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{{Short description|Italian motor vehicle manufacturer}}
{{for|the aircraft manufacturer|Piaggio Aerospace}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Piaggio Group
| logo = Piaggio Group logo.svg
| logo_size = 150px
| type = [[Public company|Public]] ([[Società per azioni|SpA]])
| traded_as = {{BIT|isin=IT0003073266|Piaggio}}<br>[[FTSE Italia Mid Cap]]
| predecessor = 
| successor = 
| founder = [[Rinaldo Piaggio]]
| defunct = <!-- {{End date|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| fate = 
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{unbulleted list| Roberto Colaninno, Chairman and CEO }}
| industry = {{unbulleted list| Motor vehicle manufacturing | Motor vehicle distribution | Engine manufacturing }}
| parent = IMMSI S.p.A
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| revenue = {{decrease}} €1.994 billion (2023)<ref name="Annual Results 2023">{{cite web |title=Piaggio Group: 2023 Financial Statement |url=https://www.piaggiogroup.com/sites/default/files/documents/Piaggio%20Group%20Annual%20Report%202023%2017%20April_0.pdf |website=Piaggio Group |access-date=1 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{increase}} €180.6 million (2023)<ref name="Annual Results 2023"/>
| net_income = {{increase}} €91.0 million (2023)<ref name="Annual Results 2023"/>
| assets = {{decrease}} €1.865 billion (2023)<ref name="Annual Results 2023"/>
| equity = 
| owner = 
| num_employees = {{increase}} 5,925<ref name="Annual Results 2023"/>
| divisions = 
| subsid = {{unbulleted list | [[Gilera]] | [[Vespa]] | [[Aprilia]] | [[Moto Guzzi]] | [[Derbi]]}}
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.piaggiogroup.com}}
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| location_city = [[Pontedera]]
| location_country = Italy
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'''Piaggio Group''' ({{IPA|it|ˈpjaddʒo|}}) is an Italian motor vehicle manufacturer, which produces a range of two-wheeled [[motor vehicle]]s and compact commercial vehicles under five brands: [[Piaggio (brand)|Piaggio]], [[Vespa]], [[Aprilia]], [[Moto Guzzi]] and [[Derbi]]. Its corporate headquarters are located in [[Pontedera]], Italy. The company was founded by [[Rinaldo Piaggio]] in 1884, initially producing [[locomotive]]s and [[Railroad car|railway carriages]].

Piaggio Group's subsidiaries employ a total of 7,053 employees and produced a total of 519,700 vehicles in 2014.<ref name="Annual Results 2015">{{cite web |title=Piaggio Group: 2015 Draft Financial Statements |url=http://www.piaggiogroup.com/en/archive/press/piaggio-group-2015-draft-financial-statements |website=Piaggio Group |access-date=22 September 2018 |language=en |date=26 May 2015}}</ref> The manufacturer has six research-and-development centres and operates in over 50 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://piaggio2012.message-asp.com/en/piaggio-and-research-and-development |title=Annual Report 2012 – Piaggio Group |access-date=3 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221733/http://piaggio2012.message-asp.com/en/piaggio-and-research-and-development |archive-date=4 October 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== History ==

In 1882, Enrico Piaggio purchased land in [[Sestri Ponente]] ([[Genoa]]) to set up a timber yard. Two years later, in 1884, his 20-year-old son, [[Rinaldo Piaggio]] (1864–1938), founded Piaggio & C. The company initially built locomotives and railway carriages. In 1917, towards the end of [[World War I]], Rinaldo Piaggio turned to the military sector: The company started to produce [[MAS (motorboat)|MAS]] anti-[[submarine]] motorboats, [[aeroplanes]] and [[seaplane]]s under [[Hitachi Rail STS|Ansaldo]], [[Aermacchi|Macchi]], [[Caproni]], and [[Dornier Flugzeugwerke|Dornier]] [[license]]s. Later the company progressed to vehicles constructed according to Piaggio's own drawings.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GZleYU_uSeAC&q=rinaldo+piaggio+submarine+motorboats,+and+aeroplanes+and+seaplanes&pg=PA15 |title=Vespa |last=Sarti |first=Giorgio |date=2006 |publisher=Motorbooks |isbn=9780760325773 |language=en}}</ref>

