China has tested a huge straddle bus, which has a revolutionary design that lets cars drive underneath and can carry up to 1,400 passengers, saving not only the road space but also reducing air pollution.
The transit elevated bus TEB-1, was on road test in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province
It was tested on a specially laid track.
The bus is powered by electricity and is 22-meter-long, 7.8-meter-wide. Powered by electricity, the straddling bus could replace about 40 conventional buses, potentially saving more than 800 tonnes of fuel annually and reducing 2,480 tonnes of carbon emissions, Song said
Also known as a land airbus, the concept was the brainchild of the Beijing-based Transit Explore Bus which displayed in the high-tech expo in the city.
The passenger compartment spans two traffic lanes and sits high above the road surface on a pair of stilts, leaving the road clear for ordinary cars to pass underneath.
Regardless of whether the bus is moving or not, cars under 2 meters high can easily pass through.
Running along special tracks, the bus can carry up to 1,400 passengers, and travel at a top speed of 60 kilometers per hour.
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