Kawasaki
Going Green
D
uring the 2022 EICMA
Motorcycle Show in Milan,
President of Kawasaki Motors
Corporation, Mr. Hiroshi Ito, un-
veiled a range of pre-production
and prototype Kawasaki models
and announced Kawasaki's
company-wide vision focused
on carbon neutrality.
Earlier this year, Kawasaki an-
nounced its first electric model
with the Kawasaki Elektrode elec-
tric balance bike for kids aged
3-8, which are arriving in dealer-
ships this month. The next battery
electric Z-family machine was first
shown as a prototype at Intermot,
only for Mr. Ito to unveil a Ninja-
style machine with the same dual
battery power. Both Z and Ninja
battery electric vehicles (BEV) will
look to be available later next year
in the U.S. market.
Highlighting Kawasaki re-
search and development into
other innovative vehicle types,
Mr. Ito also previewed Kawa-
saki's first-ever hybrid electric
vehicle (HEV) in prototype form.
The HEV motorcycle will be
able to quickly and easily switch
between its internal combustion
engine (ICE) and electric power,
the HEV machine is currently set
to be available in 2024.
Demonstrating Kawasaki's full
breadth of carbon-neutral mod-
els, an experimental hydrogen-
powered display engine based
on the Supercharged Ninja H2
using direct injection and com-
pressed gaseous hydrogen was
shown. This hydrogen engine
has been shown as a concept
Ninja H2 platform as well as
shown inserted into the chassis
of a Teryx KRX 1000 side x side.
While underlining Kawasaki's
commitment to internal combus-
tion engines and research into
future fuel types, Mr. Ito also
unveiled a new symbol headlining
the new Go with Green Power
initiative with its goal of achieving
carbon neutrality for Kawasaki
within a strategic timeframe.
Amid so many attention-grab-
bing prototype and pre-produc-
tion models, Mr. Ito additionally
clarified that across the next
two model years 2024 to 2025,
Kawasaki plans to also intro-
duce approximately 30 internal
combustion engine motorcycle
models globally.
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Kawasaki's hydrogen-powered
concept motorcycle.
Kawasaki's first HEV (hybrid-electric
vehicle) is scheduled to be available
to the public in 2024.
