New Batteries, New Segways, New Options, Oh my!

[Adam Y.]

Lithium-ion batteries, while nice and light, tend to quietly commit suicide after a few years of existance. Note existance, instead of use. Even in storage, they deteriorate. Unless some new formulation has been employed here, it is quite possible that the battery will be useless within two to five years, depending on various conditions (type of discharge, storage temperature, etc.).

The problem is worst than that. Lithium Ion batteries tend to die out the quickest compared to any other type of battery just with regular use. Hence the great annoyance when Apple gave people a hard time to replace their batteries.

[KenWittlief]

Im glad to see Segway going after these specialized markets they originally shunned.

How many people here purchased their own shopping cart?

How many people here USE a shopping cart every week?

Segway has to find its sweet-spot market, its optimum applications. If thats golf courses or resort rentals or airports... whatever it is that gets production numbers way up, that will bring the manufacturing cost way down

and the sell price of the base models will then drop.

[MattK]

Originally Posted by KenWittlief

Im glad to see Segway going after these specialized markets they originally shunned.

How many people here purchased their own shopping cart?

How many people here USE a shopping cart every week?

Segway has to find its sweet-spot market, its optimum applications. If thats golf courses or resort rentals or airports... whatever it is that gets production numbers way up, that will bring the manufacturing cost way down

and the sell price of the base models will then drop.

I think the reason Segway was able to release the GT and the XT was because of the new batteries, they allowed for different applications.

[Jon K.]

The new segway was featured in the newest Popular Science magazine as well.