JAKARTA: After Honda launched a hybrid PCX scooter in Japan, it's Yamaha's turn to offer a similar model.
For the moment reserved for the Indonesian market, the Fazzio is billed as a fun and connected scooter. Before unveiling its first all-electric models, Yamaha is tentatively moving into hybrids. The idea is to offer a less polluting solution to its customers, without changing their riding habits. The Fazzio has a combined power of 8.4hp between its 12 cc engine and its hybrid electric system. The latter intervenes essentially when setting off and accelerating, in the manner of the"stop & start" systems seen in cars.Its Y-Connect application allows riders to view all kinds of information and notifications from their smartphone on the scooter's display.For these manufacturers, hybrids are mainly a first step before launching, on a much larger scale, fully electric models.
Hybrids are rarer among more powerful motorcycles, although Kawasaki is working on several hybrid bikes as part of its electrification plan for the coming years.