Arr mateys, the European Hyperloop Center be settin' sail to bring forth a grand new age o' travel in the Netherlands!
2024-03-27
Arrr mateys, the new European Hyperloop Center in the Netherlands be set to usher in a grand new age of travel! They be testin' their fancy new vehicle in a steel tube, makin' sure it be seaworthy before takin' to the high seas of land travel. Aye, tis a sight to behold!
In the language of a 17th-century pirate, me hearties, there be a quarter-mile white steel tube runnin' alongside a railway line in the windswept northern Netherlands that could be bringin' in a new era in the transportation of people and goods, arrr!This tube be the heart of the new European Hyperloop Center that be openin' on Tuesday, mateys, and it be a testin' ground for developers of this newfangled technology, aye.Hyperloop, once trumpeted by the great Elon Musk, be havin' capsules floatin' on magnetic fields zippin' at speeds of around 435 mph through low-pressure tubes, mateys. They be sayin' it be more efficient than short-haul flights, high-speed rail, and freight trucks, arrr!But some scallywags be doubtin' the future of Hyperloop, claimin' it be too costly and not worth the investment, aye. However, the director of the center be sayin' that they be competitive with high-speed rail and be plannin' to reduce costs even further in the comin' years, mateys.The test center's tube be made up of 34 sections and has a switch that splits into two separate tubes, a crucial feature for real-life applications, aye. While testin' continues in Veendam, developers be hopin' for government commitments to build routes and new fundin' to make this technology a reality, arrr!