Kawasaki Motors has presented a motorcycle with a hydrogen combustion engine. This is based on the inline four-cylinder engine with compressor from the Ninja H2.
Hydrogen motorcycle from Kawasaki
Kawasaki Motors
Motorcycle manufacturer Kawasaki has presented a motorcycle with a hydrogen engine at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The motorcycle's chassis has been designed to accommodate hydrogen tanks and a hydrogen supply system. The hydrogen engine is known from the Ninja H2: A 998 cc inline four-cylinder engine with compressor. Appropriate modifications allow hydrogen to be injected directly into the cylinders.
The hydrogen-powered motorcycle was presented during a demo ride. Development and initial test runs began in March 2023. The motorcycle manufacturer is a full member of the HySE (Hydrogen Small Mobility & Engine Technology) research network. As part of its “Carbon Neutral Initiative”, Kawasaki plans to launch a functioning hydrogen motorcycle with a combustion engine on the market in the early 2030s.
This is a partly automated translation of this German article.
