We’re here at CES in Las Vegas live streaming the show floor; getting our hands on all the super-modern and futuristic cool stuff. Today, GM asked us to come by and check out what they think the future will be like for some people. This future has many types of vehicles that fit entirely different lifestyles. That future is of course more than 10 years away, but we’ll get there with working concepts like the GM EN-V. And they gave us the keys.
The first thing you notice about the EN-V is that it only has two wheels, just like a Segway—in fact it has Segway’s balancing equipment on board, and shares a large portion of technology. Unlike the Segway, the EN-V balances the chassis and coach on a sliding rail-like interface, but still uses leverage to stop and go. It’s a tiny 2-seater that takes up about a quarter the space of a normal car—you can see why that would make for great urban mobility. Top speed is 25 mph and range is about 30 miles.
Thinking of the future, it’s important to consider the environmental and mobility challenges we’ll have and radical change in our commuting may need to occur. The EN-V is a great start; not only as a small and lightweight (900lb) EV, but it’s also autonomous. Autonomy will introduce a new take on efficiency and safety; cars will follow much more closely, called platooning, eliminating traffic jams; automated retrieval and auto-parking; and V2V or vehicle-to-vehicle communications.
Check us out doing our ride along and showing off some of the EN-V’s features.
I’ve seen this GM-Segway-car concept from the days when it was first announced, but, as in those early days, I still think that it’s a CRAZY and ABSURD idea, because, it adopts the Segway two-wheels technology, that adds over $5,000 of extra costs on the final price, and, ALL that, only to save the (much more modest, maybe less than $1,000) cost of … two additional wheels!!!!!!!!!!
it’s incredible, that, the engineers and managers of a so giant car company, don’t see that this concept is a TOTAL NONSENSE
I think the whole point of the two wheels only, is to allow full in place rotation. So it has some value.
I out did that when I designed a wheel chair with a 1200 cc Harley Davidson motorcycle engine that will do 200 miles per hour and it gets 40 mpg…..Alfred Schrader
Sure would like to see a picture
You go, Al!!!!!
Ya know new cars and things are being created…. Still there are not enough “Life Supporting” jobs out there for folks. $8 – $12 an hr. jobs will not support a family. We need to create HOPE for folks…. A light at the end of the tunnel. We as humans really have simple needs…. A place you enjoy living in… where you can step outside and breath and hear the birds… A place to work where you fit in and it fits you. Where are the smart people sitting in a room working on this one? I would love to sit in that room with them and help. Just a thought on maybe a bigger issue.
GM must have sent their design engineers to a carnival. This looks like the cage they use on the ride called the hammer. Hope it rides better. Buy a Golf cart, it will be a lot cheaper, with a better view.
Bet it’s worthless in the snow.
What about a car that could be operable in all spheres of the universe; aquatic, terrestrial, aerial, arboreal, vacuum, and space; you name it. Then we might not worry about natural disaster as we can safely operate it come what may. We might not be discussing all these craps. Over to you engineers and model designers.
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Total nonsense is right!! I’d rather walk
I for one don’t see these decreasing traffic but increasing it. Since these are autonomous that means children, seniors, people without licenses due to sight problems, the disabled etc can use them without even including people who drive or people who take public transit currently. Adding all of those groups up there will be more congestion.
Glad to see they let you in.
They first question that came to mind was why? Why shouldnt I tip this portable toilet looking thing over? I want to see these things go over ramps on the crosswalk, speed bumps, twigs in the street and more.
Why, you ask? Why do you drive a car? Why not a bicycle? A horse? I’ll tell you in a word— convenience. Imagine this….. Lets’ say you want to go to the market and do some shopping. Normally we all fight for a parking spot close to the front right??? Now what if your car could drop you off at the door and park itself? Neat idea, huh? I’ll give you another scenario. Vehicles on today’s highways must fallow a safe distance behind each other so that the driver has enough time to react and apply the brakes if need be to avoid accidents. Now let’s supposed that the vehicle your driving is “attached” to the vehicle in front of it and behind it. Very similar to a train. Firstly, you can squeeze a lot more people on the same size road, and secondly, your now cutting the wind resistance on ALL the cars in this group, providing a more efficient travel.
Couldnt all of this be done with a real car why not just use a Smart Fortwo
Smart Fortwo is a death trap and the MPG is not worth it!!