Between 1937 and 1939 Piaggio achieved 21 world records with its aircraft and engines built at the company's new factory in [[Pontedera]], culminating in the four-engine [[Piaggio P.108]] bomber. Rinaldo died in 1938, by which time Piaggio was owned by multiple shareholders within the family, along with the entrepreneur [[Attilio Odero]]. Management of the company passed to his sons [[Enrico Piaggio|Enrico]] and Armando.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/83/Piaggio-C-S-p-A.html |title=History of Piaggio & C. S.p.A.}}</ref> By 1940 Piaggio was manufacturing trains, [[Seamanship|nautical]] fittings, [[aircraft engine]]s, aeroplanes, trucks, trams, buses, [[funicular]]s and aluminium windows and doors. The [[Pontedera]] plant was destroyed by Allied bombing and production activities were relocated to the [[Biella]] area.

After the war, Enrico Piaggio decided to diversify the company's activities outside the aeronautical industry to address a perceived need for a modern, affordable mode of transport for the Italian mass market. The first attempt, based on a small [[motorcycle]] made for [[Parachuting|parachutists]], was known as the MP5 and nicknamed the "[[Donald Duck|Paperino]]" (the Italian name for [[Donald Duck]]) because of its strange shape. Ultimately Enrico Piaggio did not like it and asked [[Corradino D'Ascanio]] to redesign it.

D'Ascanio, an aeronautical engineer responsible for the design and construction of the first modern helicopter by [[Agusta]], was not naturally enthusiastic about [[motorcycle]]s, judging them to be uncomfortable and bulky, with wheels that were difficult to change after a puncture. When asked to design a motorcycle for [[Ferdinando Innocenti]], D'Ascanio had come up with a step through scooter design but D'Ascanio and Innocenti disagreed over use of a pressed steel frame rather than tubular, so D'Ascanio took his design to Piaggio. Innocenti would ultimately use D'Ascanio's original design for their [[Lambretta]] scooter.

Piaggio asked D'Ascanio to create a simple, robust and affordable vehicle. The [[motorcycle]] had to be easy to drive for both men and women, be able to carry a passenger, and not get its driver's clothes dirty. The engineer's drawings proved a significant departure from the Paperino. With the help of [[Mario D'Este]] he prepared the first Vespa project, manufactured at Piaggio newly rebuilt Pontedera headquarters in April 1946. Piaggio launched the [[Vespa]] (Italian for "[[wasp]]") and within ten years more than a million units had been produced. The Italian language gained a new word, "vespare", meaning to go somewhere on a Vespa.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2010/08/29/piaggio-origins-and-vespa-history/ |title=Piaggio Origins & Vespa History |date=29 August 2010}}</ref>

In 2024, Piaggio celebrated 140 years with limited edition of '[[Vespa]] 140th of Piaggio,' with only 140 units available from April 18 to 21, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Vespa Special Edition Introduced To Celebrate Piaggio's 140th Anniversary|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/auto/bike-news/vespa-special-edition-introduced-to-celebrate-piaggios-140th-anniversary-article-109394529 |accessdate=April 27, 2024 |publisher=[[Times Now]] |date=April 18, 2024}}</ref>

===Ownership===
[[File:Vespa a Todi.JPG|thumbnail|[[Vespa]] in a [[Todi]] street]]

Vespa thrived until 1992 when [[Giovanni Alberto Agnelli]], son of Antonella Bechi Piaggio and Umberto Agnelli, became CEO. Agnelli was very successful in expanding production and modernising the offer. He died unexpectedly of cancer in 1997, aged 33.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Death of Giovanni Alberto Agnelli - Obituary |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-giovanni-alberto-agnelli-1289009.html?amp}}</ref> In 1999 [[Morgan, Grenfell & Co.|Morgan Grenfell Private Equity]] acquired Piaggio, but hopes for a quick sale were dashed by a failed joint venture in China.{{Clarify|date=February 2013}} In Italy, Piaggio invested 15 million euros in a new motorcycle but dropped it after building a prototype. By the end of 2002, the company had run up 577&nbsp;million Euros in debt on revenues of 945&nbsp;million Euros, and booked a loss of 129&nbsp;million Euros.

