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      Thursday 23 February RNW - NEWS AND ANALYSIS FROM THE NETHERLANDS IN 10 LANGUAGES, WORLDWIDE 24/7 ON RADIO, TV AND ONLINE
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      Superbus speeds into the future

      Published on : 5 April 2011 - 11:27am | By Eric Beauchemin (Screenshot: NOS)
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      The Dutch Superbus has been unveiled. The electric vehicle has a maximum speed of 250 kilometres an hour and can carry 23 people.

      It was developed by Wubbo Ockels, the Netherlands' first astronaut and currently a professor of aerospace sustainable engineering and technology.  

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