Very cool E-bike

For the longest time TPP has loved his BikeE, but here's an E-bike that is very cool, and very cute.  It's an all electric bike.  Notice the lack of a chain.  Pedalling just charges the batteries so you can go longer between charges, or don't pedal, but you never have to worry about getting chain grease on you pant leg (a BikeE problem).  It's small and foldable so you can take right into your office and not have to worry about having it ripped off.  This is definitely worth looking into.  If you have one, let us know what it's like. 

PUMA commuter vehicle

The Phactor lives within easy walking distance of his workplace, and so do the majority of my neighbors, but only about 1 in 5 walk to work. Public transportation passes by both ends of our double block, and almost no one in our hood uses it. Clearly you don't need an SUV or van for our commutes, so this nifty little commuter vehicle, a GM-Segway hybrid called PUMA, which should be called Tumblebug (hmm, that may not be the best name; like Nova in Mexico), may actually prove rather practical for small urban use. It gets 35 miles to the charge and goes 35 miles an hour, so that tells you how close charging stations have to be. One charge would allow Mrs. Phactor to commute to and from her office for a week. A gasoline/electric hybrid would get 200 mpg. Funny, this is sort of an appealing little thing, even though it looks a bit like a dumpster with a transparent top, so watch out on trash pick up days. What jelly bean colors do you suppose it comes in? Seriously, don't you want one?