• We have updated the guidelines regarding posting political content: please see the stickied thread on Website Issues.

Hyperloop (High-Speed Pneumatic Transport System)

...electric cars, aimed at a niche demographic. People with pots of money to burn.

tesla-p90-d-in-flames-800x400.jpg


*snurkle*

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=tesla+burning&ia=web

maximus otter
 
Last edited:
This CNN item surveys the historical background to the hyperloop concept and some of the key issues in justifying hyperloop development and deployment.
Hyperloop wants to change the world. Not everyone's convinced

Hyperloops burst onto the scene in 2013. Elon Musk detailed a new type of train service in a low-pressure tube that would reach speeds up to 760 mph. The train would float on a cushion of air and be powered down the tracks by magnets.

Like many of Musk's endeavors, including electric cars and rockets, it didn't involve inventing everything from scratch. Musk took existing ideas, re-packaged and rethought them, in hopes of carrying humanity towards a brighter future. But critics aren't yet entirely convinced the new hyperloop thinking can solve old issues. ...

FULL STORY:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/20/tech/hyperloop-pneumatic-tube/index.html
 
Back
Top