The Hybrid Granturismo
Earlier this week, there was talk of how hybrid cars with their increased fuel efficiency might impact city development. Hereis a bit of hybrid technology that will definitely impact the cityis style.
This Granturismo is not the worldis first hybrid scooter. That honor belongs to Honda. But itis definitely the coolest. Like the Prius, the hybrid technology that drives it is designed by Toyota, but the style is classic Vespa--with the exception of a special rear hub and an LED panel on the instrument panel ithat provides an addictive readout of fuel efficiencyi. The helmet storage under the seat has been used to house the radical new Litium Ion plasma battery that along the rear-wheel drive electric hub motor and 3-stroke diesel engine increase this Vespais gas mileage from 55 mpg to 136 mpg.
Vespa plans to market the hybrid Granturismo in 2007. Stay tuned for more local scooter news here on BRO Trend.
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I doubt many people will commute from Amherst into buffalo via a verspa. in fact i doubt anyone would want to drive in the suburbs with the density of SUV's on the road. The fact is you can't get people to buy Mini's cause of safety concerns.
It on the other hand could bode well for the city with narrower streets and limited parking. You can probably park 4 - 6 of those in a single SUV spot. think of all the room we will save and the land that can be redeveloped because of it. :)
The real question is whether hybrid or hyrogen cars are going to give the go ahead for people to sprawl more. I can see their arguements already. "Why do you care if i live in newsted and commute in, I am not polluting"
We need to frame our arguements about SPRAWL more around land convervation, where are we going to keep growing our food for a larger population on consistently less and less land. That is asking for a disaster. Putting to many eggs in one farm... literally.
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Mark M
where we'll grow crops is less the problem, more important is how we'll continue to pay for our over extended infrastructure. hell, we could have vehicles that get unlimited gas mileage...wouldn't matter. better question is how we'll continue to stretch basic community resources and services (sewer, water, gas, electric, police, fire, schools, etc..).
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