China has designed a new kind of transportation known as the electric “straddling bus”.
The new bus design which was recently shown off at Beijing’s High-Tech Expo is extra tall so as to allow any cars under seven feet to travel underneath, whether the bus is in motion or not, and it has the capacity to carry 1,400 passengers. It is designed for capacity and efficiency, not necessarily for speed.
Since its powered by electricity, the design would reduce fuel consumption by some 800 tons and carbon emissions by nearly 2,500 tons every year, while its size would allow it to replace 40 conventional buses.
Reports has it that straddling buses idea was first proposed in 1960, by Lester Walker and Craig Hodgetts, two American Architects, aimed at using it to modernize New York City.
Since its powered by electricity, the design would reduce fuel consumption by some 800 tons and carbon emissions by nearly 2,500 tons every year, while its size would allow it to replace 40 conventional buses.
Reports has it that straddling buses idea was first proposed in 1960, by Lester Walker and Craig Hodgetts, two American Architects, aimed at using it to modernize New York City.
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