Kawasaki has unveiled a hydrogen-powered motorcycle for the Japanese market. The prototype uses a modified engine that runs on hydrogen instead of gasoline.
New technologies are not only reserved for the automotive industry, and Kawasaki wants to show this with a new prototype. The Japanese manufacturer has unveiled a hydrogen-powered motorcycle that promises the benefits of a traditional motorcycle, but with far fewer emissions.
right Carscoops, the motorcycle based on the Ninja H2 has a supercharged 1.0-liter four-cylinder engine that has been modified to run on hydrogen instead of gasoline. The hydrogen is injected directly into the cylinders, as the bike runs on a traditional combustion process.
Not only the engine has undergone changes, as the motorcycle has been equipped with special hydrogen fuel tanks as well as a hydrogen supply system. These components were apparently placed in the back and were designed to look like hard compartments.
Kawasaki has created a hydrogen-powered motorcycle. He wants to implement the concept on a large scale
Kawasaki recently staged what the company calls “the world’s first public demonstration race of a hydrogen-powered thermal motorcycle by a production motorcycle manufacturer” at the Suzuka Circuit during the Coca-Cola Suzuka 8-Hour Endurance Race. It was the culmination of several months of work, as the project began in March 2023 and testing began earlier this year.
The company said the bike offers “the buzz and pulsation sensation that riders love when they twist the throttle, while emitting mostly water and very little CO2.” In addition, the bike could avoid the problems of range and long recharging times that hamper electric motorcycles.
Even though we are dealing with a prototype, Kawasaki plans to put this type of motorcycle into series production at the beginning of the next decade.
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Source: www.promotor.ro
