Design Constants
Pod Speedsystem design spec / CASIC T-Flight benchmark
1,000 km/hAviation Speedavg commercial cruise (880–926 km/h)
900 km/hAirport Overheadstandard boarding / security estimate
3 hoursPod CapacityNASA/MDPI hyperloop passenger pod studies
28–40 seatsEnergyTandfonline (2020)
40 Wh/pax-kmAviation CO₂ICAO 2023 passenger factor
0.163 kg/pax-kmHyperloop CO₂Springer (2023), renewables assumption
<0.008 kg/pax-kmTicket ProxyHelsinki–Stockholm feasibility study
$0.10 / kmCargo Podstandard dry pod, 1× 20ft container equivalent
20 t payloadAir Cargo CO₂ICAO 2022 cargo factor
0.602 kg/t-kmCargo CO₂ (Hyperloop)renewable grid assumption
~0 g/t-kmOperating PressureHyperloop Alpha; EHC Venlo 2024
100 PaCargo Tollper-tonne toll, port toll precedent
$50 / tonneOcean Speedavg container ship cruise speed
16 knots