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Piaggio MP3 Hybrid set for sale this summer

Piaggio has said that a new hybrid version of its MP3 three-wheeled scooter will debut in Italy and Spain later this summer. We'd wager a guess that the €150 million in low-interest loans from the European Investment Bank to Piaggio late last year spurred on the vehicle's development somewhat. The new hybrid scooter will reportedly be capable of about 12 miles using nothing but electricity, but the MP3's single cylinder, 250cc 125cc gas-powered engine will be able to kick in and provide extended range when necessary. Regenerative ... Read more →

The Piaggio MP3 drive along Lincoln Highway ends in NYC Xavier Navarro

It's taken one month for Dr. Bernard "Buddy" Rosenbaum, 71, and Bob Chase,72, to ride two Piaggio MP3 scooters from San Francisco to New York City along the Lincoln Highway. When the duo finally ...

AutoblogGreen Podcast #23 Dan Roth

Sebastian is joined by Jeremy for AutoblogGreen Podcast #23, since Sam was hanging out with Bob Lutz and his Vectrix scooter when we recorded. Jeremy recounts his experience with Piaggio MP3 scooters ...

Piaggio investigating hybrids Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click above for high-res gallery of the Piaggio MP3 400 and 500 While we were in New York testing out the latest versions of the Piaggio MP3, we got a chance to sit down with some of the men behind ...

First Ride: Piaggio MP3 400 and 500 Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click above for high-res gallery of the Piaggio MP3 400 and 500 digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/Piaggio_s_unique_MP3_scooter_2'; Piaggio's unique MP3 scooter, with its two wheels in front and ...

Sidam shows off their Xnovo 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click to view more high resolution images of the Xnovo French company Sidam is considering offering a three-wheeled tilting scooter, but it is nothing like the Piaggio MP3 that many people already know of. Instead, the Xnovo would rely on only one front wheel, with the two rear wheels driven by a ...

NIP in Paris uses Piaggio MP3 scooters for taxi service 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Many taxi drivers have made the switch to hybrid power because of reduced cost in fuel and for the promised environmental improvement, but as far as we know, there is only one taxi service using Piaggio MP3 scooters to lug passengers and their cargo around. The service is known as NIP Bike and is ...

Piaggio's MP3 family grows with 500 and 400 models 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Piaggio has officially unveiled two new Maxi Scooters to add to its American three-wheeled MP3 family: the 2008 MP3 500 and MP3 400 models (those numbers describe the scooters' ccs) The Italian company has upped the engine size of these scooters for the U.S. market, something we've been keeping an ...

Piaggio will bring Gilera Fuoco 500 to America as the MP3-500 and MP3-400 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Well, well, well... it appears as if the rumor about the Piaggio MP3 getting a larger engine for the U.S. market might just be a reality. In fact, it's even better than even the die-hard scooter fanatics could have hoped for. Not only is the MP3 getting the long-rumored 400cc engine here in the ...


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