Piaggio USB Concept

At EICMA 2009, the Piaggio Group has been very active in terms of Concept Bike, particularly with regard to brand Moto Guzzi and Piaggio alongside futuristic twins-Terblanche signed Galluzzi, in fact, the most respected brand of the company in Pontedera has also unveiled a world premiere the new Piaggio USB (Urban Sports Bike.)

Hybridization of forms, technologies, architectures of vehicle, Piaggio USB is born to break the patterns proposed as a vision of what will be urban transport in the decades to come: a balanced somewhere between the practicality of a scooter and the convenience of a compact car, say in Piaggio, thanks to an unusual driving position, its revolutionary stylistic pattern that allows the vehicle to evolve in three configurations – version Falconry or top -box for maximum load capacity – and a technical department created to bring together the needs of mobility to those with environmental .

propulsion, is conferred to a power-pack consisting of an advanced thermal 2T GDI engine, coupled to installed in the heart of an innovative electric rear wheel, which leverages the innovation of nano-tecnolgie the system to ensure maximum performance and reliability over time. Configuration hybrid – with option plug-in – has been suggested to ensure an average speed of use of 60 Km / h, with a top speed exceeding 100 km / h. For the only power supply, the lithium-polymer batteries from 2.5 Kw / h installed in the vehicle ensure autonomy in the order of 50 km at a cruising speed of 60 km / h.

The power pack in terms of performance is characterized by high torque values, the order of 200 Nm, which provide good acceleration and fuel efficiency: On traveling at the average 1.5 liters per 100 km of green, but making the most of plug-in option the vehicle becomes a ZEV (Zero Emission Vehicle), so the fuel consumption drops to 0 as the level of local emissions. Performance “exceptional”, which form a pair with the dynamic aspects that define excellent Piaggio: the weight below 130 kg, high torque and low center of gravity, should actually make USB easy and fun to drive.