Kawasaki Launches World's First Hybrid Streetbike - With "E-Boost"

09 Oct 2023 | Abstracted from New Atlas

"Ninja 7 Hybrid streetbike...runs a newly designed 451cc parallel twin combustion engine capable of outputting a fairly reasonable 43.5 kW (58.3 hp) on its own. Right behind the cylinder heads sits a 9-kW (12-hp) electric motor, running off a 48-V lithium-ion battery mounted under the seat, and when both are combined, the hybrid system will make up to 51.1 kW (68.5 hp).

"[I]t'll give you the "overall performance" of a 650-700cc class bike, with the fuel consumption of a 250."

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