As motorcycle companies continue to fight to lower emissions and a smaller carbon footprint, new technology continues to enter the motorcycle space. While a lot of the innovations we see focus on electrification, we’re also seeing tech from the auto industry carried over to two-wheelers.
Hybrid technology, for example, is becoming rather popular, with Kawasaki’s Ninja 7 Hybrid, as well as a bunch of hybrid scooters and commuters targeted for the Asian market. In fact, I have a hybrid scooter sitting in my garage as we speak, and I’m pretty happy with the fact that my Yamaha Fazzio gets me upwards of 50 kilometers per liter—that’s around 120 miles to the gallon.
But apart from Hybrid tech, there’s another piece of technology from the automotive world that seems to be making a comeback with motorcycles, and that’s flex-fuel technology. Now, in the US, it seems that E85 didn’t really catch on, as it’s been overtaken by fully electric vehicles or cars with complex and efficient hybrid systems. But in India, flex-fuel is well and truly a thing, with a lot of automakers continuing to sell flex-fuel vehicles.
