Diesel Electric Motorcycle

This time we bring you a very unlikely pairing.

Diesel electric motorcycle.

Energica s ego motorcycle is a powerful italian electric bike that acts and looks the part of a well rounded racer. The government still offers the plug in motorcycle grant of 20 of the purchase price of certain electric motorbikes and scooters up to a maximum of 1500 and the ultra low emissions zone in. 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. Diesel fuel supply is through a special fuel injection unit and single injector developed specifically for the task and the kawasaki based combat bike produces a respectable 28 bhp at 5500 rpm.

The diesel motorcycle was never really a viable thing and now with the advent of electric motorcycles and tougher emissions laws sweeping across the globe it s pretty much a done deal that the lowly diesel motorcycle engine will never become the darling of the automotive industry. 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. Fast and furious star vin diesel and an electric scooter. 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.

Hero motocorp s presentation of the rnt hybrid turbo diesel electric motorcycle prototype at auto expo in new delhi last week might well begin a whole new phase in the development of the. The diesel electric group including bosch service dealers e car service centers and bosch sa together form the most powerful organisation in south africa s automotive aftermarket environment.