Paris tests new 'eco-friendly' transport

The fuel cost for a Seabubble would be a tenth of the cost of a conventional boat of a similar size. If authorities approve then it can be ordered on an app like land taxis, shared bikes or other forms of transport.

Paris: French capital is testing out a new form of travel, an eco-friendly bubble-shaped taxi that zips along the river Seine.

The so-called Seabubbles are white, oval electric hydrofoils, resembling tiny space shuttles, and organisers are holding test runs on one of them this week.

Each one can fit four passengers and if they get approved by local authorities, can be ordered on an app like land taxis, shared bikes or other forms of transport.

Its designers hope to run the so-called Seabubbles commercially in Paris, Rotterdam and other cities starting next year.

SeaBubbles' CEO Anders Bringdal said that there would be 'no noise, no waves, no pollution'.

He said that the idea was to ease congestion by opening up a new transport system.

Bringdal said the water taxis aren't just fun but they make economic sense too.

He said that the fuel cost for a Seabubble would be a tenth of the cost of a conventional boat of a similar size.