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Well, it's factually incorrect. You can't go door to door from Edmonton to Calgary in 2.5 hours unless, perhaps, you are going from the outer edge of one city t
by goodcanadian 6y ago
Well, it's factually incorrect. You can't go door to door from Edmonton to Calgary in 2.5 hours unless, perhaps, you are going from the outer edge of one city to the outer edge of the other, and only then, by exceeding the speed limit (which I grant is pretty standard on that highway).
- maerF0x0 6y agoGoogle maps says 300km / 3hrs center to center. I know many people do ~130 on that highway --> 2:20 ...
- goodcanadian 6y agoThe speed limit drops drastically once you get into Edmonton, and congestion increases, and there are traffic lights, and so on. You can't maintain 130 km/h into the centre. You are making a pretty unrealistic calculation. And just because many people drive that fast, doesn't mean a "typical" driver does. Other comments say 3 hours and 3-4 hours which is much more in line with my experience. Of course, it depends heavily on where you start, where you finish, time of day, and so on.
- cmrdporcupine 6y agoThis may be the case (my memory is fuzzy) but the 'hyperloop' stations would also presumably be set up on the outskirts of both cities. So for fair comparison you'd have to take that into account. So from, say, South Edmonton Commons (IKEA) to the Calgary's airport, you're looking at only a 2.5 hour drive according to Google Maps. Even if you could do the hyperloop in 1/2 hour, as others have pointed out you'd still have: ticket booths, security, boarding time / line-ups, acceleration and deceleration time. You can already get from YEG to YYC by airplane in under an hour. But we all know it makes little sense because of all the inefficiencies at airports. I don't see how the hyperloop would be that different.