Peugeot Motorcycles plan to build a hybrid which will be half-car half-motorcycle. Peugeot Motorcycles, specialists in scooter field, created an innovative three-wheel drive with fuel consumption in the combined cycle of just 141mpg and CO2 emissions of 47g/kph.

There are no plans to build the new vehicle for sale in the near future but its model looks very impressive. It is very stable and drivable. It’s 82 cm wide which means it’s still going to be very efficient in the urban traffic. The new vehicle combines both features of a car and bike with HYbrid technology. It’s got supercharged petrol engine technology which has already been used in the Peugeot Jetforce Compressor scooter. Its two electric motors have been placed in the front wheels. It consumes only 141mpg in the combined cycle and CO2 emissions only 47g/kph.

The HYbrid3 compressor can be ridden in three ways: electric only mode (when starting up or at low speed), petrol only mode (at constant speeds with the engine optimum efficiency) and petrol/electric motors combined (for acceleration/power boost).

The Stop and Start System switches the petrol engine to standby mode during stop phases and makes the bike very efficient. It will also be very economical:a typical 50cc scooter will return 100mpg, while the 500cc Satelis will deliver 65mpg at motorway speeds.

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