Goodbye Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Hello, Luxury Bus?
For decades, Detroit’s public transportation system has been the envy of the world.
But with its recent announcement that it will run electric buses in the suburbs, it’s poised for even more success.
By 2020, 75 percent of all new car sales in the United States will be electric, thanks to the development of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, the automotive industry (as an industry) predicts.
With that in mind, and Detroit’s recent announcement that it will run electric buses in the suburbs, it’s poised for even more success. That’s not to say the automakers will follow the same direction.
Rather than being designed to serve the same purpose, the new electric buses will be designed as Luxury Bus models, designed to look more like luxury cars to the public.
This is something that I don’t believe other cities, or transportation systems, have been willing to do, or have even considered doing.
I hope Detroit is smart enough, and does it right, and does it well.
For decades, Detroit’s public transportation system has been the envy of the world.
The city is home to Michigan’s largest transit system, and as far as public transit goes, no other city comes close.
Over 700 miles of bike paths and dozens of miles of rail. On top of that, there are the miles of bus routes and hundreds of miles of streetcars throughout the city.
All of this, of course, is thanks to the city’s history and its commitment to public transit. It’s also thanks to the generous tax dollars spent in acquiring these assets.
Now, the system is about to be even more successful, as new buses will be designed as Luxury Busses and will use technology that puts them in the hands of the public without having to pay for tolls or fines, or having