In 2003 Piaggio's debt was reduced by a 100 million Euro investment made by [[IMMSI]], a holding company of the Colaninno family. 150&nbsp;million shares were also converted by creditor banks. Reflecting on his investment, [[Roberto Colaninno]] said,

"A lot of people told me I was crazy. Piaggio wasn't dying. It just needed to be treated better."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB114947493428871213 |title=Vespa's Builder Scoots Back To Profitability}}</ref>"

[[Roberto Colaninno|Colaninno]] became the new chairman of Piaggio, and Rocco Sabelli the managing director. Sabelli redesigned the production line according to Japanese principles so that every Piaggio scooter could be made on any assembly line. Contrary to expectations, Colaninno did not sack a single worker; a move which helped seduce the company's skeptical unions. "Everyone in a company is part of the value chain," said Colaninno. All bonuses for blue-collar workers and management were based on the same criteria: profit margins and customer satisfaction. Air conditioning was installed in the factory for the first time, increasing productivity. He also gave the company's engineers, who had been idled by the company's financial crisis, deadlines for projects. They rolled out two world firsts in 2004: a gas-electric hybrid scooter and a sophisticated tilting scooter with two wheels in front and one in back to grip the road better.

One of Piaggio's problems Colaninno couldn't fix from the inside was its scale. Even though Piaggio was the European market leader, it was dwarfed by rivals [[Honda]] and [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]. A year after restoring Piaggio's health, Colaninno directed Piaggio's takeover of the Italian scooter and motorcycle manufacturer [[Aprilia]], and with it the Aprilia-owned [[Moto Guzzi]], a storied Italian manufacturer of motorcycles.

In 2006, Piaggio was floated on the [[Borsa Italiana|Milan Stock Exchange]], becoming a public company.

===Production===
In 1956, with production of the millionth [[Vespa]] scooter, Italy had its first mass-produced motorised vehicle. Taking advantage of increased cash flow thanks to the success of the Vespa, Piaggio developed other products, including the 1957 [[Vespa 400]], a compact passenger car. In 1959 Piaggio came under the control of the [[Agnelli family]], the owners of car maker [[Fiat|Fiat SpA]]. By 1960 Vespa had produced and sold 4 million units worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |language=en |url=http://www.museopiaggio.it/en/history/ |title=Piaggio History |date=13 May 2015}}</ref> In 1964 the aeronautical and motorcycle divisions of Piaggio split to become two independent companies as a result of the wide ownership by Fiat in Italian industry.{{Clarify|date=February 2013}} The aeronautical division was named IAM Rinaldo Piaggio. The aircraft company [[Piaggio Aerospace|Piaggio Aero]] was controlled by the family of Piero Ferrari, who still hold 10% of [[Ferrari]]. In 1969 Piaggio purchased the motorcycle company [[Gilera]], one of the oldest European motorcycle manufacturers (founded in 1909), famous for its sporting achievements and world titles in the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Motorcycle World Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.autoevolution.com/moto/gilera/ |title=Gilera – Models and History}}</ref> In 1971 a steering wheel was added to the [[Piaggio Ape]], a model first produced in 1948, culminating in the Ape Car. Four years later, in 1975, the company made the first prototype of an electric Ape.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kiều |first=Trinh |date=2023-05-12 |title=định vị xe máy |url=https://dinhvixemay.vn/ |access-date=2025-08-21 |website=www.dinhvixemay.vn |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=en |url=http://www.tukxi.com/history.html |title=History of Piaggio Ape}}</ref> In 1988 the Vespa reached 10 million units produced.<ref>{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/happy-days-vespa-celebrates-70th-7850941 |title=Happy Days! Vespa celebrates its 70th birthday |website=[[Daily Mirror]] |date=28 April 2016}}</ref>

