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The Experience What about clearances? Ride will be comparable to one in an elevator or plane, and acceleration and deceleration will be gradual, the company says. Mumbai Mumbai- Pune is 150 km; 25-minute minute journey implies a pod will take about 6 minutes nutes to accelerate to 1,000 km/h, and the same time to come to a halt. G forces will be as tolerable as in a Boeing 747 takeoff. Hyperloop is so far only a concept with no resemblance to any public transport system known to man. After the technology is demonstrated will come the question of a neutral, third-party party safety regulator. The company has called for “a fresh approach to regulation”. Environment clearances will wil also be needed in India. What will it cost? Always the biggest question for infra in India, apart from the availability of land (which, given the Hyperloop concept, doesn’t seem to be as big an issue in this case). Hyperloop is currently offering no cost calculations beyond saying that “third parties have concluded that the capital and operational costs is two-thirds thirds that of high high-speed rail”, and that “the goal (of ticket pricing) is to make it affordable for everyone”. The projected cost of the Los Angeles-San San Francisco loop is about $ 6 billion, or approximately $ 11.5 million — about Rs 75 crore — per mile. How fast? Top speed for passenger/light cargo vehicle: 670 m/h or 1,080 km/h, 2-3 3 times fast faster than the fastest train, 200 km/hr faster than cruising speed of a 747 jumbo. Is there a real need? The bullet train project found financial justification by projecting expected social and economic benefits of bridging the distance between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. It is also seen as a quantum leap and upgrade for Indian Railways. The practical benefits of a Mumbai-Pune Pune Hyperloop that would justify resource requirements aren’t clear yet. How efficient? Can draw power from multiple energy sources; can be even 100% carbon free if the source is wind or solar. How noisy? By when? Outside the tube as the pod goes by at more than 500 m/h: “just a big whoosh”. Goal is to have operational systems in service by 2021, says the company. But that is only a claim at the moment. moment Refer :: Express News Service 2