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[[{“value”:”We’re seeing a moto industry shift into alt-fuels these days, and for proof, you need look no further than Suzuki. Brit publication MCN is currently running an interview with Suzuki execs in its print edition, where the Suzook insiders say that they’re keen to explore alternative energy options outside electric powerplants.
That doesn’t mean they’re giving up on the battery bike idea. Suzuki is going to release a small electric motorcycle (probably 125cc scooter equivalent) later this year, and is also working on an electric motocross bike. But Suzuki’s employees told MCN that they don’t see electric motorcycles as the only solution to the what-comes-after-gasoline problem—and they especially don’t see battery bikes replacing big-bore bikes at this time.
This matches up with some other information we’ve seen over the past year. First off, Suzuki is partnered with some other major OEMs working on hydrogen power, with help from Toyota. Since that announcement, we’ve seen Suzuki build a new version of its hydrogen-powered Burgman, with the latest patent images showing a new version that sees dual hydrogen reservoirs stuffed into a Burgman 400 chassis.
Other manufacturers are exploring the same possibilities. Kawasaki recently took the wraps off a hydrogen-powered hyperbike prototype, a BMW bigwig said that hydrogen was better than a “dangerous” over-reliance on EVs, and a non-profit effort of MIT saw an open-source hydrogen motorcycle design leaked to the public.
Why go with hydrogen? It’s because it’s perceived as cleaner than gasoline, but still using highly-refined internal combustion engine technology, allowing manufacturers to recycle a lot of current bike design principles.
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