That’s true. But look at the photo accompanying the article. That things definitely a death trap if you mix it out there in the real world. The driver of a semi no only wouldn’t see it, he wouldn’t even be able to tell the difference between squashing one of those and a speed bump. Whew, “sometimes you’re the windshield and sometimes you’re the bug”….Definitely the bug!
All of that was sounding pretty good until I saw your name was billy-bob, and you spelled “follow” as “fallow”.
Just had four new tires installed on my Volvo. They made a huge deal out of the tread technology.
How safe are these contraptions in rain or snow?
So you want to use this to get groceries eh? Where exactly are you going to put them when they dont even have a trunk.
Wind resistance? It was stated to only go about 30mph. Why would you want to take this to work at those speeds?
Although this has two seats, I can only imagine overweight people using these. Kinda like in WallE.
I think it’s a good concept but 25mph is very slow. It would take me 45 min or more to get to work at that speed. Then again it has to start somewhere.
The train idea was written here on crucnhgear before if I remember correctly and can be adapted to existing cars with a GPS and some on board computers.
Totally a Segway stile. But I like it anyway!
Why is GM wasting taxpayer money on stuff like this? With a top speed is 25 mph and a range of 30 miles, this so-called “innovation” will go nowhere.
innovation comes step by step. we didn’t start flying with the 747 did we? no the first flyer was the Wright Flyer, 1 person and almost uncontrollable. See where I’m going with this? This is just a step in the evolution of a new technology.
Good point, ty, but the gov’t didn’t have to bail out the Wright bros. bicycle shop so they could spend the money developing their flyer. To the best of my knowledge, they didn’t even get any tax breaks for improving on the new technology.
So, lets say this gets hit by a real car? Does it fly through the air as well? What a waste of resources!
FYI — No taxpayer $$ at work here. GM has fully repaid the taxpayer loan, and is on its own again financially.
As for commutes taking longer, I say, “So?” GM didn’t decide where you should live relative to your workplace. Slower speed limits mean fewer fatalities on the road.
Not all communities have public transportation and let’s face it, most Americans want to create their own route to work, their own stops along the way (need to pick up that dry cleaning after work? A latte on the way there from your favorite coffee shop? Not as easy with public transportation) — so efficient personal vehicles are well worth the R&D.
Why is it that people want to bash GM for being behind the times then turn around and bash them for being innovative and exploring possibilities?
Whether this concept takes off or not, it contributes to the possibilities that lay ahead of us all, something valuable and worth the risk.
Kudos, GM!!
Learn the facts,
GM did NOT pay off the loan. They were given other government dollars as a loan which was nused to pay off the 1st “stimulus” payment so the union and government could take over the company. It is an accounting sleight-of-hand to fool the people as the government continues to try and take over eveything.
Beware of what is going on in the country!
I hate to tell you this ,but GM has not repaid their loan. The govmt. just sold 10% of the stock they own at a huge loss to us taxpayers.
Actually, the feds made money on the stock they sold, and stand to make more as the share price continues to rise. There is speculation that they may make a profit off the deal (which was intiated by Bush, BTW)
Dear Ellen, I love my 1989 Caprice much more since I’ve spent 5 years ‘un-designing’ the repair-proof-ness that GM included. Basically they had screwed up the greatest vehicle they ever had. They redesigned it so that you ‘MUST’ buy another one every 5 years. Guess what? They caused me to switch to a 1998 Dodge Dakota V8 Club Cab that is VERY repairable & designed to be so.
No they haven’t paid us back for their bailout (load-till-payday)
Did you see the look on the face of your president when he took the ’10 foot test drive’ in the first electric vehicle off the GM line? After forcing them to make THAT thing he had to learn to get in the FRONT seat. Have you ever seen him drive anything? Nobody checked to see if he qualified for driving or had a license for driving (or birth certificate). He was scared to death.
A one hour test drive?
No.
Ten feet!!! Not bad for his first try at driving.
Washington DC is full of unqualified experts that make decisions for our future.
No, GM paid interest on the taxpayer loan. And they used the bailout $ to do so.
I am throwing away my wheelchair !! i like this !
so what happens when it gets hit by an escalade
bet you love filling up that 4 wheel HOG!
I don’t mind filling up my Suburban, I can afford it.
I wouldn’t buy anything from Government Motors.
Then go to Japan where you will find others like you.
A bicycle is faster than this or a Segway. I’ll stick to the bike when I need slow speed on 2 wheels and drive a car when I want a car.
