Piaggio MP3 Hybrid trike hits the streets in early 2010 for around $9k

It's certainly an odd beast, but Piaggio's "MP3 Hybrid" scooter / trike / whatsit has itself a ship window and a vague pricetag. Piaggio hopes to start selling the vehicle in the US by Q1 2010, with a price ranging around $8,000 or $9,000. The plug-in hybrid can run off of a standard charge for 40 miles, and has a gas-powered generator (like the Volt) for extra power, with a promised 141 mpg overall. It's packed in with some regenerative breaking, a high-performance battery-boosted mode to make one pretty hot scooter -- if you can get over those looks and the extra wheel.

[(Unverified) Posted May 5th 2009 10:20AM]

This MP3 it is not a EV!! It's a Hybrid Scooter. It is not correct to pretend high mileage in pure electric. You get the best using Mp3 in the traffic: you can have the plus of petrol engine (range) and teh plus of electric (up to 15 miles). On top, MP3 Hybrid is plug in! You can recharge at night!
Prius is not plug in and in pure electric you can run only 2 miles!