GM's Larry Burns Explains the Radical New P.U.M.A. Commuter Vehicle

This exclusive video takes an in-depth look at the genesis of the Segway/GM P.U.M.A. concept. Read more about the P.U.M.A. here.

April 19, 2009 at 1:44PM by Jim Motavalli | comment

At the recent 2009 New York Auto Show, GM and Segway gave reporters rides in their radical new commuter concept design, dubbed Project P.U.M.A. The pod-like electric vehicles are loaded with advanced technology.

Find out about the motivations behind the P.U.M.A. program, as well as more about the technology and safety, in this exclusive video from TDG:

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tags: cars, transportation, segway, p.u.m.a., General Motors, project puma, larry burns, GM, electric vehicles, video, commuting, concept

Jim Motavalli

Jim Motavalli is a senior writer at E/The Environmental Magazine, a regular contributor to the New York Times and author most recently of Naked in the Woods: Joseph Knowles and the Legacy of Frontier Fakery.
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