Piaggio MP3 HYBRID coming to U.S. in 2010

Scooter fans know all about Piaggio’s MP3 3-wheeled scooter.  While some purists think the 2 front wheels is silly, it has done well here in the states.

Piaggio is taking it a step further and bringing a plug-in electric hybrid model MP3 to the States, according to Piaggio Group USA President and CEO Paolo Timoni.  During an interview with Wes from Hell for Leather on Fox Car Report Live, he said it would be priced around $9,000.

The scooter will be able to be powered on electricity alone if the rider doesn’t want to use gas, with about a 40-mile range in that mode on a reasonable 3-hour battery charging.  In addition to electric-only mode,three different performance modes will be available on the MP3 Hybrid.  Minimized fuel consumption, quick battery recharge, or a ‘max-performance’ mode, which ups the power output 85%, getting the scootee from 0-60 in 5 seconds!

[Source: Gas 2.0]

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