Posts Tagged ‘mp3’
Piaggio MP3 Hybrid Going On Sale This Summer

The three-wheeled monster scooter from Piaggio will debut in Italy and Spain this summer. We covered the scooter when it first debuted as a prototype a while back and are excited to see it hitting the streets.
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Our Top 5 Electric Scooters Of 2008

As with our electric car picks for 2008, these electric scooters are all available in the USA now or will be in 2009 and are top picks for various reasons: design, capability, innovation, etc. Most of you know by now that scooters are one of my least favorite things, but there are an amazing number of them on the EV market and they seem to be popular as commuters and all-around “get around” machines.
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Piaggio Announces MP3 Hybrid Scooter - Gets 141 MPG
Piaggio makes unique scooters, to say the least, that utilize 3-wheeled designs. Unfortunately, Piaggio decided to name this machine the MP3, which their marketers failed to tell them would instantly make it seem less hip as it tries to rip off the popular music format’s household status.
When I tell you I’m riding an MP3, you’ll assume I’m using a creative euphemism for listening to a song. No one thinks of scooters when they hear “MP3.” If you see a scooter and someone tells you it’s called an “MP3,” you’ll just shake your head and say “what a stupid name.”
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