Hyperloop plan revealed by Elon Musk - 0 views
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Thijs Versloot on 13 Aug 13More details in the linked pdf file.. a low pressurized tube with pods floating on air cushions together with EM propulsion and braking.. cool, but probably not going to be build any day soon
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H H on 13 Aug 13The point of this was that California is already planning to build a train line the would cost ten times more than this and be maybe one quarter of the speed. If the plan is actually feasible with the budget, this could very well have a chance...
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Luzi Bergamin on 13 Aug 13A similar idea existed in Switzerland as well, it was called Swissmetro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swissmetro) and intended to reach a ridiculously small top speed of about 500km/h. It had the same fate as Musk's idea will have soon: just a piece on the dump of history.
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Thijs Versloot on 13 Aug 13It would be great indeed, but even though the cost of the high speed train is a factor 10x higher, the prototype nature and hence relatively lower TRL of this system will probably not have it favoured. Best chance is that he develops a working prototype, one that might not even transport humans at the moment and for short distances, then maybe the project can take off
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H H on 13 Aug 13Actually, he was talking about a prototype: "I am somewhat tempted to at least make a demonstration prototype," Musk said in a conference call with reporters on Monday. "Perhaps I'll create a sub-scale version that's operating, and then hand it over to somebody else." "I think I'll probably end up doing that," he said. http://allthingsd.com/20130812/elon-musk-will-likely-build-his-own-hyperloop-prototype/