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Title: Metro Motivation: GM Envisions Networked Mini Cars for City Streets
Post by: sam on March 24, 2010, 13:25: Quote
The automaker introduces its Electric Networked Vehicle prototypes, one third the size of a typical car, as a way to reduce big urban auto emissions and traffic congestion

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=gm-electric-networked-vehicle
Title: Re: Metro Motivation: GM Envisions Networked Mini Cars for City Streets
Post by: Simon on March 24, 2010, 13:31: If it's one third the size of a normal car, how are we supposed to get in it? ;D
Title: Re: Metro Motivation: GM Envisions Networked Mini Cars for City Streets
Post by: sam on March 24, 2010, 13:53: normal car US... therefore in the UK its probably a regular size.
Title: Re: Metro Motivation: GM Envisions Networked Mini Cars for City Streets
Post by: Clive on March 24, 2010, 15:25: Although American cars are much smaller these days. ;)
Title: Re: Metro Motivation: GM Envisions Networked Mini Cars for City Streets
Post by: Rik on March 24, 2010, 15:44: They shrank in the wash?
Title: Re: Metro Motivation: GM Envisions Networked Mini Cars for City Streets
Post by: Clive on March 24, 2010, 16:58: They are all made in Japan! ;D
Title: Re: Metro Motivation: GM Envisions Networked Mini Cars for City Streets
Post by: Rik on March 24, 2010, 17:04: And some of them can stop... :o:
Title: Re: Metro Motivation: GM Envisions Networked Mini Cars for City Streets
Post by: Clive on March 24, 2010, 17:27: Since when?? ;D
Title: Re: Metro Motivation: GM Envisions Networked Mini Cars for City Streets
Post by: Rik on March 24, 2010, 17:28: Before 2005. :)
Title: Re: Metro Motivation: GM Envisions Networked Mini Cars for City Streets
Post by: Clive on March 24, 2010, 17:29: Ah yes! 8-)
Title: Re: Metro Motivation: GM Envisions Networked Mini Cars for City Streets
Post by: sam on March 24, 2010, 23:07: ;D