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Hyperloop's First-Ever U.S. Feasibility Study Shows Huge Cost Savings

https://www.inverse.com/article/4999...e-cost-savings

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- Hyperloop, the vacuum-sealed transit system, could bring big economic benefits to local areas. That’s according to Virgin Hyperloop One, which announced on Wednesday the completion of the first-ever feasibility study focused on the benefits it could bring to the United States. — The report, independently produced by engineering and procurement firm Black & Veatch, looked at a proposed route through the Interstate-70 corridor in Missouri that would reduce trips from Kansas City to St. Louis from three-and-a-half hours today to just 28 minutes. It considered issues like social impact, station locations, rights-of-way and regulation questions.

- The team found a number of big benefits to building a hyperloop. It could offer an 80 percent increase in ridership demand from 16,000 to 51,000 passengers on each round trip. It would reduce interstate accidents that would save $91 million per year, while also saving on time spent on the road that would result in $410 million in savings. — The cost of taking the hyperloop could also be lower than the cost of the gas to drive the journey. The study also claims that linear infrastructure costs are around 40 percent lower than high speed rail projects, with much higher speeds.

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