How we can make super-fast hyperloop travel a reality
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But at a time when reducing emissions is a top priority across the globe, there’s an urgent demand for cleaner, more energy-efficient alternatives – especially in the US, which is by far the world’s biggest user of air travel, with almost 800m passengers each year. First proposed in 2013, the Hyperloop system consists of pods, which are suspended inside a tube by magnetic levitation and propelled using a linear electric motor. open image in gallery People look at a demonstration test sled after the first test of the propulsion system at the Hyperloop One Test and Safety site in North Las Vegas, Nevada.
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