China invented the newest tram with special abilities

The cost of such transport is 2200000 dollars.

Chinese manufacturer CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive is testing a brand new vehicle that is a hybrid of bus and tram. The novelty has received the name of ART (Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit), uses the electric range on a single charge can overcome 40 km.

Transport, despite the resemblance with the usual tram, equipped with rubber tires and can travel on paved roads. Hundreds of sensors that are equipped on the vehicle, helps him to analyze the situation on the road, and follow the dotted line, plays the role of the rails.

Test electrothermal consist of three or five sections, and their capacity ranges from 300 to 500 people, respectively. Length of transport ranges from 30 to 50 meters. On a single charge of the battery ART will be able to overcome 40 km, and its maximum speed reaches 70 km / h As stated in the source, electrothermal will be used in medium-sized cities whose population is increasing steadily due to urbanization.

It is assumed that the first transport branch of ART appears in Zhuzhou city, and its construction will begin in 2018. The cost of one electrotrauma is 2200000 dollars.

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