This oughta soothe those jittery shareholders looking for the light at the end of the tunnel:
****GM, Segway team up on 200-mpg 2-seater
By James R. Healey, USA TODAY
General Motors (GM) is teaming with Segway, the scooter company, to develop a battery-powered vehicle to cut urban congestion and pollution.
The companies plan to announce the partnership Tuesday in New York, where they are testing a prototype of the partially enclosed, two-seat, two-wheel scooter. The venture is called Project PUMA, for Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility.
I’m not going to really slam this because it probably has a market similar to NAV’s. What makes it so predictable and a tad scary is the fact that it’s highly likely being driven out of fear of losing governmental financing…and or their jobs
I really hope that Ford actually comes out with an excellent competitor to the Volt. I’m not a Ford fan but I would LOVE to own a vehicle that ran 40-60 miles on electric and then kicked in on gas over that. It would cover 90% of my driving on a daily basis and cost me around half per mile on fuel…fuel which I could generate myself.
~Matt
Edit to add: Out of principle I can’t ever buy another Chrysler or GM vehicle until they pay every red cent back.
The article I read on the PUMA said they were targeting city dwellers in China and India. It’s supposed to compete with the Tata Nano in replacing bicycles as transportation in developing nations. I don’t know if that will work as it will cost about three times as much, but does get much better miliage.
No joke, I was in Reagan National a few weeks ago and a dude pulls up to the Mc.E.Dees with a Segwey, right up to the counter, no dismount! WTF! Can you really gate check one of those, are you that lazy. From what I could tell, not an employee.
Worst use of a Seway since the Segway tours in SF, can you say DISASTER!
I’m not slamming the product, only the timing. The nation is frantically groping GM’s pale blue corpse for a pulse, and this is what they offer up as proof of life? I’m sure it has a market somewhere, but this isn’t the flash of brilliance we’ve been waiting for.
I suppose they could’ve done worse. At least they didn’t announce a GM-Deloran merger, or unveil a new partnership with Beanie Baby, LLC.
I would LOVE to own a vehicle that ran 40-60 miles on electric and then kicked in on gas over that. It would cover 90% of my driving on a daily basis and cost me around half per mile on fuel…fuel which I could generate myself.
~Matt
Edit to add: Out of principle I can’t ever buy another Chrysler or GM vehicle until they pay every red cent back.
Powered by “power grid, mini-generator, metal-air battery, solar film panel and human power”. It’s able to go ATV or highway speeds. Price? MSRP at 16k IIRC. Will be out this Fall.
