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Green scooters at the Tokyo Motor Show - photos

The Tokyo Motor Show has always shown off new and interesting motorcycles alongside the cars on display. As environmental concerns grow, companies are developing electric two-wheelers, and showing off their new concepts in Tokyo.

Wayne Cunningham
Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began covering technology and the Web in 1994 as an editor of The Net magazine.
Wayne Cunningham
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Honda EV Cub

The Honda Cub is the most popular scooter in the world. But looking to the future, Honda is working on the idea of an electric Cub.
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Honda EV Neo

Working with a more modern scooter design than that used by the Cub, Honda's EV Neo would also be battery-powered.
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Yamaha EC-03

Yamaha developed the EC-03 as a particularly lightweight electric scooter. It uses lithium ion batteries producing 0.6 kilowatts.
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Yamaha EC-f

Breaking away from traditional motorcycle design, Yamaha explores an electric-powered two wheel commuter bike using an x-shape frame. The purpose behind the EC-f is to design a motorcycle for people with no riding experience.
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Yamaha EC-fs

A similar design to the EC-f, the EC-fs electric motorcycle tweaks the frame a little, showing the flexibility in the concept.
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Suzuki Burgman fuel cell scooter

Suzuki takes its Burgman scooter, a big, modern gasoline-powered two-wheeler, and fits it with a fuel cell powering an electric motor to drive the wheels.
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Yamaha SR400

Although not electric-powered, Yamaha's SR400, a design little-changed from its 1978 introduction, gains efficiency technologies such as direct injection.

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