I'm no fan of GM (in fact I think they make crap) but I don't understand the reaction to this. Everyone complains that they make ridiculously inefficient vehicles but when they do the opposite everyone still complains.
Something like this would be ideal inside London where the average vehicle speed is about 11mph. It would be exempt from the congestion charge, allowed to use bus lanes so could pass queuing traffic, would be easy to park and would be cheap to run. Sure, it's not the best looking vehicle in the world but it's designed for functionality not looks. It seems like a good idea to me and the only thing I'd like to see changed is for it to be fully enclosed so you don't get wet on the way to work.
agreed. I'm not too excited about this vehicle, but I think GM is looking in the right direction. if they started thinking like this 15 years ago, they might not be in such a mess.
I am not sure how this is "looking in the right direction"? GM's biggest problem is that they make vehicles that people don't want to buy, and this is probably one of the more egregious examples of that.
Advanced gyros are cool but I don't really see them used to benefit anything in this vehicle - what can it do that a motorized wheelchair can't? Why are we supposed to use it? If I'd want to get into this class of vehicle I'd get a bicycle. If I were lazy, I'd get a bicycle with electric motor assist.
It took him 8 years but Bush finally said something that's worth repeating: You don't put good money after bad. Let GM fail, don't put it on life support so it can fail sometime later.
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I'm no fan of GM (in fact I think they make crap) but I don't understand the reaction to this. Everyone complains that they make ridiculously inefficient vehicles but when they do the opposite everyone still complains.
Something like this would be ideal inside London where the average vehicle speed is about 11mph. It would be exempt from the congestion charge, allowed to use bus lanes so could pass queuing traffic, would be easy to park and would be cheap to run. Sure, it's not the best looking vehicle in the world but it's designed for functionality not looks. It seems like a good idea to me and the only thing I'd like to see changed is for it to be fully enclosed so you don't get wet on the way to work.
agreed. I'm not too excited about this vehicle, but I think GM is looking in the right direction. if they started thinking like this 15 years ago, they might not be in such a mess.
I am not sure how this is "looking in the right direction"? GM's biggest problem is that they make vehicles that people don't want to buy, and this is probably one of the more egregious examples of that.
Advanced gyros are cool but I don't really see them used to benefit anything in this vehicle - what can it do that a motorized wheelchair can't? Why are we supposed to use it? If I'd want to get into this class of vehicle I'd get a bicycle. If I were lazy, I'd get a bicycle with electric motor assist.
It took him 8 years but Bush finally said something that's worth repeating: You don't put good money after bad. Let GM fail, don't put it on life support so it can fail sometime later.
@Nikster
"...GM's biggest problem is that they make vehicles that people don't want to buy..."
Yeah, that's why they were the worldwide leader in car sales for 77 years.
http://www.roadandmore.com/rnmforum/topic/39.html
When did everyone become sheep?