http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...,2638670.story
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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 think it's called a motorbike

On 7 Apr 2009 16:15:40 +0800, adchin wrote:

I think it's called a motorbike

The P.U.M.A. prototype
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15888
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Cliff

On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:12:41 -0400, Cliff wrote:

On 7 Apr 2009 16:15:40 +0800, adchin wrote:

I think it's called a motorbike

The P.U.M.A. prototype
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15888

http://www.segway.com/blog/20090406i...-puma-329.html
http://www.segway.com/puma/

http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayS...74&docid=53538
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Cliff

Ok, thanks for the links. I went and did some searching myself. Pretty
cool vehicle i'd say, but can't GM just purchase a bunch of Tata Nanos,
rebrand the thing and sell it as is and save all that R&D and expenses to
be incurred ? It's not like GM is freakingly healthy and has tons of
cash to R&D today

On 7 Apr 2009 19:15:16 +0800, adchin wrote:

Ok, thanks for the links. I went and did some searching myself. Pretty
cool vehicle i'd say

I wonder about heat & A/C .... gets cold some places & hot
in others.
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Cliff

On Apr 7, 4:23 am, Cliff wrote:
On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:12:41 -0400, Cliff wrote:
On 7 Apr 2009 16:15:40 +0800, adchin wrote:

I think it's called a motorbike

The P.U.M.A. prototype
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15888

http://www.segway.com/blog/20090406i...-puma-329.html
http://www.segway.com/puma/

http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayS...//image.emeral...
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Cliff

The only potential advantage over in-line two wheelers is that,
supposedly, it won't fall over. This could eliminate a whole class of
injuries and attract people who are scared of bikes and motorbikes.
But people will still get seriously injured in that thing in car-
loveseat collisions.

"RobertH" wrote in message
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On Apr 7, 4:23 am, Cliff wrote:
On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:12:41 -0400, Cliff wrote:
On 7 Apr 2009 16:15:40 +0800, adchin wrote:

I think it's called a motorbike

The P.U.M.A. prototype
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15888

http://www.segway.com/blog/20090406i...-puma-329.html
http://www.segway.com/puma/

http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayS...//image.emeral...
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Cliff

The only potential advantage over in-line two wheelers is that,
supposedly, it won't fall over. This could eliminate a whole class of
injuries and attract people who are scared of bikes and motorbikes.
But people will still get seriously injured in that thing in car-
loveseat collisions.

Instead if falling over, it would fall frontwards or backwards. Still
falling over.

On Apr 7, 1:55*pm, RobertH wrote:

*The only potential advantage over in-line two wheelers is that,
supposedly, it won't fall over. ...

Ever try one? Bicycles and crowds of people don't mix well at all
because of the difficulty of starting and stopping and the need to
maintain some speed to balance. Segways stop and stand still easily,
like pedestrians. Could you push a grocery store shopping cart with a
standard bicycle? You can easily on a Segway, or spin around in place
to pull it.

On Tue, 7 Apr 2009 10:55:27 -0700 (PDT), RobertH wrote:

The only potential advantage over in-line two wheelers is that,
supposedly, it won't fall over.

Bush fell off .....
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Cliff