• 22 February 2012

    Meet Saietta, the new electric motorbike that aims to avoid the scrapheap for good. Waste from discarded vehicles is piling up and harms our environment. But with an innovative design and body panels made from plant fibres, this bike could reduce waste.

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    Lawrence Marazzi is CEO of Agility Global Ltd, the company which designs and manufactures this motorbike.


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    Will parts built from plants mean a more sustainable future for motorbikes? We asked a range of experts for their views.


384 comments on 'Will future motorbikes avoid the scrapheap?'

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    AN

    June 6, 2012 at 14:39

    YES BECAUSE IT IS MADE OF BIO-DEGRADEABLE

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    Siena

    June 6, 2012 at 16:13

    yes, they will be good for the environment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    JJ

    June 6, 2012 at 17:43

    I DON’T KNOW BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE, BUT THEY PROBABLY WILL

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    Jake

    June 6, 2012 at 18:33

    it will only be good if it can do more than 150mph and hold its charge

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    Rosa,10

    June 7, 2012 at 11:19

    I think the most important thing when choosingma car is the engine a car needs a good engine!:-)

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    Savannah

    June 7, 2012 at 15:33

    the colours are nice but the motor bike looks weird because you can see the engine and the frame is too high.

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    Lucy

    June 7, 2012 at 15:35

    in very good condition and it is very cool.

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    Clare

    June 7, 2012 at 16:10

    we live in a c0nsumer society. if bikes last foreverwhat will drive the ec0n0my

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    Jessica D

    June 8, 2012 at 11:22

    You should not put the handles too far away from the seat

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    Alastair

    June 8, 2012 at 11:31

    it looks cool but the handles are too far away from the seat

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    Mike

    June 8, 2012 at 13:26

    where will the energy come from to charge vehicles on a large scale?

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    Alex

    June 8, 2012 at 13:31

    probably not we will find even more futuristic technology

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    Emily

    June 8, 2012 at 13:41

    yes, because they will be very strong and fast.

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    Justin

    June 8, 2012 at 13:58

    environmental impact matters the most

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    Alana

    June 8, 2012 at 14:11

    I think it is interesting that it is made of flax panels!

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    Willow.t.t.

    June 9, 2012 at 11:42

    it is very healthy for our WORLD

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    Emily And Hannah

    June 9, 2012 at 12:08

    a vehicle must be cheap to run and economically friendly. A brigh colour always helps too!

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    Andy

    June 9, 2012 at 12:14

    a long as people want to build them

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    Bob

    June 9, 2012 at 13:11

    i think that its more important to focus on what the viechle runs on

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    Katrinaolavere

    June 9, 2012 at 17:51

    the motor bike is cool but ugly.

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    Favour

    June 9, 2012 at 18:38

    I really like the motor bike I wish i can buy it

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    Calista

    June 10, 2012 at 12:25

    i think that the enviromentel imact comes first that is what is most important.

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    Calista

    June 10, 2012 at 12:27

    we need to stop pollution!

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    Anya

    June 10, 2012 at 12:30

    If everyone cared about the enviroment we could change the world

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    Qwerty (11)

    June 10, 2012 at 13:24

    yes, because lots of young people think that they are cool.

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    Random Person (10)

    June 10, 2012 at 13:25

    yes, you will not send carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

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    OLI

    June 10, 2012 at 15:52

    THAT MOTORBIKE LOOKS AWESOME

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    Adrian 'GUCIO'

    June 10, 2012 at 16:37

    well, this motorbike is amazing, because it’s a good alterntive about normal car or motorbike. I WILL BUY IT !

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    Regina And Eduardo

    June 11, 2012 at 12:25

    We recicle and do not use a dryer machine on our laundry. We live in a tropical country, we do not need it!

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    George

    June 11, 2012 at 13:10

    i think the bike will stay as it is like now.

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    Olivergeorgia

    June 13, 2012 at 14:48

    like cars made from good stuff like sheep hair and stuff would belike well good. it gets a well happy tumbs up from like me

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    Lizzy And Becca

    June 13, 2012 at 14:52

    we love the idea of sutainable motorbikes!

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    Mia

    June 14, 2012 at 11:01

    I think it’s awsome the tecnology we have now is cool but in the olden days they have nothing we have now so I like that

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      Zuzka

      June 19, 2012 at 14:22

      i think that motorbikes are dangerous machines cuz you are not protected perfecly and the speed limit is reaching higher and higher but i like this one

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    Natalie

    June 14, 2012 at 12:25

    cn’t beliee thisis bo-degrdable!!

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    Annie

    June 17, 2012 at 12:43

    why can’t cars be made out of flax too? we need a more sustainable future.

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    Katie

    June 20, 2012 at 16:08

    maybe if they made them better

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    Pablo

    June 21, 2012 at 12:01

    i thihk this is a ery good idea :):))ktr

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    Pip

    June 21, 2012 at 16:58

    Good idea, but a lot of development is still required before it is likely to catch on.

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    Hannah

    June 22, 2012 at 13:44

    Resources are runnimg out, and we need to be thinking about reusing, reducing, and recyclimg. To make to help do these thimgs, we should think about how much co2 we ar emitting into the atmosphere.

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    Masuma And Zahra

    June 23, 2012 at 13:20

    we believe that when you look to buy a new car, that looks come first.

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    STEF

    June 23, 2012 at 16:34

    YES, IF THE ENGINEERING COULD BE DONE PROPERLY. THE FUTURE IS GREEN! IF WE COULD MAKE ENERGY EFFICIENT MOTORBIKES AS TRANSPORTATION DEVICES, THE FUTURE CAN BE THAT MUCH MORE BRIGHT!

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    Hoang

    June 24, 2012 at 17:22

    the bike idea is extremly awesome, not only the bike engine but also the material to make it, tuyet voi (mean ‘great’ in Vietnamese)

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    Ivybrendan

    June 26, 2012 at 12:44

    i think cars have 2 be fast 4 me 2 want them:):)!!!!

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    Raymond And Rebecca

    June 26, 2012 at 16:13

    yes because like to ride them more than cars!

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    MIRIAM

    June 27, 2012 at 13:49

    Bikes are cool

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    Paige

    June 27, 2012 at 15:27

    i think robots are realy good

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