Wired - Get a Closer Look at GM’s Electric Pod Car

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A lot of people laughed when General Motors rolled out the electric EN-V city car last month, but the underlying principle driving its creation is sound: As our cities grow ever more crowded, we need to seriously rethink personal mobility

 

Sixty percent of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2030, and there will be as many as two billion cars on the road. Clearly mass transit and smart growth will play increasingly important roles, but the automobile isn’t going anywhere. GM isn’t alone in looking for ways to build cars that pollute less and take up less space. Volkswagen’s bullet-shaped L1 diesel-hybrid concept is another example of a redefinition of the car.........

 

 

 

 

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