taken launched the world’s first commercially-available plug-in hybrid scooter, the MP3 Hybrid.

Based on the company’s innovative three-wheeled large scooter, the MP3, the MP3 Hybrid marries a 2.6kW electric motor and a small lithium-ion battery pack to a conventional 125cc petrol engine.

Able to be plugged into a mains outlet and be [...]

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While the Chevy Volt may have aspirations of being the first plug-in hybrid car sold in the US, the Piaggio MP3 Hybrid is going to beat it all-ends-up for fuel economy.

With a goodly 2.0 l/100km (141mpg) fuel economy to its credit, the Piaggio MP3 – from the crowd responsible for the Vespa – runs on [...]

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Proving three wheels are better than two, at least in this instance, Piaggio’s three-wheeled MP3 has taken out Two Wheels ‘Scooter Mag’ magazine’s inaugural ‘Scooter Of The Year Award’.

While some may struggle a little with the three wheel concept, there’s no doubt that they work very well on the highly stable, highly manoeuvrable, and funky [...]

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Piaggio Australia has sliced $1000 off the price of its three-wheeled MP3 400, but you still get three wheels (in case you’re wondering). The amazing-looking 400cc maxi scooter is now available for $10,990 (plus ORC) Big, stylish and astonishingly stable thanks to its dual-wheeled front, the MP3 400’s liquid-cooled 400cc [...]

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