How JPods Solar Personal Rapid Transit works Power: Solar-powered. When the sun is out, excess energy is stored to generate electricity at other times. Use hydrogen fuel cells, compressed air hydraulic generators or methane fuel cells for storage. Require less energy to move pods: low-weight pod only starts and stops once on each trip. Quiet. Convenient: 24/7, 30 mph. Computer-controlled direct to your destination. Elevator and stairs at stations. Stations about ½ mile apart, so they are within a 15 minute healthy-lifestyle walk. Close enough to use an electric wheelchair for access. Personal: Standard pod has 4 regular seats and 2 jump seats for you and your travelling companions. You can bring a bicycle or a wheelchair. Safe high-quality service: Attendant at busy stations. Visual monitoring system for stations and pods. Affordable: Energy savings mean low fares Fits in streetscape: Column every 100 feet (30 meters) can fit in every fifth parking space on one side of the street or center of boulevard, or an archway can fit on sidewalks and bridge the street. Station footprint on land is about the size of two parking spaces: one for the stairway and the other for the elevator and energy storage. Stations can go over the street or a parking lot. Stations can also be integrated into buildings. Over streets, pods must be at least 17 feet above ground (you can picture the height by looking at the lowest telephone wires). Multi-purpose: Pods can carry cargo, serve as ambulances, and pick up trash and recyclables. They will reduce many types of traffic making streets a place for pedestrians and bicyclists. Steps to make a system happen Rights-of-way—Adopt Performance Standards to provide access to rights-of-way and coordinate systems. Organization—Use an existing organization or set up a new Economic Development Corporation, B or C Corporation or non-profit Transportation Management Corporation Funds—The company that builds the system, such as JPods Inc., pays for construction. Major venture companies such as Equility are ready to invest. Raise funds to buy and own the system locally. Crowd source fund by pre-selling passes and products such as toys or use traditional funding by selling stock and borrowing from a bank.
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:39:26 +0000
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