In 1996, on the fiftieth anniversary of the first model, [[Vespa]] passed 15 million units produced and the new 4-stroke Vespa ET, the first completely new Vespa for 18 years, was launched.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.vespa.com/en_EN/Heritage.html |title=Vespa History}}</ref> Piaggio was still in poor financial health but its brand recognition remained strong, boosted by the appearance of the ET4 in several Hollywood films. In 1999, in [[Baramati]], production began on a three-wheeler Ape for the [[India]]n market.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.motoroids.com/news/piaggio-inaugurates-vespa-manufacturing-plant-in-baramati/ |title=Piaggio inaugurates Vespa manufacturing plant in Baramati}}</ref>

In 2000 Piaggio and Vespa returned to the United States with the opening of the first Vespa Boutique in Los Angeles. In that same year the Piaggio Historical Museum was inaugurated in [[Pontedera]]. The museum showcases the Piaggio Historical Archive, one of the most comprehensive company archives on the industrial history of Italy. In 2001 the Piaggio Group acquired Derbi-Nacional Motor SA,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.piaggiogroup.com/en/group/brands/derbi |title=Derbi}}</ref> an historical Spanish brand founded in 1922 that had won 18 world titles and was a continental leader in the small displacement motorbike segment. In the same year [[Gilera]] returned to the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Motorcycle World Championship]] and immediately won the world title in the 125 category with Manuel Poggiali.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2001/05/21/poggiali-brings-gilera-first-125-win-for-45-years/130710 |title=Poggiali brings Gilera first 125 win for 45 years}}</ref>

In April 2004 Piaggio and  Chinese manufacturer [[Zongshen]] signed a memorandum of understanding for the creation of the “Zongshen Piaggio Foshan Motorcycle” [[joint venture]] with a plant in Foshan for the production of scooters for the Chinese market.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.piaggiogroup.com/en/archive/press-releases/piaggio-group-signs-memorandum-understanding-zongshen-commercial-vehicles-0 |title= Piaggio Group signs Memorandum of understanding with Zongshen in commercial vehicles buisness |author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= July 29, 2008|publisher= .piaggiogroup.com |access-date=October 28, 2025 |url-status=live
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251028081304/https://www.piaggiogroup.com/sites/default/files/news/cs_piaggio_zongshen_mou_veicoli_commerciali_uk_29_.07.08.pdf |archive-date=October 28, 2025  }}</ref> In 2004, at the end of December, the final contract for the acquisition of the [[Aprilia]]-[[Moto Guzzi]] Group was signed. The most important European two-wheeler group is born.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-news/piaggio-aprilia.htm |title=Piaggio Buys Aprilia & Moto Guzzi}}</ref>

In 2007 Piaggio Group arrived in [[Vietnam]]. The Vinh Phuc plant includes R&D, welding and painting activities, as well as final assembly of the scooters, with warehouse, testing, quality control and office areas.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.piaggiogroup.com/en/archive/press/piaggio-group-official-opening-new-vietnam-factory |title=Piaggio Group: official opening of new Vietnam factory}}</ref> In 2009 the Piaggio Mp3 Hybrid made its debut on the market which was first hybrid scooter in the world, integrating the conventional low-environmental-impact internal combustion engine with a zero-emission electric motor and combining the advantages of the two power trains.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/07/piaggio-launches-mp3-hybrid-300ie-scooter/ |title=Piaggio launches MP3 Hybrid 300ie scooter}}</ref> In [[Baramati]] (State of [[Maharashtra]]), in 2012, the Piaggio Group's new plant for the production of Vespa's for the local market was opened.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.piaggiogroup.com/en/archive/press/piaggio-group-vespa-makes-its-official-debut-indian-market |title=Piaggio Group: Vespa makes its official debut on the Indian market}}</ref>

In 2013 the PADC, Piaggio Advanced Design Center opened in [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] (California, United States).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cycleworld.com/2012/04/17/will-the-motorcycle-of-the-future-come-from-pasadena |title=Will The Motorcycle of the Future Come From Pasadena?}}</ref> The Vespa 946 was also launched this year, along with the new Vespa Primavera, the latest evolution of the "small body" family. In 2013 Vespa's worldwide sales numbered almost 190,000 units; in 2004 the figure stood at 58,000. In ten years of continuous progression over 1.3&nbsp;million new Vespas have been produced. Since 1946 over 18 million Vespas have been produced and sold.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.news18.com/news/auto/70-years-of-vespa-all-the-vespas-produced-ever-1233703.html |title=70 Years of Vespa: All the Vespas Produced, Ever}}</ref>

