{{Short description|2006–2020 Dutch electronic limo car project}} {{Other uses|Superbus (disambiguation)}} {{refimprove|date=January 2013}} {{Use British English|date=March 2022}} thumb|Superbus-II The '''Superbus''' was a project lasting from 2006 to 2020 to create a prototype high speed electric coach-like limo car capable of carrying 23 passengers at speeds of up to {{convert|250|km/h}} on specially designed segregated highway lanes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://superbus.biz/concept |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305102533/http://superbus.biz/concept |archive-date=5 March 2019|title=Superbus, the concept explained}}</ref> The Superbus project, which had been led by Dutch astronaut professor Wubbo Ockels of the Delft University of Technology until his death in 2014 envisaged a comfortable, demand-dependent door-to-door transportation rivaling the car and the train. The project, which encompassed infrastructure, logistics, safety, reliability and economic viability, in addition to the design of the vehicle itself, received funding of €10 million, largely provided by the Dutch State.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Superbus project - Car Body Design|url=https://www.carbodydesign.com/archive/2006/10/18-superbus-project/|access-date=2020-10-30|language=en-US}}</ref>
==The vehicle== right|thumb|400 px|The 23 seater 250 km/h Superbus The vehicle was a 15-metre-long electric vehicle with seating for 23 passengers accessible from 16 doors with a cruising speed of {{convert|250|km/h}} and a range of {{convert|215|km}}.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}
==Super lanes== The plan required the vehicle run on special 'super lanes' -- geothermically heated in order to prevent icing during cold weather, so the infrastructure costs would be significant.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}
==Logistics== Rather than following a timetable, the plan stated that vehicle will be routed in response to the needs of the particular passengers offering a complete journey without changes based on central routing optimization system.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}
==References== {{reflist}} {{Delft University of Technology|state=expanded}} Category:Transport in the Netherlands Category:Delft University of Technology Category:Buses by type Category:Dutch inventions