Yamaha's 'Proto HEV' Combines 3 Power Sources — Hybrid Patent Signals Accelerated Development

A 3-motor setup sounds like it'll send the price through the roof — feels like it'll end up out of reach for regular riders.

Yamaha seems more serious about this than the Honda/Kawasaki hybrid camp.

Two electric motors plus one engine — I honestly can't picture how they'd split the drive power.

A three-motor motorcycle sounds so futuristic, it's exciting just thinking about it.

Keeping the internal combustion engine while adding electrification feels like a more realistic landing spot than going full EV.

Two motors plus an engine sounds like it'd add way too much weight and kill what makes a bike light.