Test-Riding Personal Rapid Transit in Masdar City (Video)
Photos: Brian Merchant Masdar City was designed to be a cleantech geek’s dream come true — it will be almost entirely powered by renewable energy, cooled by towers that draw wind into breeze corridors, and navigated by a number of futuristic mass transportation options. The Personal Rapid Transit system — all-electric, driverless pod cars that would ferry denizens around Masdar along magnetically guided lines — was the transportation proposal that perhaps attracted the most excitement. And for good reason: the PRT is sleek, low-carbon, and pretty damn fun to ride. I had the good fortune of testing it out during an extensive tour of Masda… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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