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19/07/2013 – 9:15

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Tesla is revolutionizing

ground transportation with electric cars , thanks to the enterprising work of co-founder and CEO Elon Musk. But he wants to go beyond zero-emission mobility and electric cars and plans to revolutionize the long haul with a promising wit: a system capable of covering the 600 km between the cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco in half an hour.

Hyperloop project dubbed, to be unveiled publicly for Musk on 12 August, is a kind of tube that would travel “bullet trains” at a speed of about 1,300 km / h, which is almost double the commercial aircraft standards. It would, according to the CEO of Tesla, as a “Concorde” Earth able to travel “from downtown Los Angeles to San Francisco in less than 30 minutes” when the plane does in about an hour, has Musk advance.

“This system, which I have never crash, immune to weather … I think we could make it autoabasteciese power, if it were installed solar panels would generate more energy than it be consumed in the system. energy can be stored in such a way that worked 24/7 without the need for batteries. Yes, this is possible, absolutely, “has come to explain himself Elon Musk.

A “fifth mode of transportation” equally accessible

“fifth mode of transportation”, as it has christened Musk alternative passenger transportation car, train, boat or plane, it would not any danger to passengers. In fact, the G forces that they should support would not be greater than those experienced on board a conventional car. And most importantly, it would not be, as has been said, much more expensive than conventional transport.

title=”Ironically, the concept, like that of an electric car, is not new.”> In any case, the revolutionary concept, as the electric car is not new. This type of system that uses compressed air to move objects through a tube connecting fixed points is already used in some industries, and were more common in the nineteenth century. But though e n his early years there was speculation that technology could be used to transport people, nobody could ever put into practice.

Now, although it is too early to know for sure how the real is in the very high expectations that have generated Musk’s words about his Hyperloop in recent months, the South African-born entrepreneur promises to revolutionize technology. And although at the moment there are not many details about it, which the next day, August 12, a first version “alpha”, which in any case have a system test-should shed more light, Musk reputation generated in recent times give enough credibility to his promises are taken seriously by the public.

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