Segway has announced that it is teaming up with General Motors (GM) for a new battery-powered two-seat personal transportation device.
According to Segway, the prototype is called Project P.U.M.A. (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility) and it is expected to be able to carry two passengers as far as 35 miles as fast as 35 miles per hour on a single charge. Along with producing zero emissions, the company estimates that the vehicle will cost about 60 cents in electricity to recharge.
"We are excited to be working together to demonstrate a dramatically different approach to urban mobility,” said Segwat CEO Jim Norrod in a statement.
For GM, the project is an opportunity to shed a reputation of not always being quick to adopt new technologies, particularly in regard to clean energy. Up to now, the company's highest-profile eco-friendly project has been the electric-powered Chevrolet Volt, which is expected to be available next year.
According to an Associated Press report, Segway hopes to offer the vehicles for about one-third the cost of a traditional car, and it is also working on technology that would allow them to automatically avoid things like pedestrians.
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