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Overview
Motorcycle Taiwan 2008 The 3rd Taiwan International Motorcycle Industry Show
Dates: April 9-12, 2008
Show Hours: April 9-10: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m Trade and by invitation only April 11-12: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m Open to the public by ticket, NT$200 per ticket, ticket can be bought till 3 p.m.
Venue: Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1(No. 5, Hsin-Yi Road, Sec. 5, Taipei, Taiwan)



Sponsor
	Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs

Organizer
	Taiwan External Trade Development Council

Co-Organizer
	Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers Association
	China Economic News Service (CENS)

Production & Info Sources
	China Economic News Service (CENS)

Giant Lion Know-How Co., Ltd., already a famous developer and manufacturer of electric vehicles, is scheduled to showcase its homegrown hybrid technology for motorcycles jointly developed with local National Taiwan University (NTU)'s department of mechanical engineering.

The company claims that the series of development projects have been driven by highflying fuel prices and inevitable green-sensitive environmental trends. The company will display the fruits of labor from the joint developments: showing a series of prototype scooters powered by high-tech, hybrid powertrains, which will be mass produced in the near future.

Giant Lion says that the advanced powertrain R&D project has been the work of a team of five famous university professors and 25 student researchers with expertise in related fields. With the goals of energy saving, environmental friendly, and reasonable price, the team has been aggressively developing hybrid powertrains to drive

PTWs.Hybrid engines combine traditional gasoline engines and electric motors for much more efficient propulsion, using electric drive when certain cruise speeds are reached by gasoline engine or when gas runs out, as well as recharging the batteries with the gasoline engine.

In order to fulfill multiple requirements from all users and different conditions of battery recharging, the R&D team has developed three types of hybrid system to meet preset goals for performance, fuel saving, and emission. With the innovations applied to these hybrid power systems, Giant Lion says that these prototype motorcycles can be easily commercialized and sold at acceptable prices.

The three new hybrid power systems developed to save energy for motorcycles include the micro hybrid system, heavy hybrid system, and supporting power system; while Giant Lion claims that it has also developed more advanced Uninterruptible Power Combustion system (UPC), double-action clutch system, and wheel-hub-mounted electric motor to enhance performance and stability. Without applying all three systems at once, the UPC can also be mounted on traditional and fuel-injected motorcycles to improve performance, energy-efficiency, and minimize emission levels.