Citybus NewGen

Short description: The 'NewGen' Citybus was designed by H&S Coaches, a Fusion of Hess, a swiss bus builder, and Stadler Rail, a swiss train manufacturer. This bus is made of carbon fibre and aluminium - because of that, it is very lightweight. The Citybus has a powerful electric drive which allows it to reach 62 mph / 100 km/h. It is an automatically driven bus controlled by a datacenter, the energy supply is provided by inductive loops in the street's pavement. On the inside, there is a big multi purpose area with 2 entrances and wheelchair ramps for all kind of passengers. Additional feature is the panorama-view glass roof which allows the passengers to catch a view of the cityscape. Details: (Game-)Specification Max. Speed: 100km/h Power: 435 PS Capacity: 23 passengers (ingame) weight: 8t Available since 2032 several levels of detail high resolution DDS-texture animated doors, ramps and vent light effects and changing destination displays individual sounds Historical Background In 2017, the city council of Schaffhausen (Switzerland) decided to buy a complete new fleet of electric busses for the "Verkehrsbetriebe Schaffhausen". During the following years, a first generation of electric busses with an overhead loading system was bought. In 2029 it was decided to buy another generation of busses. This should provide enough busses to enlarge the bus lines in more adjacent villages. Excperiences with the first generation of electric busses showed some problems with the overhead loading system. The loading time at the bus stops isn't long enough. Due to this problem, the second generation of electric busses uses a loading system with inductive loading. There are some other specified requirements: The requirements barrier-free access big multi-use area for wheelchairs, prams and bicycles comfortable seats with great leg-freedom emission-free electric drive autonomous control with monitoring by the traffic control center comprehensive information systems for passengers i