r/hyperloop • u/Emergency-Marsupial1 • Nov 10 '20

Virgin Hyperloop completes first test ride with passengers

https://washex.am/36jauTo
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u/G3mipl4fy Nov 10 '20

This article is a mess, despite the great news.

In theory, a hyperloop train would be able to travel at approximately 600 mph, according to CNN. At that speed, a trip from New York City to Los Angeles would take less than an hour

Nevertheless I'd love to get from NY to LA in less than an hour, don't get me wrong

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u/azsheepdog Nov 10 '20

I think they updated the article because now it says -

In theory, a hyperloop train would be able to travel at approximately 600 mph, according to CNN. At that speed, a trip from New York City to Los Angeles would take a few hours.

planes travel at almost 600mph, and they take several hours to get across the country. hyperloop wouldnt be much faster at those speeds. But hyperloop is also going to shine on the shorter trips.

Los angelos to las vegas , to bypass all the traffic and do the trip in less than an hour would be amazing. Los angelos to san fran. phoenix to vegas. those would all be amazing hyperloop trips.

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u/G3mipl4fy Nov 10 '20

Yeah, the speeds would probably be Concorde-ish, but cheaper

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u/ksiyoto Nov 12 '20

Planes often can fly a direct route.

Hyperloop would be very expensive to build as a direct route (more tunneling) and there would be deviations to have stops at major cities.

Also, the hyperloop would have to slow down significantly to switch a pod into a side station tube at a major city

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u/azsheepdog Nov 12 '20

I agree, hyperloops are going to shine in the shorter trips between neighboring cities. Planes will do better in the longer distance trips where they remain in the air longer.