GM and scooter maker Segway announced Tuesday they were working together to build a new two-wheeled, two-seat electric vehicle for city use.
Dubbed Puma (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility), the vehicle would be powered by lithium-ion batteries and feature a wireless communications network allowing users to avoid traffic and prevent crashes, the companies said in a statement.
The prototype is designed to reach speeds of up to 35 mph and travel up to 35 miles between recharges. But the groups did not say when the two-wheeler would hit the roads or how much it would cost.
"Imagine small, nimble electric vehicles that know where other moving objects are and avoid running into them," said GM vice president of research and development Larry Burns.
AFP
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Strange but cool. Stability... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Paul Hooson | April 8, 2009 12:29 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Strange but cool. Stability looks interesting. But I think I'll stick to my Benelli and CPI motorbikes instead.
1. Posted by Paul Hooson | April 8, 2009 12:29 PM |
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Posted on April 8, 2009 12:29
2. Posted by epador | April 9, 2009 9:29 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Muggers Bait.
2. Posted by epador | April 9, 2009 9:29 AM |
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Posted on April 9, 2009 09:29
3. Posted by mplsk | April 9, 2009 12:23 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Why pay workers in Detroit $75 dollars an hour to build those toys? Wouldn't it be cheaper to make the parts in China or India and ship them to Mexico for assembly?
3. Posted by mplsk | April 9, 2009 12:23 PM |
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Posted on April 9, 2009 12:23
4. Posted by Paul Hooson | April 9, 2009 1:15 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
My best guess, Epador and Mplsk, is that this is yet another reason why Rick Wagoner is no longer the head CEO of GM. Wagoner managed to spend lots of GM cash on projects that went nowhere such as the failed $1 billion dollar experiments on hydrogen fuel cell cars, this Segway contraption, lost 90% of the value of GM stock and $82 billion dollars. One of his biggest achievements was raising his total compensation to $14.4 million from the far lower figure from former CEO Roger Smith. For some strange reason, the stockholders never fired this guy. It took the White House to do that.
4. Posted by Paul Hooson | April 9, 2009 1:15 PM |
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Posted on April 9, 2009 13:15
5. Posted by Old Coot | April 9, 2009 5:31 PM | Score: 0 (2 votes cast)
Dumb as a box of rocks.
5. Posted by Old Coot | April 9, 2009 5:31 PM |
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Posted on April 9, 2009 17:31
6. Posted by marc | April 9, 2009 8:40 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
An utter, unqualified piece of crap that will only see service around retirement homes and other such gated communities.
6. Posted by marc | April 9, 2009 8:40 PM |
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Posted on April 9, 2009 20:40