A giant, 'car-eating' transformer could ease China's infamous traffic jams. <br /> <br />It looks like a giant, car-eating transformer, but China is hoping this new vehicle concept will be the answer to its crippling traffic problems. <br /> <br />Called the Transit Elevated Bus (TEB), the electricity-powered vehicle concept straddles the highway over two lanes, transporting passengers on its upper deck, while cars pass under one of its four double-decker carriages. <br /> <br />The bus would be faster and cheaper to build than a subway, according to the designers' website -- TEB Technology Development Company. <br /> <br />The design would help ease traffic jams and -- because its powered by electricity -- be more environmentally friendly. <br />Each "bus" can carry between 1,200 to 1,400 people and passengers use an elevator to get on and off the bus at set stops along the route. <br /> <br />The concept was revealed at the 19th China Beijing International High-Tech exposition held in Beijing earlier this month. A company spokesperson says there are plans to trial the concept in Qinhuangdao, a city in Hebei province, in August. Some have expressed safety concerns of possible traffic collisions that could occur due the current design or challenging road infrastructure. <br />Back in 2010, a similar concept of an elevated bus in China was proposed.
