China's "high-speed car" has a speed of 1,000 kilometers per hour
2024-08-09
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According to a report on the Russian Kommersant website on August 6, China's "maglev train speed increase is unambiguous."
China has reportedly successfully tested a "high-speed flying car" similar to Elon Musk's envisioned "Hyperloop" project.
It is reported that this ultra-high-speed passenger train was tested in a 2-kilometer-long low-vacuum tube. The target speed of this train is 1,000 kilometers per hour, which is faster than civil aircraft. It is called the ultra-high-speed low-vacuum tube maglev transportation system. It does not contact the ground track, but is suspended by the train itself and the strong magnets on the track. It is reported that the test vehicle achieved stable suspension during the test and was able to stop safely on the track.
On May 30, 2023, a "high-speed car" was photographed at the Science Fiction Industry New Technology and New Product Exhibition. The 2023 China Science Fiction Conference was held in Beijing from May 29 to June 4. (Xinhua News Agency file photo)
Musk also launched a similar project. His "Hyperloop" was supposed to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco, but according to Bloomberg, the company was shut down at the end of 2023.
Andrei Zinoviev, founder of the Russian company "Supercar", believes that China's maglev train has more prospects. He said: "In general, the technology of using magnetic cushions to move trains looks promising, especially when combined with the low vacuum used in China. The tubes in which the trains travel contain almost no air, which obviously reduces or eliminates resistance and consumes less energy to move the trains forward."
Zinoviev pointed out that its advantage also lies in the fact that the train has the potential to significantly increase its speed to 1,000 kilometers per hour. If this goal is achieved, no civil aircraft will be able to match it.
Mikhail Blinkin, a professor at the Institute of Transport Economics and Transport Policy of the Russian Higher School of Economics, believes that although maglev trains are technically interesting, they are unlikely to compete with civil aircraft in the near future. He said: "Many countries have been conducting experiments in this area for many years."
Blinkin said that the maglev train is still in the test stage. He said: "The maximum speed of the maglev train is likely to reach 900 kilometers to 1,000 kilometers per hour."
Source | Reference News
