Neatorama » mass transit http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:26:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Tiny Slow Electric Bus http://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/04/tiny-slow-electric-bus/ http://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/04/tiny-slow-electric-bus/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:41:38 +0000 Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/?p=55390 The city of Kiryu, Japan employs the the E-KomiBus, a tiny electric vehicle that carries solar panels to charge the batteries during sunny weather.

The E-KomiBus (which, for reasons unknown, bears the nickname “MAYU”) is a totally electric and tiny little bus. It’s only 173” long (shorter than a 2012 Honda Civic), and runs on lithium ion batteries, which have a range of about 25 miles after charging 8 hours. With a top speed of 12mph, it’s ideally suited for driving through the narrow back streets not covered by conventional bus routes.

The university hopes that senior citizens and tourists (the two groups least likely to own driver’s licenses in Gunma) will use the E-KomiBus, which seats 10.

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(Image source: Yomiuri Online)

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Taking public transportation is good for the environment, but used-up Metrocards aren’t -unless you find something useful to do with them. The Infrastructurist found nine wacky things people have made out of the cards, including this lovely suit. Link -via Everlasting Blort

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What would you do if you noticed this coyote didn’t pay his fare? Seattle Transit Blog has the big pic:

This photo illustrates one danger of building light rail to the far-flung suburbs: unwanted riders.

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From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Lee.

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