While most manufacturers tasked with achieving zero carbon emissions for future bikes are focusing on batteries and electric motors, Kawasaki is putting development funds into hydrogen-fueled combustion engines that could achieve the same goal.
The project has been ongoing for the last couple of years, with the first prototype engine, a supercharged four-cylinder derived from the H2 motor, shown in late 2021. Now it seems there’s a name and a logo to go with it, too, as Kawasaki has filed new trademark applications for the title “HySE” and an image of a water droplet on two wheels. The water represents the main emissions of a hydrogen-fueled combustion engine, as when hydrogen is burned, it simply becomes H2O.
Both the logo and the HySE name are being trademarked in Europe for use on “Non-electric prime movers for land vehicles, not including their parts; Hydrogen engines for land vehicles; Mechanical elements for land vehicles.” Translated, that specifically means hydrogen combustion engines, not hydrogen fuel…
