Yamaha s renowned for offering high tech innovations in their bikes, continuing along the same footprint a recent update has been revealed that the brand is working on a new Plug – In Hybrid Prototype based on an MT-09. Yamaha, has been planning to pair their famous 899 cc triple cylinder engine to work in tandem with an electric motor. Yamaha has already produced a test mule that would be able to run on pure electric mode up to the speed limit of 30mph and a Hybrid mode where the Electric Motor as well as the Petrol motor would complement each other.
Yamaha has been planning to bring the best of both worlds a EV powertrain as well as a petrol powered engine . Users would be able to conveniently top up the battery from the main power supply source, reducing both cost per mile and carbon footprint.
Two Motors in One – A Unique System
Yamaha has announced the new system on their YouTube channel, the earlier version of the system has been developed around the 2023 MT-09. While the design does not reveal much, CGI diagrams have revealed that the electric motor would be mounted behind the engine roughly between the legs of the rider. Yamaha has not revealed how the two motors would work together, whether they are geared together or whether gearbox has been specifically designed to ensure that both the motors work in harmony.
What further peaks our interest is the fact that the system retains its clutch lever and gear pedal- quite unlike the HYBRID models we have seen from other manufacturers such as Kawasaki.
Yamaha Hybrid Bike
The Video that has been released by Yamaha revealed that once the bike comes to halt it can be propelled up to the speeds of 35 mph in second gear using only electric power and beyond that the engine kicks in and helps the bike go faster.
Being plug in Hybrids the bike has been given a battery that has been mounted in the front of the rider, a close up shot of the tank has revealed. To keep the battery and the motor cools the bike has been equipped with a larger air intakes. Beyond that to keep the powertrai in optimum conditions it has also been equipped with additional radiators on both sides of the bike.
Manufacturers have not been too keen on testing out the possibility of a plug In HYBRID bike but thanks to the added cost of the bike no PHEV motorcycles or scooters have made it into production.
No manufacturer, currently provides any such technology in India , Yamaha has equipped the FZ and Ray Z with mild Hybrid systems that aid the vehicle while in traffic. If the technology does well it’s possible that Yamaha might equip their other bikes with such a technology in India as well.
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