Except for this guy
Posted on 05/14/2012 12:28:05 PM PDT by Olog-hai
The bigger the city, the smaller a vehicle must be to get around. Whoever has been to Paris, Rome or Beijing knows this has been the case for a long time. This will become a universal principle in the future, as urbanization is on the rise along with people's need for mobility. Smaller ways to get around are in demand: bicycles, scooters and small cars. And the best option is with an electric motor because it is comfortable, cheap, well-engineered and, of course, eco-friendly.
At the car show in Paris two years ago, it appeared that the car industry understood this. There, brand names like Mini, Peugeot and Smart introduced their e-scooters. At the trade fair in Shanghai, VW followed with its version of an electric scooter. Indeed, a single row of wheels heading toward the electric future seemed to be the big trend.
But it turned out that this narrow-laned mobility revolution was really a PR gag. …
Those in charge of Daimler's small car brand Smart think otherwise. At the international dealers' meeting on Thursday in Davos, Switzerland, Joachim Schmidt, the head of Mercedes' Sales and Marketing Department, said, "The decision for the e-scooter has been made." The spiffy scooter with an electric motor that was presented in Paris in 2010 should be developed for serial production and brought to market in 2014, he added. …
(Excerpt) Read more at spiegel.de ...
I bet they make a nice, crunching sound when a taxi cab runs over them.
I thought this was what the Segway was for?
I remember before the Seque came out, when they were hyping it as “it” and pretending it was a herald of the future, would revolutionize urban travel, and blah, blah, blah. Ten years later and I only ever see them on tv. People don’t wanna ride on weird, electric leany machines.
Give me a personal hovercraft, or something, but until then shut up.
"...but they drove with pride..."
“Seque”
By this I meant Segue, which I now realize might be called “segway.” Who cares, anyway, as no one likes them.
I’m waiting for them to perfect the Jet Pack.
Except for this guy
Is this the same Der Speigel that’s a proponent of shutting down Germany’s nuclear power plants? Wow, are they a basket case.
That must be the French version that has an OEM white flag and flag mount!
I love my Segway. I have over 6K miles on it. 12 mile round trip to work. No license, no insurance, no helmet, no nothing. They are still rather rare it I’m seeing a few more than last year. Too bad they cost what they do. Well made, tho’...SSZ
I love my Segway. I have over 6K miles on it. 12 mile round trip to work. No license, no insurance, no helmet, no nothing. They are still rather rare it I’m seeing a few more than last year. Too bad they cost what they do. Well made, tho’...SSZ
I’m still holding out for the personal jetpack I was promised back in the ‘50’s.
I’ve never quite understood the desire for flying cars.
Bad drivers in three dimensions. That’s really what we need.
Bad, drunk and on dope. Yeah, I hear ya. it won’t be like the Jetsons.
I'm picturing DOT snowplow.....gives a whole new meaning to 'you are the salt of the earth.'
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