BMW together with Tongji University in Shanghai developed the concept of elevated roads with a separate closed space for electric bikes and bicycle rides. The company hopes to thus adapt the loaded roads of the metropolis to its new models of electromotor cycles, writes New Atlas. The idea of ??building roads with a separate space for two-wheel electric transport belongs to BMW Group Technology in Shanghai. According to the concept, urban electric bikes, segways and small electric cars will move separately from the total flow of cars in a transparent tunnel, protected from exhaust and heavy traffic. The goal of the concept is to make megapolis roads more convenient for electric bike owners who can move along the same short routes as motorists, but without traffic lights and in a protected area with good ventilation. "Our goal is to connect sustainable and efficient mobility with a high standard of living in cities," said Dr. Gerd Schuster, senior vice president for research, new technologies and innovations at BMW,. - We use new technologies and ideas to create such innovative concepts as E? Way ». The project was developed jointly with the Tongji University in Shanghai. One of the main authors of the concept from the university was Professor Zhong Ma, who heads the "School of Automotive Research" and worked together with the Faculty of Design and Innovation.

"By 2050, more than a billion people will live in Chinese megacities," said Dr. Markus Seidel, Director of BMW Group Technology in China. - Shanghai, with its 25 million inhabitants, is the third most populous city in the world. Therefore, it is here, as anywhere in the world, innovative measures aimed at overpopulation, fighting pollution and increasing the number of electric vehicles are needed ".

Original article: BMW proposed the concept of above-ground roads that do not pollute the air.