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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.
Yeah! While you're at it, add a human as an energy source and suddenly now you don't need thousands of dollars of batteries, electronics, fuel costs, health care, and such... well, maybe you still need a little health care, but much less!
If you're referring to a bicycle, it's been shown that cycling gives an overall healthcare saving. A very small number of people will have accidents, but most of them will be healthier and less likely to have expensive problems like heart disease when they're older.