GM, Segway Roll Out Project P.U.M.A. -- Electric Vehicle -- InformationWeek

GM, Segway Roll Out Project P.U.M.A.

The mini electric vehicle prototype sports an electric drive, lithium-ion batteries, vehicle-to-vehicle communications, and is intended for urban transportation.

By Cora Nucci
InformationWeek
April 7, 2009 01:35 PM

Bankruptcy for General Motors may be inevitable, but the R&D side of the company is forging ahead with plans for a new electric vehicle.

	GM (NYSE: GM) and Segway's P.U.M.A. Photo by Emile Wamsteker for General Motors. (click for larger image)

GM and Segway rolled out an electric two-wheel, two-seat prototype vehicle in New York on Tuesday. Built for use in congested urban environments, Project P.U.M.A. (for Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility), as the vehicle is called, combines several technologies demonstrated by GM and Segway.

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