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Shock the Monkey: Piaggio reportedly launching lithium-powered electric Ape Calessino

According to reports coming out of Europe, Italian scooter maker Piaggio has just unveiled a new fully electric version of its iconic Ape Calessino three-wheeler, a beast of burden normally powered by a 422cc diesel engine. Separating the new EV from its fossil-fueled variants is a new white paint job with burgundy doors and canvas top (not shown). The new electric Ape is powered by a lithium ion battery pack and an electric motor that reportedly allows for a range of up to 75 kilometers (just under 50 miles). A full recharge of the ... Read more →

Officially Official: Piaggio MP3 400 and MP3 500 Jeremy Korzeniewski

click on the image above for many more pictures Way back in 2006, Piaggio invented a new category in motorcycling: the three-wheeled leaning scooter. It turns out that they were really on to ...

Flight of Fancy: Ferrari takes to the sky Noah Joseph

Like their competitors, Ferrari uses advanced aerodynamics to keep their cars on the ground. But what if they flipped their technology upside down to create an aircraft? The result could very well be ...

Piaggio MP3 three-wheel scooter John Neff

The famous Vespa scooter you always see nauseatingly trendy characters tool around on in TV shows and movies was launched by Piaggio in 1946. Fifty years later the company is introducing the MP3, a ...

Shock the Monkey: Piaggio reportedly launching lithium-powered electric Ape Calessino 4 months ago on Autoblog

According to reports coming out of Europe, Italian scooter maker Piaggio has just unveiled a new fully electric version of its iconic Ape Calessino three-wheeler, a beast of burden normally powered by a 422cc diesel engine. Separating the new EV from its fossil-fueled variants is a new white ...

Officially Official: Piaggio MP3 400 and MP3 500 1 year ago on Autoblog

click on the image above for many more pictures Way back in 2006, Piaggio invented a new category in motorcycling: the three-wheeled leaning scooter. It turns out that they were really on to something - the MP3 has been selling so well that Piaggio has decided to introduce two new versions of the ...

Flight of Fancy: Ferrari takes to the sky 2 years ago on Autoblog

Like their competitors, Ferrari uses advanced aerodynamics to keep their cars on the ground. But what if they flipped their technology upside down to create an aircraft? The result could very well be this, the Piaggio P180 Avanti II. Beyond the usual correlation between the automotive and ...

Piaggio MP3 three-wheel scooter 3 years ago on Autoblog

The famous Vespa scooter you always see nauseatingly trendy characters tool around on in TV shows and movies was launched by Piaggio in 1946. Fifty years later the company is introducing the MP3, a three-wheeled scooter with two 12-inch donuts up front and one in the rear. Both front wheels tilt ...






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