The Last Mile

Archive for February, 2009

An Important Announcement To Our Customers: Battery Boosting

Dear Customers,
Segway Inc. has become aware of several companies offering charging and rebuilding services for Segway Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) and Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. These companies are not affiliated with, nor supported or endorsed by Segway, as the services may create a safety hazard and result in a loss of warranty coverage.
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Segway PTs Spotted on The Amazing Race

If you are one of the many avid watchers of The Amazing Race, there is a good chance you caught a glimpse of the Segway Personal Transporter (PT) in the latest episode.  Racers were given a detour to choose between two tasks – one of which was to ride a two mile obstacle course on [...]

Segway Social Hits A Milestone!

Segway Social’s Green Calculator has made it to a MILLION miles! Yes, folks – 1,000,000 Segway PT miles have been logged by Segway PT owners!  The community’s mileage is generated from user’s who report both average weekly mileage and a date of purchase, and excludes users who have yet to enter values in both of [...]

Love Is In The Air

Ah, Valentine’s Day. The most loved (and arguably most loathed) day of the year is just around the corner. Inciting panic, people scramble to find that special something for that special someone; for those that don’t have a special someone, you’re reminded of that fact over and over. Ouch.
Here at Segway we don’t promise the [...]

Green campus patrols: Segway PTs at Duke University

Duke University’s Police Department recently produced a short video highlighting the use of Segway PTs for campus security and patrolling operations. While the university has been a longtime customer, they recently upgraded to the second generation Segway PT using a mix of i2 and x2 Police models.
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According to Officer Aaron [...]