Segway Japan seeking to expand sales of 2-wheeled EV

TOKYO, Japan - Segway Japan Ltd. President Hiroshi Otsuka takes a ride on a segway two-wheeled, self-balancing vehicle in Yokohama on May 14. Segway Japan said it plans to expand sales of its personal transporter electric vehicles to Japanese companies to more than 1,000 units by the end of March 2012 from about 300 units that it hopes to sell by next March.

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