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Peugeot previews another hybrid three wheeler - the Hybrid3 Evolution

By Mike Hanlon

13:10 November 12, 2009 PST

The Hybrid3 Evolution has a 300cm3 supercharged rear wheel engine and two front wheel elec...

Peugeot looks to be getting serious about its 3WD hybrid design which we first saw last year at the 2008 Paris Motorcycle Show with the HYbrid3 compressor. Debuting at the Milan Motorcycle Show will be a roofless version named the HYbrid3 Evolution which replaces the 21bhp 125 cm3 supercharged motor with a 41bhp 300 cm3 supercharged engine giving it a total of 49bhp when combined with the two 3 kW (4.1bhp) front wheel motors. The Evolution comes with stop-start engine technology and returns 2.0 liters/100 km (117 U.S. mpg or 141 Imperial mpg) and just 48 g/km of CO2! Read More

MOTORCYCLES

Honda to exhibit 2WD electric motorcycle at Tokyo Motor Show?

By Mike Hanlon

18:19 September 30, 2009 PDT

The side view of the EV-Cub electric motorcycle

Honda has released images of several new eco-friendly two-wheelers it will present at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month, including the EV-Cub electric motorcycle, the EVE-neo electric scooter and its previously-announced PCX global scooter, the first two-wheeler to employ an 'idling stop system'. The most interesting of the new eco-bikes is without doubt the EV-Cub, which employs what appears to be car2car and car2driver communications dubbed HELLO! (Honda ELectric mobility LOop) and a LOOP portable communication tool that fits in the palm of one’s hand and “allows people and mobility devices to communicate with each other.” The EV-Cub also appears to have electric motors in both front and rear wheels, indicating that it is almost certainly a two-wheel-drive (2WD) motorcycle. 2WD motorcycles are expected to become commonplace in the future as, like their 4WD automotive cousins, they offer traction advantages on loose surfaces and wet roads and improve rider safety, especially for learners. Read More

AUTOMOTIVE

Next-generation variable ratio drive pulley Stop-Start system

By Mike Hanlon

19:25 May 12, 2009 PDT

Next-generation variable ratio drive pulley Stop-Start system

A new generation of Belt-Integrated Starter Generator (B-ISG) has been developed by powertrain engineering consultancy Integral Powertrain. The stop-start system with new multi-mode, variable ratio drive pulley brings substantial improvements in cost, runs the airconditioning with the engine-off and delivers CO2 reduction significantly beyond today’s best stop-start technologies. Read More

 
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