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Presented in March 2021 and launched on the market in April, this model celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Vespa and stands out for its brand-new 75th Yellow metallic colour, specific saddle with piping, gray painted rims with diamond-cut edges and chrome details as well as an accessories. [10] In the same year, 19 million Vespas were produced.
Vespa claims 70–75 mpg ‑US (3.4–3.1 L/100 km; 84–90 mpg ‑imp) fuel efficiency. [1] The LX models feature an automatic torque slave transmission and front disc and rear drum brakes. Released in 2005, the LX is the Roman Numeral [2] for 60, marking the sixtieth anniversary of the first Vespa scooter in 1946. The LXV, the V denoting a ...
Gigafactory Texas (also known as Giga Texas, Giga Austin, or Gigafactory 5) is an automotive manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas built by Tesla, Inc. Construction began in July 2020, [2] limited production of Model Y began before the end of 2021, [3] [4] and initial deliveries of vehicles built at the factory took place at an opening party called “Cyber Rodeo” on April 7, 2022.
The first model was a cabless adaptation of the company's two-wheel scooter, the Vespa, adding two rear wheels and a flat utility bed over the rear axle. Initial models featured 50 cc, [4] 125 cc or 150 cc engines and, later, a 175 cc engine. By the time of the 1964 Ape D, a cab was added to protect the driver from the elements. [5]
The facility began at a size of 300 m 2 (3,200 sq ft), and by the early 1950s Moto Guzzi covered 24,000 m 2 (260,000 sq ft) with a workforce of over 1,500. As of 1999, the complex included one, two and three story buildings of over 54,000 m 2 (580,000 sq ft), operating at approximately 50% of production capacity.
The Vespa 946 is a scooter announced by Piaggio, sold under their Vespa brand, that sold starting in July 2013. Piaggio presented the retro-futurist Vespa Quarantasei concept , based on the 1945 Vespa MP6 prototype, at the 2011 EICMA motorcycle show.
[4] [5] Globally, motorcycles are comparable numerically to cars as a method of transport: in 2021, approximately 58.6 million new motorcycles were sold around the world, [6] while 66.7 million cars were sold over the same period. [7] In 2022, the top four motorcycle producers by volume and type were Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, and Suzuki. [8]
Vespa magnifica sonani Matsumura, 1930. The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) or northern giant hornet, [2][3] including the color form referred to as the Japanese giant hornet, [4][5] is the world's largest hornet. It is native to temperate and tropical East Asia, South Asia, Mainland Southeast Asia, and parts of the Russian Far East.