[tiew9Vii]

Are you talking about a 1950’s Vespa or a 2026 Vespa?

A modern 300cc four stroke Vespa will use 3.3 litres of fuel per 100km and Euro 5 means noise is quiet.

As far as things go, modern scooters are great, practical, economical vehicles.

[TheChaplain]

Euro5 also means >90% less exhaust fumes compared to Euro1 which was introduced 1999 iirc. The difference between a 1950 and 2026 Vespa must be huge.

[wiether]

Even the new ones are awfully loud.

But, yeah, they don't smell like the old ones thankfully

[xnx]

Great to know. It seems like most of the ones in notice in the are an older vintage and/or poorly maintained.

[guenthert]

> A modern 300cc four stroke Vespa will use 3.3 litres of fuel per 100km

Uh, I know motorcycle engines aren't particularly fuel-efficient (it's not a priority), but there seems to be, er, room for improvement.

[tiew9Vii]

Scooters main priority have been cheap practicality. Fuel efficiency is part of the “cheap” part.

Yamaha’s blue core engine used in its mid sized 300cc scooters can do 2.8L per 100km. It’s 125 engines can do 1.8L per 100km.

They’re incredibly efficient little vehicles

So far electric scooters can only compete in inner city with the equivalent power of a small 125 and limited range/speed due to size/weight constraints

[synecdoche]

A 2026 Honda SH150 uses 2.2 l / 100 km (up to about 70 km/h) and is very quiet. Made in Italy too.

[PunchyHamster]

you can get some 125cc motorcycle/scooter and run on half that