We just got a foot of snow here in Maine, At this point, I really can’t imagine driving this thing anywhere,except maybe inside the Maine Mall. Of coarse thats after you hauled it to the Mall in the back of your pick up. What a joke. No wonder the government had to bail them out.They build everything but a vehicle.
Agreed, prs. And we’ll be healthier for doing it. There may be some communities where this makes sense and, most likely, some people will buy it just because they want and can afford such a novelty item. For the rest of us, or me at least, I think the four-wheeled, fossile fuel-burner is still the best choice. But just like the steam-driven horseless carriages, this is a step in the right direction, I guess.
“of coarse” ? *sigh*
I think it is totally insane,who in their right mind would get out in traffic with something like that! I realize we need to drive to do something for the future, but this! Please GM, give us a break!
Don’t worry, Jim. It only does 25mph. That’s illegal on interstates and, probably, most highways. At best, this seems to be suited only for local commuting … if that. Really, though, it seems to be only slightly more useful than a Segway, imho.
The next best thing would be a bike that keeps you dry when it rains, warm when it’s cold, cool when it’s hot. With a trailer for groceries, etc., and truly safe bicycle-dedicated lanes. Would solve lot’s of modern-world problems.
really….. and where would you suggest I carry my 300 lbs worth of dogs? Got a four wheel drive bicycle for me? I think they would prefer I stick with my Suburban.
Good thought, Frank! If this thing could pull one of those two-wheeled bicycle stroller attachments, or something, it would be a lot more practical for short trips to the store. Still not suitable for a drive out of town, though. And, ty, this is obviously not suited for your particular needs. Maybe someday, they’ll figure out how to get this thing up to the power/capacity of a real car. I don’t really see how they can seriously call this a car. Well … I guess they don’t. It’s an EV (Electric Vehicle?). My grandson had an electric bicycle for a while … just about as useful as this seems to be; except this can move ~two~ people slowly.
I guess you could think of this as the microlite (airplane) of automobiles. You don’t take a microlite up to 25,000 ft. and fly it 500 miles at 600mph. It can be used for short distance travel or, more likely, just having fun with.
If your 300 lbs of dogs are anything like ours (2 Newfoundlands), they could be harnessed to the front of this ugly little contraption and get you there a LOT faster than it would on its own!
what if some kid crosses right in front and you have to brake suddenly…. this front rollover will be funny to look at
LOL!!!!
i WANT one AL, 200 mpg wow
Idea concept for college campus, business complex, people living in the city, I can see this vehicle used in the areas sited above. If we can designate a highway stream as we do for HOV, this would be ideal to lessen traffic, cut back on road rage, as for persons with a disability, it would only be beneficial if they lived within the range of the areas designated for the autonomous EN-V. For everyday use with transportation from work to home would be ideal as the second car in the family for work, as families need space for sports equipment, groceries, and or more than two passengers. This is great for a single person or married couple living in the city without children. Can you imagine the space saved parking this, it’s a fantastic vehicle, I love it! Again, this is a wonderful vehicle, it has a place in our world. Just as the smart cars. Many people with different tastes and differences on saving energy, the world and some hard earned money to bank. Can’t wait for this new vehicle. I am sure GM is still working on other ideas on how to make our cars more energy efficient and easier on the economy as well a our earth. I believe the concept of communication with the other vehicle is beneficial at times, but I don’t think we need to show our rage visually, would only entice the other drive to follow you and actually shoot, stab or beat you. Another type of rage would then be encouraged. Or maybe not! I like the idea of a controlled speed. Hopefully, GM will bring the vehicle out sooner than 10 – 15 years. The newer generations to come will benefit from this ideal, and make changes to our environment to save what is left of the earth. Great changes have to start somewhere and sometime, why not now?
I’m in my 50′s and admitedly, don’t have any use for 90% of the “excess-electronics” that continue to pollute our lives. But please allow me to share a personal and very practical experience that underscores my scepticism in “excess-electronics.”
I did 18 years in the Marines and 2 years in the Army. Much of my Marine time was spent in the Middle-East. In the mid-90′s, the Marines started incorporating Panasonic’s “Tuff-Book” military grade laptops into deployed units. I did intelligence work and much of my time required using laptops and desktop computers. On a particular deployment in a remote “Arabian Penisula” desert, I was in a command tent when a typical Middle-Eastern sandstorm arrived. Within minutes, all the “tuff-books” and desk tops crashed and were no longer usable. All of the intell shop Marines immediately reverted to pencils, maps, rulers and yellow legal pads.
