Yamaha XMax Series Hybrid Scooter Concept Showcased, Powered By An ICE Engine
A new XMax series-parallel hybrid scooter concept that combines an electric motor and a single-cylinder engine has been unveiled by Yamaha abroad. The business asserts that in addition to being propelled by the gasoline engine, the XMax SHEV concept can operate entirely on electricity.
With the batteries placed beneath the rider’s feet and the motor placed directly in front of the engine, the Yamaha XMax SHEV concept’s engine and gearbox are installed in the traditional manner. It’s important to note that all of these extra parts will undoubtedly make the scooter much heavier before we discuss how it all works. The XMax SHEV concept’s twin front disc brakes make this clear because they are powered by a single-cylinder engine and every other Yamaha maxi-scooter sold overseas with a single-cylinder engine uses a single front disc brake.
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Similar to Kawasaki’s Ninja 7 Hybrid, Yamaha has chosen to use a series parallel hybrid technology. The XMax hybrid concept can be powered by an engine like a regular bike, with the help of an electric motor (parallel hybrid), and it can also recharge the battery like a series hybrid range extender.
Although the prototype has been in testing for a while (no precise data have been provided), Yamaha has only disclosed that the engine in this concept is a single-cylinder mill without providing any information regarding its capacity. In its global portfolio, Yamaha offers single-cylinder engines with displacements of 125cc and 300cc; we think the latter is the one being used here.
This is because the larger engine’s higher power output would somewhat balance the hybrid system’s extra weight. Another reason that might indicate the larger 300cc engine is at work here is the price premium that this hybrid design will fetch over its equivalent pure ICE version. Nevertheless, Yamaha has not stated if this idea will be produced in series or if it is merely a design study. A single-cylinder engine and an electric motor are combined in the Yamaha XMax SHEV hybrid idea, which offers both parallel and series hybrid modes. It suggests upcoming breakthroughs, but its industrial viability is still up in the air.
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