Phileas (public transport)

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Phileas is a bus rapid transit, developed by Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven (SRE), Netherlands, along with other companies for the Cooperation Foundation Eindhoven Region (most prominently; APTS and Bombardier).

Phileas is an advanced guided bus, intended to deliver tram-like public transport at a low cost; the maintenance infrastructures are intended to be cheaper,^{[dubious – discuss]} due to no maintenance of rails and overhead lines.^{[citation needed]}

A major feature of the bus, is the recharging battery by means of electromagnetic induction; which allows the battery to be manufactured in smaller sizes. Thus, less heavy and environmentally damaging.^[1][2]

The project has cost more than two billion Euros, including infrastructure changes.