In September 2017 Foton and Piaggio agreed to form a joint venture to develop and produce light commercial vehicle.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Piaggio Commercial: Veicoli Commerciali e Mezzi da Lavoro |url=https://commercial.piaggio.com/it_IT/ |access-date=2025-08-21 |website=piaggiocommercial |language=it}}</ref> Based on Foton chassis the new vehicle was sold by [[Piaggio Commercial Vehicle]] division globally apart from China. The vehicle is intended to be a successor of the [[Piaggio Porter]] and production was planned to start in mid-2019 in [[Pontedera]] ([[Italy]]) with all components produced by Foton in China.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-16 |title=Piaggio, via all'accordo con i cinesi di Foton |url=https://www.repubblica.it/economia/finanza/2018/04/16/news/piaggio_all_accordo_con_i_cinesi_di_foton-194028229/ |access-date=2025-08-21 |website=la Repubblica |language=it}}</ref>

=="Cultural Project" Piaggio==
Piaggio's "cultural project" promotes the reconstruction and enhancement of the company's heritage and is composed by three initiatives: the Piaggio Foundation, the Historical Archives and the Piaggio Museum. In 2003 the Museum and Archives were recognised as the Best Corporate Museum and Archive by winning the Italian prize "Premio Impresa e Cultura".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.piaggiogroup.com/en/node/4531 |title=Riaprono i punti vendita Piaggio e Vespa con occasioni irripetibili &#124; Piaggio Group |website=www.piaggiogroup.com |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906094000/https://www.piaggiogroup.com/en/node/4531 |archive-date=6 September 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, under the patronage of the [[Ministry of Culture (Italy)|Italian Ministry of Culture]], Piaggio received the [[Corporate Art Awards|Corporate Art Award]] from [[Corporate Art Awards|pptArt]] for its Corporate Museum.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pptart.net/winners |title=2016 Corporate Art Awards - Corporate winners}}</ref>

==Brands==
[[File:Light blue Vespa GL, front.jpg|thumb|upright|1962 Vespa 150 GL]]
[[File:Piaggio mp3.jpg|thumb|Piaggio MP3 three-wheel scooter]]

===Current Piaggio Group brands===
*[[Aprilia]] – motorcycles, [[scooter (motorcycle)|scooter]] and [[moped]]s
*Piaggio – scooters, mopeds.
*[[Vespa]] – scooters and mopeds
*[[Moto Guzzi]] – motorcycles
*[[Piaggio Commercial Vehicles]] – [[light commercial vehicle]]s

===Dormant brands===
*[[Scarabeo]] – scooters and mopeds
*[[Derbi]] – motorcycles, scooters, mopeds and recreational [[All-terrain vehicle|ATV]]s (''quads'')
*[[Gilera]] – motorcycles, scooters, mopeds and recreational [[All-terrain vehicle|ATV]]s (''quads'') 1909 – 2020
*[[Laverda]] – motorcycles

==Vehicle==

===Current production===
'''2-wheeled vehicles'''
*[[Piaggio Fly]] (Asian market)
*[[Piaggio Beverly]]
*[[Piaggio Liberty]]
*[[Piaggio Medley]]
*[[Vespa]]
*[[Piaggio Zip]]
*[[Piaggio X7]] (Asian market)
*[[Piaggio 1]]

'''3-wheeled vehicles'''
*[[Piaggio MP3]]
*[[Piaggio Ape]]
*[[Piaggio MyMoover]]

'''Commercial vehicles'''
[[File:Piaggio_Porter_NP6_IMG_5961.jpg|thumb|Piaggio Porter NP6]]
*[[Piaggio Porter]]

