Report: Electric trams for Cyberjaya? Local council to conduct pilot test next year

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Mobilus had previously carried out a pilot project — launched in April — of the ART system in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor. — Picture via Facebook/paultanautonews
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — The Sepang Municipal Council will be testing a fully electric tram in Cyberjaya early next year under a pilot project as part of its aim of becoming a smart low-carbon city by 2025.The tram uses the automated rapid transit (ART) system which is said to be a hybrid between a trackless train and electric bus, The Star reported today.The daily reported Sepang Municipal Council president Datuk Abd Hamid Hussain saying that the tram, which may be autonomous or manned by a driver, would operate on virtual tracks on the road that will be identified by road markings. “The tram will have three coaches, with the capacity to ferry 307 passengers at a time and move at a maximum speed of up to 70km per hour,” he…