Category: Hybrid technologies
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ICE and Hydrogen Feasibility For Motorcycles
Much has been written about the feasibility of Hydrogen being burned in ICEs in the future. I keep hearing how hydrogen will be the saviour of internal combustion engines. Based on what’s happening in the industry and within the research establishment, it would seem this is a fallacy. Due to Hydrogen’s unique physical properties, that…
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Has The Hydrogen Bubble, Burst?
Shell Pops the Hydrogen Bubble What are the Implications for Hydrogen Motorcycles ? This last week, MIT released a report (September 11, 2023) suggesting that electric vehicles have essentially won the battle between Hydrogen ICE vehicles and EVs. https://globalchange.mit.edu/publication/17750 Their argument is as simple as the economics of both. According to Sergey Paltsev, a senior…
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A Honda Hybrid for 2025?
Quietly, but consistently, Honda has been working behind the scenes on a hybrid motorcycle. First talked about in 2021 when Honda patented a number of new, never before-seen innovations in hybrid technology, and then for a period of years, silent, it seemed that the focus for Honda had shifted to electric motorcycles. It is claimed…
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Is Hybrid the Future?
It was only a matter of time. While hybrids are now common in cars and have been for several years, translating the technology to motorcycles, notably Kawasaki’s Ninja 7 Hybrid and the Z7 Hybrid, is a remarkable engineering feat. As stated in (MCN) Motor Cycle News on January 22, 2024, a “strong hybrid” means that…
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BMW’s Fuel Cell And Motorcycling: Part 1
This year will truly be a watershed year in both automotive and motorcycle technological breakthroughs. Whether electric, hybrid, or hydrogen, almost everywhere you look there are new patents, new inventive designs, and very soon, new consumer transportation products that just ten years ago would have seemed like a Star Wars episode. I’ll try to remain…