Dutch Team To Showcase ``Superbus`` At Dubai Show

By Muin Abdul Majid
DUBAI (Bernama) - A team of Dutch designers plans to tout an
electric-powered "Superbus" that can move as fast as a high-speed train to
government authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Carrying 23 passengers at 250kmh on a dedicated "speed track", this
cross-over between a bus and a limousine is seen by its European designers as
the shape of things to come in sustainable transport.

"The Superbus will tackle the challenges of mobility, spatial planning,
service detail and environmental demands all in one," said chief designer
Antonia Terzi.

The Superbus is the brainchild of a design team at TU Delft University of
Technology in Holland.

It has been dubbed the "Dutch solution" to the three ills of public
transportation -- congestion, pollution and safety.

They will spotlight the Superbus project at next month's Commercial
Vehicles Conference in Dubai, according to a statement from the event
organisers.

The idea is that it could become the choice of travel for business commuters
between Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Offering the convenience of a car, the Superbus is 15m long and has eight
doors on each side.

Powered by lithium iron phosphate batteries, the 530bhp carbon fibre vehicle
is similar in length and width to a public bus, but with the height of a
conventional SUV (sport utility vehicle).