Rendering of TransPod system in Toronto. TransPod

Rendering of TransPod system in Toronto.

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TransPod, a Toronto-based hyperloop startup, released the results of its pre-feasibility study for a TransPod hyperloop line in Thailand from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, with an extension to Phuket.

The study demonstrates that a TransPod transportation system would result in an economic rate of return (ERR) of 13.78% for five years of construction and 30 years of operation, and an increase in gross domestic product (GDP) of 4.7%.

  • The average speed of the TransPod vehicles will be 700 km/h, and its top speed is beyond 1,000 km/h. This is more than four times faster than HSR, which is projected to travel at an average speed of 150 km/h and a maximum speed of 250 km/h.
  • TransPod’s technology is powered by renewable energies including self-sustainable solar power with zero fossil fuel consumption, for reduced carbon emissions.

The company presented the results in partnership with the leader of Thailand’s national Future Forward Party, with a joint goal to advance the country’s infrastructure and elevate its position as Southeast Asia’s leader in tech innovation.

TransPod’s pre-feasibility study highlights the benefits of a TransPod line, which include the following:

Interior rendering of TransPod hyperloop capsule. TransPod

Interior rendering of TransPod hyperloop capsule.

TransPod

Economic benefits:

  • Increase in national GDP: 4.7%
  • Economic rate of return (ERR): 13.78%
  • Total number of jobs created: 184,000 jobs
  • Environmental benefits:
  • Reduction in carbon emissions: 1.2 million tons per year

Human benefits:

  • Savings on travel time: 200 million hours per year
  • Reduction in road traffic fatalities: 16,000 casualties per year

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