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Updates on Hyperloop now supported by Ford Motor Company...

 

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Hyperloop could tie Alberta into a single super-City. I could see the base of operations, the starting point in Edmonton, working from the CP lands in Strathcona (a huge benefit to Old Strathcona) with a network spreading out to major Alberta locations:
-- 6 minutes to Camrose -- a big impetus for the Alberta Dairy Industry; the cereal crop and dairy industry would skyrocket with secondary and tertiary industry creation with product connecting to all Alberta centres in minutes; The University of Alberta's Augustana campus would gain new prominence;
-- 9 minutes to Athabasca -- hub for Athabasca University ranked ahead of University of Regina, Mount Royal University, MacEwan University, Royal Roads University and the University of Lethbridge, enables class connection via easy transport;
-- 27 minutes to Grande Prairie -- Grande Prairie is positioned to play an outsized role in the production of Hydrogen from Natural Gas; it is also a centre hub for agriculture and forestry (think CLT (cross laminated timber), Glulam, etc.);
-- 26 minutes to Fort McMurray -- oversees the death of the Oil Industry but the development of northern lands vis-a-vis forestry and Alberta's new opportunity to realize factory-built housing and other modular products;
-- 15 minutes to Lloydminster -- focus again on oil and gas and agriculture;
-- 20 minutes to Cold Lake -- Canada's largest Air Force base and an important link to NORAD;
-- 9.5 minutes to Red Deer -- the industrial connector between Edmonton and Calgary;
-- 17 minutes to Drumheller -- the "Dinosaur Capital" of the world -- and a film site that captures one of Alberta's unique landscapes (hoodoos and badlands);
-- 18 minutes to Calgary (St Georges Island site) -- Alberta's second City and gateway to the Rockies;
-- 25 minutes to Banff -- world renowned tourist centre;
-- 30 minutes to Lethbridge -- agriculture (sugar beets) and ranching, aiding in the diversity of Alberta's economy;
-- 30 minutes to Medicine Hat -- think gas to hydrogen;
-- 22 minutes to Jasper -- Alberta has two renowned tourist centres;

There is not enough hyperbole in the entire universe to describe how this would benefit Edmonton. LRT should have been LSM-propelled. Let's not make the same mistake with high-speed-rail vs hyperloop. One is game changing the other is ho-hum. .

 

[The_Cat]

I think Edmonton-Red Deer-Calgary would be the first line built. The next priority could be along the Trans-Canada or Yellowhead, as part of Western or Canadian route.

 

[Kaizen]

Developer says $22.4-billion hyperloop has economic value for Alberta

It would cost about $22.4 billion to build and launch, but a 1,000-km/h first-of-its-kind tube transport system linking Edmonton and Calgary would make economic sen…

calgaryherald.com

In June 2021, we released the Alberta TransPod feasibility study confirming the commercial and economic viability of the proposed TransPod Line between Edmonton and Calgary. Key findings demonstrate substantial benefits, including: 1) Economic growth: The Alberta TransPod Line will add $19.2 billion to the province’s GDP by the year 2030; 2) Employment growth: The infrastructure project will create 15,600 jobs per year, totalling 140,000 jobs over nine years; 3) Improved affordability for travellers: Passengers can travel the corridor in 45 minutes at an estimated ticket cost of $90 CAD, compared to three hours spent driving or a plane ticket cost of approximately $162; 4) Reduction in carbon footprint: Over the course of a year, the expected ridership will reduce CO2 emissions by 636,000 tonnes. We are currently in the process of securing private investment for the project and are working with the government to identify suitable land for construction.

 

[Avenuer]

I don't get why we are still talking about an unproven technology when high speed rail (let alone conventional passenger rail) is RIGHT THERE.

 

[thebystander]

I don't get why we are still talking about an unproven technology when high speed rail (let alone conventional passenger rail) is RIGHT THERE.

Comparing a prop plane to a jet plane

 

[kcantor]

Comparing a prop plane to a jet plane

more like comparing stupid to stupider…

 

[Didama]

more like essential and inevitable vs unproven and extremely risky

 

[thommyjo]

Virgin Hyperloop switches focus from passengers to cargo as it lays off half its staff

Leading hyperloop developer says shifting cargo is easier

www.theverge.com

 

[The_Cat]

I think that cargo could be more viable on Hyperloop

 

[itom987]

The stupidity of his project is going off the charts. Please keep moving the goal posts till they fall off the table.

 

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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."

 

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Money, money, money!

TransPod Launches Next Stage of Development of Ultra-High-Speed Tube Transportation in Alberta, Canada with $550M USD Finance - TransPod

www.transpod.com

 

[Gronk!]

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]

“1000km/hr……but it’ll take 45 min each way.” Huh? This is absolutely ridiculous…..enough of this spam