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3 December 2007
KYMCO KDI 100 SCOOTER ACHIEVES
BEST TAIWAN GREEN MOTORCYCLE RANKING
The Kymco KDI X-Mode 100 scooter utilising
Orbital Direct Injection combustion process has been judged by the
Taiwan Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the best motorcycle
in their green motorcycle ranking.
The KDI X-Mode 100 was first launched in low
volume production in December 2004; the direct injection system
and ECU being supplied by Synerject, the 50:50 Joint Venture Partnership
between Orbital and Siemens VDO.
As a part of vehicle certification, the Taiwan
EPA audited 85 motorcycles. From these vehicles, the top 14 were
selected to then determine the green motorcycle rating by ranking
the vehicle HC+NOx emissions, the CO emissions and the fuel economy
capability, then summating these three categories.
The Kymco KDI X-Mode 100 was a clear overall
winner, with the lowest CO emissions of the group, and a very close
2nd best within the group for both fuel efficiency (with 50.8 km/litre)
and HC+NOx emissions (0.7 gm/km).
Of the 14 vehicles, the Kymco KDI X-Mode 100
was the only 2 stroke engine product, competing against both carburetted
and Port Fuel Injected (PFI) 4 stroke engines ranging between 50
and 125 cc displacement, confirming that direct injected 2 strokes
can compete directly with 4 stroke engines for emission control
and fuel economy.
In addition, according to the Kymco Taiwanese
web site, the KDI X-Mode 100 out accelerates competitor 4 stroke
product, both in straight line performance, and in particular on
hill climbing and steep gradients.
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