China Has Actually Built An Elevated Bus That Travels Above Car Traffic China’s Transit Explore Bus (TEB) has launched the pilot project of its road-straddling ‘Transit Elevated Bus’ in Qinhuangdao this week. After revealing the ambitious ‘Land Airbus’ concept as a scale model back in May, TEB has produced a full-scale prototype which has begun its pilot run in the coastal Chinese city about 300 kilometres east of Beijing. The massive high-riding bus is powered by battery packs that are charged by electric stations installed along the vehicle’s route. Serving the same purpose as a subway system, the Transit Elevated Bus provides mass transit without taking up space for road traffic (allowing cars to pass underneath it), for only a fraction of the cost – TEB estimates the Transit Elevated Bus costs around 16 per cent of a underground train line. If the pilot project proves successful, the Transit Elevated Bus system could help to solve China’s growing air pollution and traffic problems, thanks to its all-electric powertrain and increased passenger capacity over regular buses. Straddling two lanes, the Transit Elevated Bus is far wider than a regular bus and most trains, allowing a much higher passenger density and greatly improving public transit. China's Crazy Straddling Bus Is Now A Reality, China's radical elevated bus that drives over the TOP of other cars, 'Straddling bus' hits the road in China, The bus of the future now has a full-scale prototype, China's giant "transit elevated bus" just went real, China's amazing traffic-straddling bus hits the road, China tests giant 'traffic straddling' bus, China begins tests of giant elevated bus. China's Road-Straddling Bus Takes First Test Drive, Futuristic electric straddling bus concept is now a real full-scale prototype , China's elevated bus is real, travels above car traffic, China's elevated bus: Futuristic 'straddling bus' hits the road
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