Puny Puma
So, GM and Segway unveiled the PUMA today.
The 2-wheel, 2-seater electric contraption is being touted as a "fast,
efficient, inexpensive and clean alternative to traditional cars and
trucks in an urban environment."
GM is headquartered in Michigan, right?
Where it's been known to, oh, you know, SNOW from time to time.
How do they expect this thing will perform between the months of May and October?
Oh, and it looks like someone strapped a couple of toilets to my granny's wheeled shopping basket. Does this look safe to you? Do you really trust that you won't be crushed by a bus or a dumptruck?
But Segway is involved. So it must be practical and will surely be a runaway success *eyeroll*.
And of course, GM is globally recognized for its sound business plans, visionary leadership and sharply designed, well engineered products that consumers want. Oh, and the company doesn't have that carrion whiff of desperation around it at all.
GM is headquartered in Michigan, right?
Where it's been known to, oh, you know, SNOW from time to time.
How do they expect this thing will perform between the months of May and October?
Oh, and it looks like someone strapped a couple of toilets to my granny's wheeled shopping basket. Does this look safe to you? Do you really trust that you won't be crushed by a bus or a dumptruck?
But Segway is involved. So it must be practical and will surely be a runaway success *eyeroll*.
And of course, GM is globally recognized for its sound business plans, visionary leadership and sharply designed, well engineered products that consumers want. Oh, and the company doesn't have that carrion whiff of desperation around it at all.
Comments
Well, might have special lanes like bicycle lanes or something for them. I see them more for places with huge-mongous downtown traffic problems. But, yeah. GM. Segway. Hmmm...
Seg-rolet or Chevro-way?
This one on the other hand performs very well in rain and frost, and it's not unbearably ugly. - If only it had more space for people and junk... I'd be all over it.
But it only seats one adult, and a child/pet/luggage.
It isn't taxed or insured as a car but as a motorcycle, it's electric and you can fit it in the tiniest parkingspaces - but it does drive in the car-lanes. It's the ideal one person commute-mobile.
Anyways, the Ellert as it was called originally has been on Danish roads since the late 80's but the company went bust and now it's produced in Germany... with German innards of far superior quality (they say). I always thought it was a pity people didn't buy it more.
But it wouldn't work even in California -- we get serious rain storms in the winter and I'm not sitting in this when the water's coming in sideways. It's worse than being snowed on.
However, in good weather in the bicycle lane, it would be fun if you didn't have much shopping to do. I'd go to the library and then pick up a quart of milk, dozen eggs, confuse the McD's drive through...
More good options need to be created in the middle - an optimal sized safe vehicle with great gas mileage.