It seems Yamaha is researching a hybrid bike There’s a video but it’s in Japanese so I have noo idea what they’re saying, though we can probably make a reasonable guess.
It would have to be quite an exciting machine to make me want one. I don’t do enough miles at the moment to warrant an economy drive.
Hybrids are a compromise and I personally can’t see any advantage over a traditional ICE powered bike as they’re more complex, more expensive and weigh more too. How many people fit a lithium battery to their bike to replace the OE one to save a couple of kg in weight or put a different silencer on to get rid of the euro6 compliant bucket to save a few more kg. The hybrid battery will weigh far more. I’m guessing manufacturers are doing this expecting at some stage bulding of normal ICE bikes will be banned and these cojld be the only option available if you don’t want an electric bike. I’ll likely have stopped riding by then, or will hold on to what ever ICE bike I have if I’m still on 2 wheels
Short answer…
No!
I’m even hanging on to my pure ICE car for as long as possible.
