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On Apr 7, 9:05*pm, Charles Lessig wrote:
This reminds me of Smokey Stover's Foomobile except it has a top.

http://tinyurl.com/cnks7f

On Apr 7, 3:32*am, Cliff wrote:

*http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...pr07,0,2638670.....
[
GM, Segway think 2 wheels
The companies plan to develop a two-wheeled, two-seat electric vehicle as a
clean, safe and inexpensive alternative to traditional cars.
Associated Press
April 7, 2009


New York -- A solution to the world's urban transportation problems could lie in
two wheels, not four, according to executives of General Motors Corp. and Segway
Inc.


The companies plan to announce today that they are developing a two-wheeled,
two-seat electric vehicle designed to be a safe, inexpensive and clean
alternative to traditional cars for cities across the world.


The companies said their project, dubbed PUMA, for Personal Urban Mobility and
Accessibility, would include a communications network allowing vehicles to
interact with one another to regulate traffic flow and prevent crashes.


The 300-pound prototype runs on a lithium-ion battery and dual electric motors
and .....
]


I remember a popsci article where a fella built one of those, two
wheels only, small gas engine, no electronic stability control, had a
photo of someone on the hood trying to get it to tip, and could not
tip it.

Builder used a cool trick...


Dave


 
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