Piaggio USB concept: feet-forward, 150lb/ft, 157mpg

Combining a two-stroke direct-injection gasoline engine with an electric motor and a plug-in capable battery pack gives the Piaggio USB (Urban Sport Bike) a very unique set of claimed performance characteristics. The combined torque is said to be around 150lb/ft (only slightly less than a Triumph Rocket III Roadster) and all it has to power is 130kg/287lbs. Piaggio says that light weight and the ability to recharge from a wall outlet gives it a scarcely believable fuel consumption figure of 157mpg.
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