Say what you want about how complex electronic systems will save us from every problem known to man. I don’t buy it. I would love to see the noted Segway mutant go through a driving rain storm, or blizzard or 120 degree July afternoon or a 5 below zero Pittsburgh, Pa morning. EVERY device designed for human transportation has to operate in the outdoors exposed to vast climate changes. The noted Segway mutants will end up in the same place that our Panasonic Tuff-Book laptops did – back on the shelf in a supply depot building in the continential United States.
Notwithstanding any environmental arguments against internal combustion transportation, it appears to be the only technology invented to date that can withstand the extreme climate differentials of this planet.
IMAGINE THIS PARKED IN THE GHETTO. WHAT WE THOUGH OF AS A VERY FUTURISTIC COUNTRY (BACK IN THE 60′S), IS GENERATIONS AWAY.
THERE ARE TOO MANY GANGS, LOWLIFES, GHETTOS IN THIS WORLD TO SEE A COMPLETE CHANGE. IMAGINE A CONCEPT CAR PARKED IN THE SOUTH BRONX!!
WE NEED TO ELIMINATE THE LOWLIFES… AND HAVE ONLY THE MIDDLE CLASS, SMART, RESPECTFUL PEOPLE LIVE. PEOPLE WHO CONTRIBUTE TO AMERICA’S SUCCESS, NOT KILL AND BRING US ALL DOWN.
IT’S TIME FOR A CIVIL WAR… START KILLING ANYONE WITH SHAVED HEADS AND TATTOOS (YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN), GETTING THE ARMED FORCES TO DESTORY EAST LA, SOUTH BRONX, SOUTH CHICAGO AND ALL CITIES THAT THESE BLACK AND HISPANIC GANGS HAVE DESTROYED. IT’S TIME TO GET AMERICA BACK!!! AND NOW!!!
someone should forward this comment to the FBI. Bet they’d love to have a talk with this guy. resession hit you hard huh?
To True American, Are you serious? Surely you just wrote this post to show people how unstable you are. Get some mental health!!! I guess you are friends with the KS Church group that above all wants attention, like a spoiled child. Well, you’ll get it now. I wonder how many True Americans will turn you in to the FBI… This one did!!!!!
Wow, you really speak your mind ! When th FBI gets there, give them my name too ! I believe in everything you’ve stated. Perhaps these vehicles could be left in those areas, with a theif destruct feature. Wwhen stolen – the doors lock, the interior fills with some “green” gas and the morgue is called automatically, when there are no heart beats detected.
Remembering the recent event in Tuscon last Saturday. O.K. authorities here is a chance to get this mixed up person evaluated.
Easy now. Our highly paid elected experts in Washington have been working on this. Much more humane idea. They have a code word for this solution called “Public Housing Projects”. It may appear to you like a 35 story high jail. They just haven’t installed the containment fence yet. (or the beware signs) You must be knowledgeable on which areas not to frequent. Just pray for the fence.
Remember that in Chicago & other big cities, the criminals are allowed to vote.
This will be great for work at a large plant! It replaces the old golf cart for getting around. When can we get one?
wouldn’t want to be in that thing in an accident, coffin on wheels!!
Looks like a Jetson’s car. I’d rather be safe than have 35mpg. I’ll bet an 18 wheeler would squash it like a bug!!!
Likewise d:-)
Oh, but that’s what windshield wipers are for:)
Smokey Stover…. Notary Sojac… invented the two wheel, technology… sixty years, ago….
I get tired of these “concept” cars never see them built. I think the best way to get MPGs up is going diesel hybrid and tubular framed in chrome molly ,and plasitc or alumium skin. Bring the weight way down and keep the size where you can have cargo ie groceries etc. Race cars prove how safe a vehicle can be with regards to accidents. The smart car held up pretty well in collision tests. They are built on a space frame I think. Space frame is the way to go.
Being another realist-motor-head living in the REAL world, I can go along with the tubular space frame with totally independent 4 wheeled suspension. It does me good to know that some common sense “Thinking” Americans still exist.
“Common Sense isn’t that common these days…
They refer to it as “Rare” Sense now”.
Price out an emissions-compliant diesel engine and then rethink your plan.
As all motorcyclists know — when it comes to users of two-wheeled vehicles, there are only “two kinds:” Those who have gone down and those who are going to go down.
I have a lifetime of experience with General Motors and their products. Anybody who doesn’t trust ‘em will do better than those who do.
