The Burke Environmental Club needs one of these! GM (yes that GM!!) has partnered with Segway to make The Puma and unveiled it today!
The Puma!
It’s a 300-pound, zero-emissions vehicle, powered by a lithium-ion battery and dual electric wheel motors. It carries two (seated) passengers at speeds of up to 35 MPH with a range of up to 35 miles between charges. Energy consumption is said to be equivalent to 200 MPG. It features all-electronic acceleration, steering, and braking; vehicle-to-vehicle communications; digital smart energy management; two-wheel balancing; and a dockable user interface that allows off-board connectivity.
I want one!
“Imagine small, nimble electric vehicles that know where other moving objects are and avoid running into them. Now connect these vehicles in an Internet-like web and you can greatly enhance the ability of people to move through cities, find places to park, and connect to their social and business networks,” Larry Burns, GM’s VP of R&D and strategic planning, said in a statement.
It’s only a prototype at this point, but Burke’s Environmental Club should start saving up for one. My guess is that this little baby might be just cool enough to park right at Burke’s front door at 8:15am on school days! Wanna take a spin?
