Solar-powered mass transportation? It’s no longer a dream! Tindo, a solar-powered electric bus, was introduced just last week in the city of Adelaide in Australia. The best part? It’s free to ride the supercute, supersolar Tindo.
By having a fully solar-powered bus, Adelaide has created something that other cities should follow. Here’s hoping that Tindo does not remain a one-off model, but becomes the future of mass transportation. And did we mention that it was free to ride?
“Tindo is at the cutting edge of sustainable solar energy technology – using the power of the sun to drive a commuter transport vehicle which operates with zero tailpipe emissions, and is also fully carbon neutral.” said Lord Mayor Michael Harbison.
+ Tindo Solar Bus @ Adelaide City Council
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i say we use them for school buses ! (:
hah i did my science fair project on this!
Please provide us the approx. the cost structure of a single bus, will it be maintained in rural areas, We are broad based NGO group based out in India and looking for around 10-15 nos. of buses. Kindly send us also the time frame to complete the order and best possible cost structure and respective duties. We will be used the buses as a most modern mobile education eco friendly buses and shall move across rural & urban places in india. Inside interiors we require an ultra modern classrom and also the bus should have heavy vehicle status (4 wheel drive), kindly provide the basics of the vehicle. Thanks. Utpal Chowdhury
okay, im being serious now… tindo rocks my face off
nausea heart burn indigestion, upset stomach diareah… yayy pepto tindo!
This is really cool, finally people are getting to see that the earth-friendly way works!
heyyyyyy tindo. i like the color green mon. greeeeeeeeeeeeeeen
Tindo Tindo …Tindo!!!!! yayyy tindo
whoopty doo tindo!!!!!!!!!!!
I think what you guy’s (and girls) are doing is wonderful. If people would listen to these amazing ideas, the world would be a much better place. Keep it up… it will pay off.
Well, Tindo is all very well but Adelaide also has a massive petrol powered bus fleet, an inadequate rail system (not electrified either) and the controversery about a small extension to the existing tram line (there is only one) had to be seen to be believed.
Meanwhile the happy drivers of Adelaide continue to make 75% of commuter journeys by car (overwhelmingly single occupant journeys as well) and this is in a city of less than 1 million people that is flat and ideally suited for cycling and walking, so while the government is leading it isnt leading the recalcintrant populace bravely or undertaking the massive infrastructure programs that are urgently needed here.
Calling Brisbane – how about you step up to the plate????? Your bus fleet is giving you grief, and you are in dire need of increased PT capacity…….
Surely this represents the opportunity of the century………
I’m actually living in the city of Vilnius, Lithuania right now, so I can attest to the convenience and efficiency of the trolleybuses. Around the entire city, over the trolley routes, there are wires that the buses connect to from above, using two antennae-like flexible rods. So the entire system is electric, and saves a huge amount of greenhouse gases, but I’m not sure how much of that electricity comes from environmentally healthy sources. It’s surprisingly reliable, and i think it’s a good choice for a system to implement elsewhere. Interestingly, it was designed and set up during the soviet period over 25 years ago, as mentioned.
Well in our city ( Vilnius)( it is loceted in north europe, so where can’t be used a sollar energy) we use queit simple way ofto cause this problem, we use trolebuses. well thei are’nt such buses as mentioned in falowing article, it has no rail (only ordinary wheels), but it is conected to whe wires, hanging over the streets, so it’s a envoromentfriendly way of transport. Actually this system works more than 25 years.
yay tindo! how nice not to be stuck in a cloud of noxious fumes while in traffic.
its time we moved as much of our city’s critical economic infrastructure into renewal electricity as we can as soon as we can. congrats to the City of Adelaide for showing the way.
Nice… order some for NYC ?
wow thats great, why can toronto has buses like that, the fare here is $1.85 for student