I’ve been ‘cured’ of 2 wheelers & the asphalt has already worked it’s way out of my elbows.
More the better on wheels. Other than my 1989 Caprice V8 ‘All-door’ tank, I prefer the safety & vision of an 18 wheels the most.
Future use of my ’89 Caprice? I can rent ‘safe travel space’ for 4 of these ‘things’ in my trunk & rent my back seat for their groceries.
As a motorcyclist of 40+ years I disagree. Never gone down (except for dirt bike racing) and never plan to do so. Your “trueism” is just more common knowledge BS.
I wonder what happens when it gets hit by an eighteen wheeler..
Don’t you know?
Volkswagon just sold a design to China for a one seater car that will go up to 78 MPH, GETS 278 MILES TO A GALLON , HAS FOUR WHEELS , AND WILL SELL FOR APPROXIMATELY $600.
VW’s L1 is a concept car. A one-off. They didn’t sell it to China, and it won’t sell for $600.
That car is the ugliest car I have ever seen. It looks like a carnival ride.
It would take one to know one.
being from GM this is sure to be another massive piece of s***
Play infmroaitve for me, Mr. internet writer.
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I can’t see myself ever needing to go somewhere badly enough to ride in one of those things. No wonder Bob Lutz finally retired.
I’ll second that !
How irritating! All that wasted time watching them roll around the parking lot, and the camera stops just when it enters the cab. I wanted to see how it operated from inside the vehicle.
I guess I’ll leave this “new technology” to the youngsters……..I’ve been around for 72 years and have seen about all I need to. Perhaps in the future we can feed the people of this planet. But, then, there would be more “fat , lazy people”.
where’s the jetson future?! where’s the flying car that folds into a briefcase?! they promised us that and gave us crap!
That car is a takeoff of the 1958 BMW Iseta
Isseta 600, right?
Try living in Ohio’s snow capital and see how far this “thing” would get you.
Why do they keep coming up with stuff like this when thats all they do. THey make this crap and then say hey look how were working to improve the world. bla bla bla. I’d like to actually see some improvement in my lifetime. A car that doesn’t run on gas. those self sustaining eco structures. something that shows humans arent dragging this world into the toilet. and would it kill you to make this crap affordable to us poor folk.
Go to your local Nissan dealer today. They will be glad to sell you a car that doesn’t run on gas. Ask for the Leaf.
Yap all is well with GM. Only GM could make a ugly piece of junk like the above car if you want to call it that. This thing must hold up great in a accident.
GM great mistake !!
This so called car is an accident looking for a place to happen. And it will probably happen before the balancing mechanized system fails. I wouldn’t be caught dead in it.
More al gore crap from obama motors
What about a car that could be operable in all spheres of the universe; aquatic, terrestrial, aerial, arboreal, vacuum, and space; you name it. Then we might not worry about natural disaster as we can safely operate it come what may. We might not be discussing all these craps. Over to you engineers and model designers.
Just make sure to avoid sudden stops!
What a waste of time, brains and money developing one concept vehicle after another that
has nothing to do with real world conditions.
Part of the big price tag that you must pay for a new vehicle gets wasted on this.
It’s no wonder the Asians are kicking our butts.
What a waste of money and time. Why a concept vehicle that is not going to make it. No wonder they need our money. Like see something that will work for us and make money at it and not something that look cute and will not work for us.
The article says, “Top speed is 25 mph and range is about 30 miles.” That means this car would be useless in a mountainous area. You would burn up most of your ‘speed’ trying to get up the grades. Sorry, but I wouldn’t go near the thing.
See, Real Americans can still think.
The Tech world has a problem in this area.
Uh, with that speed and distance constraints, why not just buy a Golf Cart for a quarter of the price?
You just passed your economics test.
When & where are you running for Congress?
There ain’t a whole lota thinkin’ going on in there.
I’ll move & vote for you.
