Steve Steinberg Segway of Oakland on View from the Bay Ch7 ABC San Francisco TV

slide4less · 06-28-2007, 09:59 PM

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?sec...bay&id=4624229

macgeek · 06-29-2007, 07:45 AM

Excellent segment steve,
I fondly remember when SF was ANTI segway,
what a turn around!

Jonathan

BillK · 06-29-2007, 08:12 AM

My wife and I did the tour in Sausalito and also SF just this past week. In Sausalito we had a wonderful time. People were friendly and it was relaxed. In SF we had to go on roads and the people were actually hostile at times. It was a new experience for me to have hostility that was not caused by something that I had done or was actively doing to someone aimed at me/us. We were merely riding.
Bill

bentbiker · 06-29-2007, 12:00 PM

Steve,

This was probably the most positive media exposure I've seen for the Segway. Nice job and good luck.

I think you can update the 450 MPG equivalency figure, based on the current price of gas, to perhaps 700+ MPG.

Sal · 06-29-2007, 01:17 PM

Great Exposure...

A question... did the newscasters have any prior experience on the two Segways? They seemed to get right on them, and were pretty good on 'em without bucking at all.

-Sal

slide4less · 06-29-2007, 01:52 PM

I taught them for 5 min before the show

quade · 06-29-2007, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bentbiker

Steve,

This was probably the most positive media exposure I've seen for the Segway. Nice job and good luck.

I think you can update the 450 MPG equivalency figure, based on the current price of gas, to perhaps 700+ MPG.

Uh . . . that don't make no sense at all.

The 450 MPG figure would actually be a conversion from the amount of energy, not price. See; http://www.segway.com/downloads/pdfs...whitepaper.pdf

Price 'tain got nuthin' to do with it.

hellphish · 06-29-2007, 03:11 PM

I was thinking the same thing! I don't know what dollars have to do with Miles and Gallons.

ryan_walters · 06-29-2007, 10:46 PM

I look at the (segway) miles per gallon figure this way: Instead of spending X amount of money on GAS, if I spent it on electricity for my segway instead, how far would I go? This will of course vary with the changing price of gas, and electricity.

Gas (here) is about $1.04 a litre. $3.93 per US gallon. $4.72 per UK gallon.

Electricity (here) is around $0.07 per KW/hour. The segway takes 1.1 - 1.2 kw/h to fully charge. Lets say $0.10 for a full charge.

For the money of one US gallon of gas, I could charge the segway 39 times for a total distance of 936 miles.

For the money of one UK gallon of gas, I could charge the segway 47 times for a total distance of 1128 miles.

In comparison, my car on the highway gets 36 / 43 miles per US / UK gallon. A more fair comparison, in the city (like the segway), I'm down to 25 / 30 miles per US / UK gallon in my car.

A per energy comparison instead of a per money comparison might not change much, but most people see things in relation to money.

cmonkey · 06-29-2007, 11:13 PM

I don't use the Gas Energy Equivalent, most people don't get it. What they do get, is how much they pay for a tank of gas and how far it takes them.

Since it costs less than a penny per mile (for my electricity), I make it even simpler.

I tell them my fuel (electricity) costs about a penny per mile.
Then I ask them how much they paid for a tank of gas. (SUVs are the best!)
A fill up sometimes runs them about $70-$90. Then I ask them how far they go on a tank. (usually around 250-350 miles). Then I tell them, that for their $85 fill up, I can go 8500 miles.

This they seem to get.

People always seem to understand better when you make them think with their wallets.

06-28-2007, 09:59 PM	#1
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BillK Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Central Texas Posts: 275	Toured SF My wife and I did the tour in Sausalito and also SF just this past week. In Sausalito we had a wonderful time. People were friendly and it was relaxed. In SF we had to go on roads and the people were actually hostile at times. It was a new experience for me to have hostility that was not caused by something that I had done or was actively doing to someone aimed at me/us. We were merely riding. Bill

06-29-2007, 12:00 PM	#4
bentbiker Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,795	Steve, This was probably the most positive media exposure I've seen for the Segway. Nice job and good luck. I think you can update the 450 MPG equivalency figure, based on the current price of gas, to perhaps 700+ MPG. __________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ John Kuhn

06-29-2007, 01:52 PM	#6
slide4less Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: oakland, calif, USA. Posts: 378	ABC Ch 7 I taught them for 5 min before the show __________________ slide4less

06-29-2007, 01:17 PM	#5
Sal Enjoys a well balanced glide Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 3,422	Great Exposure... A question... did the newscasters have any prior experience on the two Segways? They seemed to get right on them, and were pretty good on 'em without bucking at all. -Sal

06-29-2007, 03:11 PM	#8
hellphish Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Silentville Posts: 1,122	I was thinking the same thing! I don't know what dollars have to do with Miles and Gallons.

06-29-2007, 10:46 PM	#9
ryan_walters Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 347	I look at the (segway) miles per gallon figure this way: Instead of spending X amount of money on GAS, if I spent it on electricity for my segway instead, how far would I go? This will of course vary with the changing price of gas, and electricity. Gas (here) is about $1.04 a litre. $3.93 per US gallon. $4.72 per UK gallon. Electricity (here) is around $0.07 per KW/hour. The segway takes 1.1 - 1.2 kw/h to fully charge. Lets say $0.10 for a full charge. For the money of one US gallon of gas, I could charge the segway 39 times for a total distance of 936 miles. For the money of one UK gallon of gas, I could charge the segway 47 times for a total distance of 1128 miles. In comparison, my car on the highway gets 36 / 43 miles per US / UK gallon. A more fair comparison, in the city (like the segway), I'm down to 25 / 30 miles per US / UK gallon in my car. A per energy comparison instead of a per money comparison might not change much, but most people see things in relation to money.

06-29-2007, 11:13 PM	#10
cmonkey Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Orange, CA, USA. Posts: 1,064	I don't use the Gas Energy Equivalent, most people don't get it. What they do get, is how much they pay for a tank of gas and how far it takes them. Since it costs less than a penny per mile (for my electricity), I make it even simpler. I tell them my fuel (electricity) costs about a penny per mile. Then I ask them how much they paid for a tank of gas. (SUVs are the best!) A fill up sometimes runs them about $70-$90. Then I ask them how far they go on a tank. (usually around 250-350 miles). Then I tell them, that for their $85 fill up, I can go 8500 miles. This they seem to get. People always seem to understand better when you make them think with their wallets. __________________ Charriot of Fur - Onward!

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