Click above for a high-res gallery of the Piaggio MP3 Hybrid Good news for eccentric scooter lovers who live in the States: Piaggio’s MP3 Hybrid is coming to America in the first quarter of 2010. This revelation came out while Piaggio Group USA President and CEO Paolo Timoni was sharing television time with our friend Wes from Hell For Leather on Fox Car Report Live . According to Timoni, the hybrid three-wheeler will be priced around $9,000. Other details that we previously didn’t know is that the hybrid scooter will be able to travel up to 40 miles on electricity alone. Riders can switch the scooter into electric-only mode if they want to use zero gas and there will also be three separate hybrid modes to choose from, including a performance mode that can “boost performance” by an impressive 85 percent. The result of all of this hybrid wizardry? Up to 140 miles per gallon, depending on riding conditions and distance traveled. Gallery: Piaggio MP3 hybrid scooter [Source: Hell For Leather ] Auto Blog: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , On Two Wheels , Green Daily , USA Piaggio MP3 Hybrid coming to America first quarter 2010 originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green

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Piaggio MP3 Hybrid coming to America first quarter 2010