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China’s much-hyped elevated bus which last week completed a test run in the city of Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, may not just be impractical and unfeasible, as critics say. Several Chinese state media outlets now say the whole thing was an illegally funded project aimed at scamming investors.
The Global Times tabloid also attacked the thing’s designer for having only an elementary school education.
Nevertheless, this animation depicts the technology and explains some of its attributes.
The Transit Elevated Bus, or TEB, is 22 meters long, 7.8 meters wide and can carry up to 300 passengers.
It runs on rails laid on ordinary roads and occupies two traffic lanes. Passengers board the bus through an elevated bus stop.
It is powered by both solar power and electricity. Through a technology called relay charging, the bus receives electricity as it enters a bus station.
The TEB straddles the road 2 meters above the ground, which allows smaller vehicles to pass below.
It is equipped with sensors on its front, rear and sides to warn vehicles to not get too close and large vehicles to not pass below.
The TEB Development Company says one bus could replace 40 conventional buses and could save 2,640 tons of carbon emissions.
Four buses could be linked together and operate in a train-like manner. The bus can reach a top speed of 60 kilometers per hour.
However, the bus can only run on a mostly straight track and is unable to perform sharp turns.
Although last week’s test received wide media coverage, the thing only traveled 300 meters at a slow speed, and without traffic beneath it. What’s more, the city didn’t even know about the test, let alone approve it.
So this elevated bus, which is actually a train, may never get off the ground.
RUNDOWN SHOWS:
1. Dimensions of the bus
2. Bus runs on rails on the road; elevated bus station placed next to the bus
3. Bus uses both solar energy and electricity
4. Smaller cars can travel underneath the bus
5. Sensors installed on the bus to warn other vehicles
6. One bus can replace 40 traditional ones; depiction of carbon emissions reduction
7. Four buses linked together; depiction of the bus’s top speed
8. Bus running on straight tracks and then making a turn
VOICEOVER (in English):
“The proposed Transit Elevated Bus, or TEB, is 22 meters long, 7.8 meters wide and can carry up to 300 passengers.”
“It runs on rails laid on ordinary roads and occupies two traffic lanes. Passengers board the bus through an elevated bus stop.”
“It is powered by both solar power and electricity. Through a technology called relay charging, the bus receives electricity as it enters a bus station.”
“The TEB straddles the road two meters above the ground, which allows smaller vehicles to pass below.”
“It is equipped with sensors on its front, rear and sides to warn vehicles to not get too close and large vehicles to not pass below.”
“The TEB Development Company says one bus could replace 40 conventional buses and could save 2,640 tons of carbon emissions.”
“Four buses could be linked together and operate in a train-like manner. The bus can reach a top speed of 60 kilometers per hour.”
“However, the bus can only run on a mostly straight track and is unable to perform sharp turns.”
SOURCES: TEB, Graphic News, BBC, CCTV, The Verge
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