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03-10-2011, 12:31 PM
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 The Burgman fuel-cell scooter is based on Suzuki's city-friendly Burgman. 
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03-10-2011, 12:31 PM
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 The Burgman fuel-cell scooter debuted at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in October 2009. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)
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03-10-2011, 12:31 PM
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 Since February 2010, Suzuki and British company Intelligent Energy, which developed the Burgman fuel-cell scooter's fuel-cell system, have been jointly participating in trials of the scooter on public roads under the aegis of the British government's Technology Strategy Board.
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03-10-2011, 12:31 PM
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 The trials are being conducted in the area surrounding Loughborough University in central England using a single Burgman fuel-cell scooter unit. Multiple units are due to be added.
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03-10-2011, 12:31 PM
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 It was initially necessary to obtain Single Vehicle Approval for each Burgman fuel-cell scooter unit to be used in the trials. The newly obtained Whole Vehicle Type Approval (a pan-European endorsement reflecting recognition of the Burgman fuel-cell scooter’s high levels of environmental performance and safety) means that Single Vehicle Approval is no longer necessary.
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