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Tokyo gets a Contactless Hybrid bus

Posted February 19, 2008 9:09 AM

From Newlaunches.com:

Boasting of almost 60% reduction in carbon emissions compared to its predecessors, the new contactless buses running in the Tokyo Haneda Airport region is the latest addition to the efficient Japanese transport system. Their work on the world's fastest maglev train may take a while but till then this new hybrid bus is already in service, and covering a 4.2 kilometer area around the airport.

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02/23/2008 6:15 AM

I wonder if they advise the passengers about the dangers of being near high-intensity magnetic fields.

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