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Diesel electric hybrid motorcycle.
And as hybrid powertrains and electric motorbikes rapidly become the norm diesel motorcycles will arguably continue their steady slide into obscurity until one day you might only see them behind glass at an automotive museum or when.
You see it s not just a diesel motorcycle.
Other hybrid examples are the tvs zeppelin hybrid concept and the american defence advanced research projects agenc y s stealth off road motorcycle powered by a petrol engine and an electric motor.
Most of the locomotives we see pulling trains are diesel electric hybrids.
It s a superbike first and foremost offering riders an established design that was brought to light by a team of f1 and le mans engineers and a capable 107 kw engine that translates to around 145 horsepower overall.
Where are the hybrid motorcycles.
Any vehicle is a hybrid when it combines two or more sources of power.
For example a moped a motorized pedal bike is a type of hybrid because it combines the power of a gasoline engine with the pedal power of its rider.
Energica s ego motorcycle is a powerful italian electric bike that acts and looks the part of a well rounded racer.
It s time to take electric motorbikes seriously in 2016 germany voted to ban the internal combustion engine by 2030 and the uk government is under pressure to bring its ban on the sales of new.
It s a two wheel drive diesel electric hybrid that looks to be the ultimate utility vehicle at its heart this little scooter is powered by a 150cc diesel motor that packs quite a surprising punch.
While the other bikes on this list offer up serious goods power handling and classic aesthetics the biggest hope for diesel powered motorcycles probably lies with this little scooter.
The hero motocorp rnt is a two wheel drive diesel electric hybrid scooter currently under development for the indian market.
13 5 horses and an unexpected 26 lb ft of torque.
Like four leaf clovers of the biker world the best diesel motorcycles are supremely hard to come by and cherished among the few who actually score one.
Kawasaki s hybrid system is a mixture of the toyota and chevrolet car hybrid systems.