The fully functioning prototype has already reached 140kph in tests, and Prof Ockels said he would be surprised if the electric vehicle had not touched its theoretical cruising speed of 250kph by October. They hope to arrange a demonstration run for Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority after the expo ends. Prof Ockels said his team was about to hold talks about the project with UAE transport officials. The streamlined midnight-blue vehicle has eight gull-wing doors on each side, can hold 23 passengers plus a driver and was designed to travel on both normal roads and a special high-speed track. The Superbus, which is being developed at the Delft University of Technology in Holland, is on show in Dubai at the UITP Mobility and City Transport Expo – the first time it has been seen outside Europe. Professor Wubbo Ockels, Holland’s first astronaut, said: “Of course we hope that the Netherlands is going to be the first country, but we realise that, in the Netherlands, things don’t go as fast as here, so we hope here will be the first.” By Colin Simpson The high-speed bus that could slash journey times between Abu Dhabi and Dubai to 30 minutes went on show yesterday – and its creator said he hoped the UAE would be the first country to introduce the vehicle.
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