If that thing ever got onto the streets with all those SUVs, it would be an instant death trap for both people in the car. And Chevy? Why are you still making SUVs? The only reason this is happening is that you have the government agencies by the balls. Otherwise litigation would force you to make sensible vehicles that DON’T pollute and tear up our roads, and imports of the same just would not happen either. I would like to thank all the politicians involved in filling their pockets with our hard earned money and for keeping their CEO’s obscene salaries right up there with yours. I would also like to stick my boot where the sun don’t shine in every one of your collective arses every time you smile on the way to your bank. You go into debt by overspending, give yourself raises while the rest of the planet starves, make billion dollar deals with large corporations, attack the money the elderly need to live on, increase our taxes to make up for your fat life expenses, live in big houses, drive fancy cars, eat gourmet meals and expect everyone to cry about some nut in Arizona who finally goes off the deep end and tries (the absolutely wrong way) to get even? Wow, you’re even nuttier than he was if you expect me to swallow that you are in any way connected with the people who really care. You just go in front of the cameras and read your prepared speech, then get into your limo and drive to the $1k a plate brunch and please, please, please don’t miss your tee time. God knows we wouldn’t want to inconvenience the ones making the most money by taxing them fairly according to every middle American’s rate of taxation. No. Not going to happen as long as CEOs and politicians have elbows, eh lads? Mark my words, it won’t be long, America, until the corporations actually become the government, if they aren’t already, that is.
Les, take a deep breath, step off the soapbox, and relax. Chevy, and everyone else, makes SUVs because Americans buy SUVs. Stop buying them, they will stop making them.
What a piece of crap. IIf you ever owned a 20mpg 55 Chevy you wold lyao.
what we need are air powered floating cars. that way if a bridge gets wiped out or we get flooded we can still cross the rivers and such and things can keep going
WOW!!! Just think of the money that will be saved on caskets. Just scoop it up and drop it in the ground.
Maybe should belong at Disneyland???? I could probably fit it into the bed of my Chevy P/U…I know the Smart Car will! After driving trucks and SUVs most of my adult years, this would scare the snot out of me. Motorcycles have a hard enough time being seen and have the power to sometimes get out of a situation or crash, but as a retired traffic officer I can see MANY of these things getting smashed because they weren’t seen or taken seriously….Definitly asking for a”Fatal Crash” going out on major roads in these!
Ditto.
Just remember, when most of the world is nuts they will lock up us sane people.
Be safe & quiet.
d:-)
Who wants to ride in an autonomous vehicle – I like to drive.
I’ll tell you what, you use this. I’l ldrive my 78 Fiat convertible.
I can’t handle the FIAT but what about the King Midget? Even walking would beat these.
Have you ever noticed that 4 wheeled pedal car in Popular Mechanics?
Plans are only $9.95 to build your own.
I think i rode in one of these at the haunted house at Disneyland. Its a one way ride to the cemetery. Just thinking that GM used our tax money to design this junk makes me sick.
Maybe they should spend their money on realistic cars
what a waste of time and money
exactly what road will they be driving on. if they mix these slow death traps in with regular traffic Big problems. What will they do spend Hundreds of Billions to build special roads for them. So what they take up less room you would still have to follow them down the road. I guess they will reduce All speed limits to less then 25 since 25 is the Top speed. That means you would have to floor it all the time. That can not be good for any whatever they call these ugly things. I would never buy one simply because I like to live and it would not even get me to town.
i just want saturn to come back, the car of course.
Don’t you understand what the engineers were trying to accomplish when they thought this up? Of course not. These *mini* vehicles are meant to do what oh so many of us can’t… DRIVE! They are only in the concept stage and are predicted to go up to 30mph FOR NOW. This doesn’t mean that it will be the ONLY speed that may come out on other future concepts. I know you all have GOOD ideas that you just can’t wait to express and all, but the engineers behind this have GREAT ideas that they actually want to share with the general public. One day they may come out with another concept that involves 4 different cars each with varrying speeds for each model from 15-30mph – 45mph – 60 mph – 75mph. They may even include 10 different lanes to drive in depending on your car type/speed and destination. This isn’t the end concept by any means and shouldn’t be treated as such. Don’t be afraid of change.
And youput the shopping bags where pray tell. What good is a car if you don’t have room to use it for grocery shopping? It may be cheap to drive, but if you have to make 20 trips to haul it home or tow a trailer all your savings go up the pipe.
I can see this being a great idea if you live in an urban environment and use it as a commuter vehicle. I’m sure with more time and development, GM will increase their size, range, and creature comforts. I think this is a good forward thinking idea or GM. Personally, I’m tired of watching the price of gas do nothing but go up all the time.
Cute idea but not very practical. Top speed of 25 MPH and a range of 30 miles. My living in the country and drive to the city to work makes this VERY impractical.
Of course, I now drive a 2 wheel vehicle to work that goes the speed limits (yes, even 65 MPH), gets over 55 MPG and cost me about $3800 to buy. It’s called a MOTORCYCLE!