GM Segway electric P.U.M.A., two wheels for two places

It has two wheels but they are parallel, he is guided sat and is two-seater. It is the prototype P.U.M.A. (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility) that will be presented on the eve of the Hall of the car of New York, in program with near 10 in April 19.

P.U.M.A. is an electric vehicle planned by General Motors and Segway, company producer of the revolutionary vehicle to 2 wheels (biga). The vehicle would go to production in 2012 and would cost around 4000 Euro. It will be able to reach 56 Kmh and will have an autonomy of about 56 Km. The cost of a reloading would be of suns hundredth 26 of Euro.





"We believe that the project Puma - has been said by Larry Burns, vice-president for the research and development of General Motors - follows the direction outlined by president Obama and by the task force by the motor sector. It will be appreciated by the people, perches’ and’ an exceptional, amusing and sure vehicle".

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Standbike V8 with engine from General Motors

Company Standbike (that suggests to go on scooters standing) with understanding concerns those who likes to be allocated from crowd. After all to be unique, sometimes it is not so enough to arrive on gathering on a Harley, after all such as you there can be already ten. Then can it is necessary to pay attention to creation Standbike - a motorcycle with 8 cylinders. This monster equipped with the engine of General Motors with working volume in 5 litres is already ready in the form of a prototype.

Judging by the information from official site Standbike, this bike developed for whole 8 years. All this time experts worked on somehow to master power of the 8-cylinder engine on two wheels. As a result, when quantity of wheels have in total increased to four, the motorcycle can drive. And for that this large object also turned it was necessary to apply hi-tech components with hydraulic and electronic elements.


Characteristics Standbike V8
* the Engine of General Motors in working volume in 5 litres
* Weight: 690kg
* Wheel base: 2615mm
* Length: 3210mm
* System of unilateral forward and back suspension brackets
* 16-inch wheel disks with tyres of dimension 205/45 (on two in front and behind)

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