I kid, of course. We are giving China everything it needs. Trump got that. And so he had to go.
Posted on 04/23/2023 10:43:19 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
* Chinese version of Elon Musk's vision could travel up to 1,000km/h, top engineers say.
* Several major cities were considered for mega project, expected to be operational by 2035.
China is likely to build its first hyperloop train line between Shanghai and Hangzhou, according to the nation's top engineering and rail design institutes.
The 150km-long (93-mile) in-vacuum tunnel will allow maglev trains to travel at speeds of up to 1,000km/h (621mph).
The Chinese Academy of Engineering and rail authorities commissioned a "comprehensive assessment on the candidate construction sites for ultra-high speed pipeline maglev system demonstration line", and the two richest cities in the east coast emerged as winners, said scientists involved in the project in a report published in the Chinese-language journal Railway Standard Design on April 17.
The academy is responsible for providing scientific and technological advice to the Chinese government. Top scientists and engineers from the academy are directly involved in the conception, design and construction of the nation's largest infrastructure projects.
The assessment team was led by Zhang Yunjiao, a senior engineer with the state-owned China Railway Engineering Design and Consulting Group in Beijing.
An ultra-high speed pipeline maglev system - more commonly known as a hyperloop - was first proposed by entrepreneur Elon Musk in 2013. The transport system uses vacuum-sealed tubes to transport passengers and cargo.
China has taken the idea seriously because it has the potential to revolutionise transport and provide a faster, more efficient way to move people and goods.
China is already a leader in high-speed rail technology, and investing in hyperloop technology could help maintain its position as a global leader in transport innovation, according to the assessment team.
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Why would you need to ride a train if you are locked down?
Several candidate lines competed for the hyperloop project in China, including the Beijing-Shijiazhuang, Guangzhou-Shenzhen and Chengdu-Chongqing lines. Each had unique advantages, according to Zhang’s team.
A Beijing-Shijiazhuang line would connect the capital city of Beijing with Shijiazhuang, the capital city of Hebei province, thereby connecting two major cities in northern China and relieving congestion on existing transport routes around the capital region.
A Guangzhou-Shenzhen line would connect two important economic centres in the Pearl River Delta region and help stimulate growth and development in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area.
The Greater Bay Area lies in a strategic region at the heart of Asia-Pacific, making it an ideal hub for connecting China with other countries in the region and beyond.
A Chengdu-Chongqing line would connect two major cities in western China - one of the fastest growing regions in the country thanks in part to the Belt and Road Initiative.
They’ll probably be finished before California completes their boondoggle
RE: Why would you need to ride a train if you are locked down?
This is a 10 year project. So it will come into fruition in the 2030’s. Hopefully, Covid shall have been way behind us by then.
I think the biggest gain is for shipping goods quickly. And then the elites once it’s safe.
I kid, of course. We are giving China everything it needs. Trump got that. And so he had to go.
At a distance of 200km, travelling by car between the cities takes about three hours, or about an hour by high-speed rail. But according to some estimates, a hyperloop line could cut the trip to about 15 minutes. Yes, you heard that, just 15 minutes for a 130 mile distance!
But developing the technology required for a hyperloop system is still in its early stages, and there are many technical challenges that need to be overcome before it can be implemented on a large scale.
Building the necessary infrastructure for a hyperloop system, including low-pressure tubes and specialised stations, will require significant investment and expertise.
What interests me is the COST/BENEFIT of such a project. How much debt and money printing or even taxation this will entail and how much riding such a vehicle will cost for commuters? Will the revenue generated be enough to recover the cost to make maintenance and operation feasible and how long will it take to realize a positive return on investment?
The technology is there and we in the USA can also build it. It’s the ECONOMICS of the project that’s the hurdle.
As if everyone is locked down, when there are lockdowns.
They’re just stealing the technologies from our Hyperloops, like they always do.
Doesn’t China lose 10s of billions of dollars on their trains ?
in china they’re not worried about whether some crazy leftist will detonate an explosive inside one of these tubes. We can’t accomplish anything of substance infrastructurally here because we’re under domestic attack.
To move lots of troops quickly.
“They’ll probably be finished before California completes their boondoggle”
GUARANTEED!
They make it up on volume.
However, that’s not to say that they aren’t extremely dangerous and need to be pulverized sooner rather than later. The problem is that our businesses and politicians are so deeply in bed with China that I have no confidence that we’ll stop them in time.
This makes sense for products... to replace freight trains... and cross country trucking. I can’t see it profitable moving people in the US.
That load against a human body could be deadly.
NOT riding such.
Communists have a love affair with mass transit.
It’s public vs. private.
It’s devoid of social status and other symbolism.
It usually involves unionized labor.
People use mass transit because they are coerced into using it (all that is available), or because through tax and subsidies, high costs to use an automobile, it is so much cheaper/affordable.
However, if given a free market and consumers actually have a choice in the matter, mass transit loses, always.
People want the symbolism and individuality of a car. They want the convenience of being able to travel where and when they want. They want to be able to have the privacy, listen to their music of choice, feel secure in their person and belongings, be able to easily control their children, be able to move bigger or bulky things, not be exposed to the weather, not smell urine or have a stinky body next to them, have shorter travel times, and comfort.
Mass transit is popular among the typical Western liberal who has all these great ideas they want to impose on other people, but not themselves.
(Western liberalism)
I believe in social medicine: but don’t tell me what doctor to use.
I’m against the death penalty: but don’t ask what I would want done if someone were to rape and murder my family.
I’m for the legalization of drugs: but I don’t want my son using them.
I’m for the legalization of prostitution: but I don’t want my daughter being one.
Thumbs up for LGBTQIA: but my kids aren’t weird like that.
Ban everything which is bad for the environment or unsafe: but don’t question my hobbies, activities, etc.
Raise the taxes, everyone pay their fair share: “they” being those that make more than “I.”
Modern Western liberalism is this notion of knowing what is best for other people, while not applying these ideas to oneself.
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