The Super Bus, being developed by the Dutch at the TU Delft University.
Superbus is a new concept for sustainable mobility, which consists of a new vehicle, new type of dedicated infrastructure and new logistics. For this new concept, all of the intelligence and innovation is put into the vehicle, whereas the dedicated infrastructure, where the Superbus runs at 250 km/h, is made of relatively cheap concrete roads.
Superbus is 15 meters long and provides seating for 23 passengers. In order to improve comfort and to allow individuality, it has 8 doors per side.
It is an electric drive, which I do not get. And it is a limo service, not a bus though it carries 23 passengers. However, it will work on the new protected high speed lanes, and should make the trip from LA to Las Vegas in about 1.5 hours, short enough to live in Vegas and work in LA; but we will have to add hybrid diesel electric to make that long haul.
This is just one of the many ultra high speed vehicles we will be sending over I-15. We have seen high speed BRT, this limo, and soon high speed cargo vehicles will be developed. The variety of vehicles running at speeds of 140 Mph. The road fee per vehicle between the two towns should be around $1,000; or $50 per passenger if this limo is full. If that price holds up then we are talking about a 2-3 year payoff for converting the meridian of I-15.
Here, an article about the bus from Economic Times.
Are you listening Nevada?
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