Sustainable Design Update

Solar Bullet Train

Arizona-based Solar Bullet LLC is proposing a new 220mph bullet train slated to run from Tuscon to Phoenix.  As their name suggests, the train will be entirely powered by the sun.

It takes a lot of power to run a high speed train, Solar Bullet estimates the power could be supplied by 110 megawatts of solar panels.  Total project cost is estimated to be a mere 28 billion.

More from Inhabitat:

Travelers going from Tucson to Phoenix may soon be blazing across the desert in speeding solar bullet trains propelled by the sun’s rays. Hot on the heels of President Obama’s plan for High Speed Rail in the US comes the news that Arizona-based Solar Bullet LLC is proposing a new 220mph bullet train that will be entirely powered by the sun and will make the trip in 30 minutes flat.

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The adoption of high speed rail in the states stands to greatly curb greenhouse emissions while cutting down on our reliance on carbon-spewing cars and airplanes. Needless to say it’s one of our favorite transportation topics here at Inhabitat, so to say that this one caught our eye would be an understatement.

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