Entries in GM (4)

GM's electric car that can drive itself

And if you’re worried about how it deals with pedestrians, you can relax. Using vehicle-based sensor and camera systems, the EN-V can ‘sense’ what’s around it, allowing the vehicle to react quickly to obstacles or changes in driving conditions. So if a pedestrian steps out in front of the vehicle, the EN-V will decelerate to a slower and safer speed and stop sooner than today’s vehicles.

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Posted on Friday, March 26, 2010 at 05:20PM by Registered CommenterChristine Gupta in , , , , , , , , , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Next generation vehicle architecture or the first LEGO car? You choose.

Just imagine how it would be if you could design your own electric vehicle with all the motor, battery and drive train basics built in. The modular TREXA EV lets you do just that. It provides a low profile base - known in the trade as a 'skateboard' - with all that stuff built in and you just stack whatever you want on top, so not only does it look the way you want, but you get to specify the acceleration, suspension and speed.

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Posted on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 06:19PM by Registered CommenterChristine Gupta in , , , , , , , , , | Comments1 Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

GM’s death is the beginning of the end for the Auto World we once knew

For some years now, as I have been led to believe,GM has had a room set aside for Chapter 11, so its recent news should be no surprise for anyone. But it didn't need to be like this.

Ash Gupta spills the beans as guest blogger on Mygreenwheels...

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Posted on Monday, June 1, 2009 at 04:59PM by Registered CommenterChristine Gupta in , , , , , , , , , , | Comments1 Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

GM+Segway electric 2 wheeler = phonebooth on wheels

Yet another electric vehicle love child, but I'm not sure who's going to love this 2-seat contraption from the unlikely partnership of GM and Segway. For a start it's so uncool it's even got stabilisers! How the dickens are they expecting to woo hard-bitten U.S. drivers to move over to something as nerdy as this??? They claim it'll change the way that we move around in cities - that's because we'll be trying to hide in side streets in the hope that no one sees us in this turkey.

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