Actions from rnunesMovable Type Pro 5.22017-07-25T11:50:26Zhttp://www.antipope.org/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=feed&_type=actions&blog_id=1&id=7183Commented on Paging Agent 007 in Charlie's Diarytag:www.antipope.org,2017:/charlie/blog-static//1.4071#20311372017-07-25T10:50:26Zrnunes
I don't think Mr Z is really after the hyperloop. I believe that's just the investor pitch, and that what he wants is to get a foothold in the tunneling tech for offworld colonization and mining.
A major limiting factor in electric cars and batteries is materials (such as cobalt) availability, and some effort has been expended to do materials substitution, but it's unclear if that's feasible. Also, Mr. XJ is still trying to control the world supply in many metals.
If substitution is not feasible, or if Mr. XJ limits access to materials, we need deepsea mining (near ready tech), or offworld mining(not yet).
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