Record-smashing Chinese maglev hyperloop train hits 387 mph and could someday outpace a plane
Record-smashing Chinese maglev hyperloop train hits 387 mph and could someday outpace a plane
The T-Flight is a maglev train that hit a record-breaking speed of 387 mph on a short test track — but engineers want to double that rate so the train can carry passengers at speeds faster than if they were traveling by plane.
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Hyperloops are not viable tech at least till energy costs drop dramatically.
China is massively investing into nuclear power right now, so that could bring the costs down dramatically in the coming years.
Not really. Nuclear is very expensive to maintain (due to safety reasons).
The cost of maintenance is not really an issue when it's a state run industry. Also, China is building stuff like thorium reactors now that run on molten salt and are inherently safer. Also worth noting that any tech becomes cheaper as you deploy more of it. You get better operating practices, standardization, better safety procedures, and so on. There's nothing about nuclear that makes it uniquely expensive to maintain.