![]() Supporters of maglev cars say, “we will benefit from the economic development and financial opportunities it will bring, along with reductions in traffic congestion and vehicle emissions”. Opens the possibly for further development, i.e.Potential to solve some road traffic congestion.Avail of a range of movements on these crafts.Maglev will significantly reduce pollution as there is no need for oil and gasoline.Constant supply of energy without recharging.Less accident rates and higher safety – There will be a less likelihood of ‘losing control’ of the vehicle as the distance between the cars and the speed of the cars will be controlled.Higher speed and lower travel time – The lack of friction enables less energy loss and maximum speed.There are many reason to why maglev cars would appear advantageous, including: The workings of a maglev train can be seen in the diagram below. Since significantly reducing the loss of energy, maglev trains are reaching speeds of over 150mph. Magnetic forces keep the vehicle slightly suspended over the tracks and guide the route of the train. ![]() While trains do not ‘zoom’ in mid-air, there is a slight gap between the tracks and the train. However, maglev trains are already in use in China, Japan, California and Denmark along with a few other countries. Maglev technology is completely different to that of hovercraft technology in which vehicles are cushioned on a bed of air. (You can watch Volkswagen’s ‘The people’s car project’ video here) Maglev Trains In doing this, Volkswagen appear to be staying ahead of competition by gaining valuable insight into the wishes, needs and demands of potential maglev car customers. Volkswagen has given the public an opportunity to post their ideas about the car of the future, thus they’ve named it the “People’s Car Project”. The plausible design, being built in China, is a two-seater disc like structure which can stay suspended a few inches above ground level and can zoom forward. More recently, the maglev technology craze has been tested on cars with Volkswagen having already developed a prototype. As simple as it sounds, there is an incredible amount of thought and precision required to make this happen. Like a ping pong ball being levitated on an air stream at the output pipe of a hoover, magnetic levitation is used in a similar way to levitate objects in air without any support other than a magnetic field. ![]() Descried as an “unsung phenomenon” of the past, maglev technology is now being used in a variety of fascinating and useful applications. Magnetic levitation, also known as maglev, enables objects to be suspended in air without any support as if in defiance of gravity. ![]()
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