The document describes 10 innovative bus and transportation designs that aim to improve sustainability and reduce emissions. Some key points:
- The Cameo all-electric minibus can carry 32 passengers and recharge within seconds at bus bays using ultracapacitors.
- The Big Blue Bus and Cougar Bus were competition entries focused on green and efficient public transportation in Santa Monica.
- The Setra Coach, Credo E-Bone, and AutoTram are powered by lithium batteries or hydrogen fuel cells to be zero-emissions.
- Other designs like the SKhy Bus and China's Solar-Powered Bus generate their own energy from solar panels and process water to produce hydrogen for fuel.
2. 1)Cameo all-electric
minibus
Pes, an auto designer who firmly
believes in the concept of zero
emission public transportation
that not only benefits the
environment, but also manages to
transport a good number of
passengers without having to
come across traffic snarls.
This concept bus has been
designed and conceptualized in
collaboration with Montreal
Society of Transportation, STM
that has inbuilt ultracapacitors
that make the vehicles faster and
easy to recharge.
The bus has the capacity of
carrying up to 32 passengers and
can be recharged at any bus bay
within a few seconds.
The entrance also makes it
possible for wheelchairs to get on
board
3. 2)Big Blue Bus by Altcar
The ‘Bus of the Future’
competition during the Altcar Expo
in 2008 saw many innovative
entries for creating the Big Blue
Bus that would be a new ‘green’
mode of public transportation on
the roads of Santa Monica.
The bus is a green design that
releases positive emissions and
utilizes sequestered CO2 and also
provides an expansive vista of the
city through its big windows.
The second design was by
Giuseppe Fillippone called the
Cougar Bus, which has a very sleek
feline design.
The bus has individual pods that
can be used depending upon the
number of passengers.
The Cougar Bus has been designed
to be space-efficient as well as fuel
efficient too!
4. 3)Setra Coach
The Setra Coach has been
designed by Peter Spriggs in
collaboration with Adam
Cunningham and Adrian Barron.
The project was actually a project,
which was later turned into a eco-
friendly public transport vehicle
design that can provide all
(including the physically
handicapped) a comfortable and
‘green’ drive.
The bus has a durable and strong
superstructure with big windows
that offer a great panoramic view.
The bus is powered by Lithium-ion
batteries that are located under
the luggage compartment.
5. 4)Credo E-Bone
The Credo E-Bone is a bus that has
been designed by Peter Simon and
is a public transportation that is
powered by lithium batteries and
hydrogen fuel cells.
This futuristic green transportation
is a zero-emission one with four in-
wheel electric motors whose
power source is located on the
roof of the bus.
The bus has a bone-like structure
and is made out of composite
plastic that makes it lightweight as
well.
6. 5)AutoTram
The AutoTram is the creation of
the Fraunhofer System Research.
This is a futuristic public
transportation design that would
give its passengers an emission-
free ride.
This grand project would have the
design of a tram but the flexibility
of a bus.
The AutoTram is powered by
Lithium-ion batteries and does not
need the overhead wiring system
and rails like the regular tram
7. 6)A moderm green
concept bus
‘Welcome Back’ is the name of the
first runner up in the competition
for the New Bus For London that
has been designed by the Hector
Serrrano Studio.
he designers have incorporated a
highly technical low emission
solution to the traditional-looking
London bus by incorporating a
hybrid diesel-electric engine that
would ensure minimal emissions.
The size of the bus is small and
compact, so as to make is easy for
maneuvering it through the busy
London streets
8. 7)Skhy Bus
The SKhy bus is an innovative
concept bus that is extremely eco-
friendly and technologically
advanced.
The bus derives its energy from the
solar photovoltaic cells that are
located on the roof of the bus.
The bus does not release any carbon
monoxide by-products or other toxic
fumes and also processes wastewater
in order to produce hydrogen, which
makes it more efficient.
The clean water that would be
released by the hydrogen engine
would be put to other use.
The bus would use its own energy
for producing oxygen.
The bus would also have a CO2
trapping system that would function
for fire extinguishing and cooling
purposes too.
Designed by Alain Monteiro, the
SKhy bus structure would be made
out of aluminum and other
recyclable materials.
The bus would require no driver and
would be remotely controlled
through sensors and GPS
9. 8) Takht Lahori
Takht Lahori was an entry to the
Instituto Europeo di Design’s
School of Transportation Design
“My City” scholarship competition
and is the brainchild of Ali Murtaza
from Pakistan.
The design boasts of eco-friendly
features such as zero-emission
that would provide a safe and fast
means of public transportation in
the bustling city of Lahore.
The green transportation is
powered by Lithium-ion batteries
that are located inside the wheels
and can be charged by using the
A/C plug or photovoltaic panels.
10. 9) B2us Hybrid Bus
Designed by Francesc Gasch, the
B2us is a hybrid powered bus that
is an eco-friendly low emission
transport for plying on the roads of
Barcelona.
The outer structure of the bus is
very clean with curved corners and
the inside of the bus has
innovative energy-efficient
features.
Since the transmission is hybrid,
part of the power would be
sourced from solar energy via the
solar panels installed on the roof
of the bus.
The B2us will use OLED (Organic
LED) technology, which would
provide the passenger with
information regarding the seat
availability and present location of
the bus.
11. 10) China's Solar-Powered
Bus
The solar-powered public bus is a
great solution for the ever-
increasing road traffic.
The bus, which is also known as a
3D Express Coach is being
developed by the Shenzhen Huashi
Future Parking Equipment
company that has developed a
design that would allow cars less
than two meters in height to travel
under the vehicle!
The bus would be a hybrid design
and would run on both solar
energy and electricity.
The bus would have a speed of
around 60 km per hour with a
seating capacity of 1200 to 1400
passengers.
The construction of the track for
this transport would take only one
year!