Greener Double-Decker London Buses Win Competition

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Treehugger.com   |   December 22, 2008 08:47 AM

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The Aston Martin and Foster design is a zero-emissions double-decker that is highly maneuverable, with warm lighting and wooden floors and is accessible for disabled passengers. There will be reconstituted leather upholstery to create a tactile "living room" feel. The top of the bus will have a glazed roof which incorporates solar cells to "generate energy and filter daylight to control the temperature inside."

Capoco's proposed bus has a low flat floor to allow passengers to get on and off easily, with a Routemaster-like front engine, an open rear platform; it will also be low emission.

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The Aston Martin and Foster design is a zero-emissions double-decker that is highly maneuverable, with warm lighting and wooden floors and is accessible for disabled passengers. There will be reconsti...
The Aston Martin and Foster design is a zero-emissions double-decker that is highly maneuverable, with warm lighting and wooden floors and is accessible for disabled passengers. There will be reconsti...
 
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Personally, I would rather ride on this one: http://www.mtc.ca.gov/planning/climate/ !

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:11 PM on 12/26/2008

If the bus is so green, why does it look so red?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:34 AM on 12/25/2008

Here in Europe we call it "tradition". London Busses are red and were so for the last 100 years or so.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:43 AM on 12/30/2008

'Oh they used to laught at me when I refused to ride those double decker buses because there was no driver on the top'

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:24 AM on 12/22/2008
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