===Discontinued===
'''2-wheeled vehicles'''
*[[Piaggio Boss]]
*[[Piaggio Boxer]]
*[[Piaggio Bravo]]
*[[Piaggio Carnaby]]
*[[Piaggio Ciao]]
*[[Vespa Cosa|Piaggio Cosa]]
*[[Piaggio Diesis]]
*[[Piaggio Free]]
*[[Gilera|Piaggio Grande]]
*[[Piaggio Grillo]]
*[[Piaggio Hexagon]]
*[[Piaggio NRG]]
*[[Piaggio Quartz]]
*[[Piaggio Scatto]]
*[[Piaggio Sfera]]
*[[Piaggio Skipper]]
*[[Piaggio Si]]
*[[Piaggio Toledo]]
*[[Piaggio Typhoon]]
*[[Piaggio Vespino]]
*[[Piaggio Velofax]]
*[[Piaggio X7]]
*[[Piaggio X8]]
*[[Piaggio X9]]
*[[Piaggio X10]]
*[[Piaggio Xevo]]

'''3-wheeled vehicles'''
*[[Piaggio Ciao|Piaggio Ciao Porter]]

'''Commercial vehicles'''
*[[Piaggio Quargo]]

'''All-terrain vehicles'''
*[[Piaggio Trackmaster]] (rebadged [[Arctic Cat]] TRV)

'''Quadricycles'''
*[[Piaggio M500]] (rebadged [[Casalini]] Ydea)
*[[Piaggio AL500]] (rebadged [[Grecav]] Eke)
*[[Piaggio PK500]] (rebadged [[Grecav]] Eke Pick-up)

'''Aircraft engines (1920–1950)'''
*[[Piaggio Stella P.VI|Piaggio P.VI]]
*[[Piaggio Stella P.VII|Piaggio P.VII]]
*[[Piaggio P.VIII]]
*[[Piaggio Stella P.IX|Piaggio P.IX]]
*[[Piaggio P.X]]
*[[Piaggio P.XI]]
*[[Piaggio P.XII]]
*[[Piaggio P.XV]]

===Electric scooters===
The new [[plug-in hybrid]] version of the [[Piaggio MP3]] will be equipped with a 125&nbsp;cc petrol engine and electric motor, which offers about {{cvt|141|mpgus|km/L|order=flip}} and travels {{cvt|13|mi|order=flip}} using battery power alone. This machine could be out in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/11/piaggio-scooter.php |title=Piaggio Scooters Gone Green: 141 MPG Hybrid |publisher=TreeHugger |access-date=2009-08-10 |archive-date=13 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081113213419/http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/11/piaggio-scooter.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Piaggio/Vespa are also developing hybrid electric scooters. There are two models in the works, based on the popular [[Piaggio Vespa LX|Vespa LX 50]] and the beefier [[Piaggio X8]] 125.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/04/vespa_unveils_h.php#ch01 |title=Vespa Unveils Hybrid Scooters |work=TreeHugger |access-date=2009-08-10}}</ref>

At the Beijing Motor Show 2021, Piaggio unveiled the brand new electric scooter [[Piaggio 1]]. This model was produced in three versione: 1 base, 1+ and 1 Active. The 1 base has a 1.4&nbsp;kWh and 48V battery, a 1.2&nbsp;kW engine, a torque of 85 Nm, a maximum speed of 45&nbsp;km/h (it is therefore approved as a moped) and a range of 55&nbsp;km. The 1+ version differs in the battery that rises to 2.3 kWh and the autonomy that reaches 100&nbsp;kilometers.
The 1 Active model has the same 2.3&nbsp;kWh battery, but the engine has a maximum power of 2&nbsp;kW, the torque goes to 95&nbsp;Nm and the speed rises to 60&nbsp;km/h (motorcycle homologation), the average range is 85&nbsp;km.
For all versions the charging times are 6 hours.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/piaggio-one-electric-scooter-revealed-ahead-of-global-debut-at-2021-beijing-auto-show-9650901.html |title=Piaggio One electric scooter revealed ahead of global debut at 2021 Beijing auto show |date=24 May 2021 |accessdate=23 September 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Italy|Companies}}
* [[List of companies of Italy]]
* [[List of motor scooter manufacturers and brands]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.piaggiogroup.com Piaggio official website]
*[https://www.piaggiogroup.com/en/brands/commercial-vehicles/piaggio-commercial-vehicles Piaggio Commercial Vehicles]
*[https://www.museopiaggio.it/en/ Piaggio Museum - Museo Piaggio]

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