Urbanloop, Hyperloop, Volocity… Weird names for strange machines we might one day use for getting around – some sooner than you might think!
Moving people and stuff from one place to another is the second biggest creator of carbon dioxide (CO2), the main greenhouse gas behind global warming. But there are lots of good reasons for us to continue travelling and transporting things.
More and more people are working on ways to get us around fast, safely and comfortably in ways that don’t burn oil but use electricity, which can be generated cleanly from the sun and wind – and some don’t even need much of that.
For more on Urbanloop, visit their website at the University of Lorraine. It’s in French only but has lots of good videos to show off the idea. Full disclosure: Urbanloop is supported the Grand-Est Region, which also supports WoW! News.
For a rundown in English of Urbanloop’s plans, you’ll find a detailed article in Urban Transport Magazine.
Virgin Hyperloop’s website has plenty of visual material to give a feel for what are, for the time being, early-stage plans and testing facilities.
The interview with Virgin Hyperloop CEO Josh Giegel, published last month, can be read on Reuters.
Volocopter presents its Volocity electric air-taxi on its website. The website TheMayor.eu carried the announcement of plans to start testing near Paris.
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