The_Cat
Senior Member
I think that cargo could be more viable on Hyperloop
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itom987
Senior Member
The stupidity of his project is going off the charts. Please keep moving the goal posts till they fall off the table.
archited
Senior Member
Heard over a century ago...
"No, Martha, don't sell the Clydesdale Team. This motorcar thing is just fanciful thinking and it will never work at scale."
"No, Martha, don't sell the Clydesdale Team. This motorcar thing is just fanciful thinking and it will never work at scale."
archited
Senior Member
Money, money, money!
Gronk!
Senior Member
Hyperloop company claims to have $685M in funding for Edmonton-Calgary route
TransPod says it’s gathered US $550 million, or about $688 million in Canadian dollars, from the Broughton Capital Group as well as the China-East Resources Import & Export Company.
edmonton.ctvnews.ca
MacLac
Senior Member
“1000km/hr……but it’ll take 45 min each way.” Huh? This is absolutely ridiculous…..enough of this spam
kcantor
Senior Member
^. ^^
i hate nonsense like this.
a 6.25% increase in alberta’s gdp for something that at best adds some efficiencies and convenience but actually produces nothing???
140,000 jobs??? until you read the fine print that says that’s the 9 year cumulative of 15,600 jobs which are likely almost all construction related and not hyper-loop. for comparison, there are 270,000 - 300,000 construction industry workers in alberta working year round every year - roughly twice the number of o & g walkers.
this muddling of construction vs long-term economic impact is disingenuous at best.
how this could rise to the top of the same quagmire that killed the superlab is mind boggling.
i hate nonsense like this.
a 6.25% increase in alberta’s gdp for something that at best adds some efficiencies and convenience but actually produces nothing???
140,000 jobs??? until you read the fine print that says that’s the 9 year cumulative of 15,600 jobs which are likely almost all construction related and not hyper-loop. for comparison, there are 270,000 - 300,000 construction industry workers in alberta working year round every year - roughly twice the number of o & g walkers.
this muddling of construction vs long-term economic impact is disingenuous at best.
how this could rise to the top of the same quagmire that killed the superlab is mind boggling.
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The_Cat
Senior Member
From Global News: "TransPod will need to negotiate the land acquisition for the test track with the City of Edmonton and Edmonton International Airport. There is no government of Alberta involvement in that process."
The_Cat
Senior Member
Looks like the hyperloop test track could meet up with Heritage Valley LRT: https://edmontonjournal.com/news/lo...oval/wcm/c13a1a63-80c7-48b4-8ed6-7e7d132a4303
CplKlinger
Senior Member
"If all goes according to plan with an environmental assessment, construction permit and local land acquisition, work on the test section would begin in mid-2023 with completion in 2027-28, said Gendron." They further claim that the full system could come online by 2031.
_urbanite
Senior Member
No chance this will be operational by 2031. Not here in Alberta
ChazYEG
Senior Member
I'll be surprised if they actually build a working test model before 2041, let alone a full system by 2031.
The_Cat
Senior Member
I think some technologies take 10-20 years to gain traction. Case in point, air travel, internet computers. Also, how long was our LRT regarded as a hobby train before it became a critical transportation system?
ChazYEG
Senior Member
I just don't quite believe this one will ever be viable, as proposed. I can see a lot of food stuff coming out of the research for the Hyperloop, but I have absolutely no faith in it as a passenger transportation mode.
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
I just wish we could see proven high speed rail technology built.