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
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