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0Yet another reason to switch to gallons per mile 1306098060
Pop quiz: Say you split your driving evenly between a 21 mpg SUV and a 75 mpg Vespa scooter. What would your average miles per gallon be? If you answered 48 mpg you're not alone, as that's what Vespa came up with in their infographic we posted last week (reposted above). The only problem is that ...
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Infographic: Scooters save you thousands of dollars 1305734160
Did you know that driving scooters – even if only occasionally – can substantially reduce carbon emissions and save stunning amounts of gasoline? For example, if U.S. cities were redesigned to be more scooter friendly, gas consumption in the States could drop by nearly four billion ...
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Vespa congratuates Boston for enhanced scooter parking program 1283988900
If even electric cars aren't the answer, then how should people best get around? Scooters are a feasible alternative for some, and the city of Boston just gave two-wheel drivers a boost with a new motor scooter parking program. There are 40 spaces in the Back Bay area that cost just 25 cents an ...
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Vespa releases new, more fuel efficient 150cc engines 1270247640
2011 Vespa LX 150 – Click above for high-res image galleryAn engine displacing just 150 cubic centimeters is bound to be pretty fuel efficient, right? Still, improvements can always be found in the good old internal combustion engine, and we have to hand it to classic Italian scooter maker ... -
Video: Classic Vespa takes on BMW superbike's tablecloth trick 1269965100
Vespa versus the tablecloth – Click above to watch the video after the breakA few weeks back, the internet was all abuzz as a video from BMW showing its new S 1000 RR superbike ripping the tablecloth off a fully set table went viral. Did you happen to miss that one? Click here to get up to ... -
Take the whole clan on two wheels with a four-person Vespa scooter 1261660860
Want to ride a scooter but just can't seem to fit one into your lifestyle? Is that because you can't fit your lifestyle onto your scooter? If so, perhaps you should consider a new four-person Vespa like the one seen above. It will easily accept one rider and three extra passengers, and, being ...
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Bel & Bel recycling old Vespa scooters into office furniture 1256652060
Vespa Chair by Bel & Bel - Click above for image galleryAs cool as vintage Vespa scooters are – which would be very cool indeed, if you ask us – there's no debate that the old air-cooled, two-stroke, single cylinder engines are extremely damaging to the environment. Of course, it ... -
Long haul: Piaggio introduces 12-month scooter test drive 1243952520
Aprilia Scarabeo 200 - Click above for a high-res image galleryConsidering a scooter but not sure if you're cut out for the two-wheeled lifestyle? Piaggio believes it may have the answer to this common problem with its latest promotion, which offers buyers in the U.S. the opportunity to try a ... -
Vespa launches new advertising campaign, focuses on eco-friendliness 1241533080
Vespa S 50 - Click above for high-res image galleryLate last year, Vespa USA rolled out a brand new website with an entire section extolling the virtues of purchasing a scooter to replace a second car. To show how much fuel could potentially be saved, the page instantly displays the combined ... -
Wooden't have imagined that - a Vespa scooter hewn from trees 1232552400
Click above for a gallery of the handmade wooden VespaAdmittedly, we're a bit short on details as to what's powering this particular scooter, but that's likely not nearly as noteworthy or as interesting as what the machine itself is made of. Wood, sometimes referred to as nature's composite, may ...

