The $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, no screen

Re:The $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no ... by AlexandrB on Friday April 25, 2025 @03:26PM (#43797654)

The hyperloop was a shit idea from day one and thus far no one has been able to make it work. It's also entirely possible that Elon Musk floated this as a distraction to stop the development of "regular" high speed rain in California[1].

The Las Vegas "loop"[2], on the other hand, is basically a parody of a subway - with a fraction of the capacity.

> In July 2021, the peak passenger flow was recorded at 1,355 passengers per hour.

As a comparison Toronto's subway can handle 28,000 passengers per hour[3] per direction or more.

[1] https://www.jalopnik.com/did-musk-propose-hyperloop-to-stop-...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Convention_Center_Lo...

[3] https://dailyhive.com/toronto/ttc-toronto-subway-station-rid...

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Re:The $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no ... by gonzoflip on Friday April 25, 2025 @04:04PM (#43797997)

Did I say it was a good idea? I was merely pointing out that there's evidence that he is not the best example for people that hate high-speed rails and subways.

>Stop the development of high speed rail in California

I thought that got funded, what happened?

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Re:The $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no ... by Gibbon1 on Friday April 25, 2025 @04:05PM (#43798001)

You'll note to two things that ties the hyper loop and the Las Vegas Loop together is private cars.

Don't discount that these guys find ordinary people to be scary and disgusting.

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