MikeCooper

Segway's Personal Electronic Vehicle: Nothing Says Success Like Teaming Up with GM

As much as I love to see GM finally trying to think out of the box, I just don't see the market for this at all. PUMAs will not be allowed on sidewalks for many good reasons. That means it will share the road with the big vehicles Americans still love to buy.

It's hard to predict what transportation would look like if oil prices hovered up around $100 for a year or more. Perhaps this is it. But there is no money in solving tomorrow's problems today. GM should be partnering with any of the small plug-in hybrid firms to green-up their line of SUVs. That's where the market is now.

Six Cars That Represent the Future of Driving

I don't understand why everyone thinks the future of driving in America involves small cars. America wants SUVs and pickup trucks! It is only gas prices and environmental concerns that make us consider anything smaller.

A large vehicle would have a lot more room under the hold to store those huge lithium batteries. And once we're all "fueling up" from the electrical grid, the added weight would not translate to much added cost. After spending so much time and money gearing its factories to produce and market big vehicles it astounds me that the big 3 (or the big 2 1/2 at this point) would be throwing that advantage away to copy Toyota and Honda's model.

With a little vision those SUVs, trucks and even Hummers could prove to be GM's greatest strength rather than its greatest liability.