Beijing Police Arrest 32 in 'Trans Elevated Bus' Scam

The Beijing-based peer-to-peer financing company behind the bus raised roughly RMB4.9 billion (USD721 million) in bus-related finances.

by Justine Lopez, 04 July 2017

Beijing's Controversial 'Trans Elevated Bus' Project Is Being Shut Down

We called it when we first heard about it: There's no way that Beijing's 'straddling bus' is ever going to be a real thing.

by Justine Lopez, 22 June 2017

Futuristic Straddling Bus Nothing More Than a Scam?

We had a feeling something fishy was going on.

by Justine Lopez, 09 August 2016

Are Straddling Buses the Future of Beijing Transport?

The TEB-1, a single-car model of the futuristic bus, was actually taken for a test drive yesterday in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province.

by Justine Lopez, 03 August 2016

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