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Anyone has knowledge about factors other than speed ? Cost per mile improvement, carbon footprint reduction etc. that has been scientifically estimated.
by newyankee 9y ago
Anyone has knowledge about factors other than speed ?
Cost per mile improvement, carbon footprint reduction etc. that has been scientifically estimated.
- dispo001 9y agoNot exactly what you asked but this might help http://www.et3.com http://www.et3.com
- newyankee 9y agoIt says 50x , but i am assuming even a 10x improvement in efficiency with the already crazy increases in speed would be great, hopefully with a way to recoup the investment in 20-30 years. Also was wondering whether above ground system is cheaper outside cities than tunneling but i guess they feel that tunneling is cheaper if they get the purported 10x gains they want there
- olegkikin 9y agoEvery estimate I've seen is incredibly idealistic or simply ignores the problems. Safety alone is an incredibly complex issue - the pod travels at high speeds in a tube a few inches from the walls, in vacuum. Any imperfection or leak immediately results in a catastrophe. Even if you somehow manage to stop the pods, how do the people get out? When you start adding all the safety features, the costs grow extremely fast. Hyprerloop is not impossible, just very very expensive to build and to maintain.