2/20/2023 0 Comments Superbus wow speed![]() ![]() Backed by Dow Chemicals, is this another example of westerners catering to the whimsy of oil rich sheikhdoms?Ĭommuting time between the United Arad Emirates super cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi could be cut in half in a newly invented electric Superbus able to ply the 124 km distance in only 30 minutes, according to The National. Terzi said the prototype cost €13 million (Dh68.86 million), but costs were expected to come down when the company started bulk production.The midnight blue “electric” Superbus comes fully loaded. The Superbus boasts an obstacle detection system (that relies on radar equipment and a fast responding electronic guidance system), high manoeuvrability and formidable braking power. The officials said the Superbus demonstration sought to highlight a common commitment to developing clean transportation solutions. Fully powered by electricity and constructed with light carbon fibre materials to make it more energy efficient, the Superbus integrates the speed and service of a fast train with the flexibility, affordability and comfort of a road vehicle. The six-wheel 12-door Superbus measuring 15 metres has a 23-seat capacity. The rechargeable batteries of the electrically-powered vehicle for the first time received a solar charge on Sunday evening at Masdar institute, Terzi told reporters. ![]() The vehicle, developed in the Netherlands, is made for relatively cheap concrete roads so that it can be operated without dedicated road infrastructure.Īlan Frost, director of Masdar City and Huib de Bliek, counsellor and deputy head of mission at the Dutch Embassy, were present on the occasion. Terzi, who used to be the chief aerodynamicist of the BMW-Williams F1 team, said the Superbus is specially designed to minimise damage to highways and thus save on infrastructure upkeep. "The bus has been designed for sustainable mobility," Antonia Terzi, the Italian designer with a Formula One background said while showcasing the bus at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Abu Dhabi: Superbus, the first electric bus to hit 250 kph during trials, will not only reduce air pollution but also cut the need for investment in public transport infrastructure like highways, the chief vehicle designer of the project told Gulf News on Monday. ![]()
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