Vespa
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After announcing in August that its first electric two-wheeler was moving into production, Piaggio has now opened up orders for its Vespa Elettrica scooter. The first owners will be taking to the streets of Europe, with wider availability to follow thereafter. -
Since spying an electrified Vespa scooter prototype two years ago, we’ve been keeping an eye out for launch details on this zero emissions version of the iconic two-wheeler. The company has announced that production will kick off next month, with the Vespa Elettrica to hit the market soon after. -
After peeling back the curtain on an electrified version of its iconic Vespa at EICMA last year, Piaggo has now revealed a few key specs of the Vespa Elettrica, which leads the storied scooter brand's charge into electric mobility. -
The Piaggio Group has announced that possibly the most iconic scooter of them all is about to go electric. The Vespa Elettrica concept has been revealed at EICMA in Milan, Italy, this week. -
In an effort to continue to improve upon the Vespa line, Piaggio recently replaced its Vespa LX and S models with the upgraded Primavera and Sprint, both of which now get the company's i-Get engine introduced in the Piaggio Medley in 2015. -
For motorcyclists wishing to ascend the road-going pecking order, Vespa's 150 TAP could be the perfect mount. It's only good for 40 mph, but the integrated M20 anti-armor cannon is capable of penetrating 100 mm of armor from four miles. -
The convergence of the car and the motorcycle we forecast last year looks set to continue with the first public showing today at EICMA 2010 in Milan of a range of three and four wheeled scooters by Italian start-up Quadro. -
Piaggio has unveiled what is likely to be the first two-wheeled hybrid on showroom floors– the Piaggio USB (urban sport bike). Combining a low-emmission GDI (gasoline direct injection) two-stroke motor and an electric motor, the USB runs 50km (30 miles) on electric only, and returns 1.5 l/100 km (15 -
August 2, 2007 Italian manufacturer Piaggio, the maker of Vespa, is set to become the first company to release a hybrid drive scooter following an announcement -
May 18, 2006 Piaggio launched the first Vespa model in 1946, creating an iconic presence in the personal transport revolution that evolved in the following dec