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Segway, GM Partner On Two-Wheeled Electric Car
Slartibartfast was one of many readers sending in news of GM's partnership with Segway to develop a two-seater urban electric vehicle. It's called the Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility, or "PUMA." This is just a prototype, so don't get your credit card out yet. Its total cost of ownership could be about 1/4 that of a traditional car, GM says. The prototype runs for 35 miles, at a top speed of 35 mph, on lithium-ion batteries. It features the now-familiar Segway balancing technology, though fore-and-aft training wheels are visible on the prototype. Some commentators have likened it to a high-tech rickshaw, others to a golf cart. Engadget describes how the ride feels.
Forget the 3rd wheel, why get rid of mirrors and use monitors instead? That's a unnecessary energy drain!
oh yeah and i picked up my 300lb bike
P.S.
There something that costs 1/20 of a car to maintain, less than 1/5 to operate but does cost 2 x as many brains to run... a motorcycle. only the rest of the world are riding them, but no sir not us!
My abilities are only limited by my imagination
I'm not going to waste time trying to make a case for labor unions here, because if you don't easily see how important they are to us, then you're too stupid for me to talk to.
Meh. *yawn*
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