Comments on: What Transportation in the U.S. Could Look Like in the Year 2015 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2008/01/21/what-transportation-in-the-us-could-look-like-in-the-year-2015/ A Future Look at Today Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:38:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Trains, Planes and Electric Automobiles | Evolution Shift - Futurist Blog http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2008/01/21/what-transportation-in-the-us-could-look-like-in-the-year-2015/comment-page-1/#comment-63908 Trains, Planes and Electric Automobiles | Evolution Shift - Futurist Blog Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:27:48 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2008/01/21/what-transportation-in-the-us-could-look-like-in-the-year-2015/#comment-63908 [...] That column was followed up by suggesting a vision of what transportation in the U.S. could look like in 2015. Since that time of course oil has continued its price climb, and the pain at the pump has [...] [...] That column was followed up by suggesting a vision of what transportation in the U.S. could look like in 2015. Since that time of course oil has continued its price climb, and the pain at the pump has [...]

]]> By: Bill James http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2008/01/21/what-transportation-in-the-us-could-look-like-in-the-year-2015/comment-page-1/#comment-40157 Bill James Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:15:23 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2008/01/21/what-transportation-in-the-us-could-look-like-in-the-year-2015/#comment-40157 JPods will deploy the first solar powered transportation networks in 2008. Efficiency/conservation in the niche of commuter range, congested, repetitive travel provides 1-5 year paybacks for installing an operating JPods. Instead of moving a ton to move a person, JPods weight 400 pounds and carry 1-4 people or 1200 pounds of cargo. Power required to travel a mile is 200 watt-hours (36,600 watt-hours in a gallon of gas). Solar collectors 6-feet wide mounted over the rail gathers 2.5 million watt-hours in a typical day, power for 12,000 vehicle miles per day. Networks automate transportation in an economic community at a savings of about .27 cents per vehicle mile over oil-based transport. US DOT Study PB-24854 recommended this technology to prevent hardships of future oil embargoes in 1975. Morgantown's PRT opened in 1975 and has delivered 110 million injury-free passenger miles. Other networks will open in 2008 at Heathrow, Uppsala Sweden, Warsaw Poland. Visit www.JPods.com to see details and contact information. JPods will deploy the first solar powered transportation networks in 2008. Efficiency/conservation in the niche of commuter range, congested, repetitive travel provides 1-5 year paybacks for installing an operating JPods.

Instead of moving a ton to move a person, JPods weight 400 pounds and carry 1-4 people or 1200 pounds of cargo. Power required to travel a mile is 200 watt-hours (36,600 watt-hours in a gallon of gas). Solar collectors 6-feet wide mounted over the rail gathers 2.5 million watt-hours in a typical day, power for 12,000 vehicle miles per day.

Networks automate transportation in an economic community at a savings of about .27 cents per vehicle mile over oil-based transport.

US DOT Study PB-24854 recommended this technology to prevent hardships of future oil embargoes in 1975. Morgantown’s PRT opened in 1975 and has delivered 110 million injury-free passenger miles.

Other networks will open in 2008 at Heathrow, Uppsala Sweden, Warsaw Poland.

Visit http://www.JPods.com to see details and contact information.

]]> By: Fritz http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2008/01/21/what-transportation-in-the-us-could-look-like-in-the-year-2015/comment-page-1/#comment-40010 Fritz Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:14:47 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2008/01/21/what-transportation-in-the-us-could-look-like-in-the-year-2015/#comment-40010 Good stuff. I also foresee much smaller vehicles overall. In California we already have Neighborhood Electric Vehicles that are basically souped up golf carts -- I envision more vehicles like that on our roads. Good stuff. I also foresee much smaller vehicles overall. In California we already have Neighborhood Electric Vehicles that are basically souped up golf carts — I envision more vehicles like that on our roads.

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