USA Today ran an article about hydrogen-powered motorcycles coming soon to a dealer near you. Actually, they're not motorcycles, but more like scooters. However, I'm sure the technology will improve to full fledged motorcycles.

A British firm showed off a hydrogen-powered motorbike to the USA Tuesday. Intelligent Energy hopes to begin selling it late next year. It could be priced at about $6,000 once mass production of about 10,000 units begins, the company says.

The motorbike is called "env Bike". This thing only generates 8 horsepower, enough to carry a single rider to a maximum of 50 miles per hour. A hydrogen fill-up would cost riders about $3.00.

The bike has its own website.

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The New Kerala reports that scientists in India have built a hydrogen powered motorcycle, according to India's Ministry of Non-Convential Energy Sources. India has a program going to create energy from Hydrogren and use it in practical ways.

Motorcycles are very popular in India, though not necessarily the big-bore V-Twins that folks like to ride in the States. India's population is so dense, that light motorcycles are preferred over cars, taking up less parking space, and offering more fuel efficiency.

I haven't found any photographs of this new "hydro-bike". Though being that electricity powers the motor, it kinda makes getting new pipes useless. Maybe they can build a little computer device with recordings of HK 3" pipes on MP3, which could then be fed into a speaker located inside some fake pipes.

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