Is a dream Flying car Close to reality, it is no longer part of the world of science fiction in Hollywood, or in one of the versions of “animated” films, as China is conducting real experiments on a magnetic-powered car.
Chinese researchers from Southwest Jiaotong University in Chengdu, Sichuan province conducted road tests of modified cars last week that use magnetic force to climb about 35mm on a railroad, according to the official Chinese news agency. Xinhua).
The researchers equipped the sedans with powerful magnets on the car floor, allowing the cars to hover on a track that is about 5 miles long. While 8 cars were tested in total, one of the cars reached speeds of around 143mph or 240km / h, according to the report reported by “CNBC” and seen by “Al Arabiya.net”.
A video posted by a Chinese reporter on Twitter shows vehicles floating along the track, as the Xinhua News Agency said state transportation authorities have conducted tests to investigate safety measures for high-speed driving. But Deng Zigang, one of the university professors who developed the vehicles, told the state news agency that the use of magnetic levitation cars have the potential to reduce energy consumption and increase the range of vehicles.
This could be a solution to one of the biggest problems in the “range” electric car industry, with some electric car owners worried that they will not be able to complete their journey due to running out of power.
Some commercial trains have used magnetic levitation, or “maglev” – which involves electrifying a magnetic field to push or pull vehicles at high speeds – since the 1980s. Maglev trains are now used by China, Japan and South Korea. Last year, China launched a version of the maglev bullet train in Qingdao, Shandong Province last year, which can reach a maximum speed of 373. mph or more than 620 km / h.
In theory, maglev technology allows it to travel at high speed without using the same power as a conventional engine due to the lack of friction. The technology was proposed for hyperloop projects by The Boring, a subsidiary of billionaire Elon Musk, and British venture capitalist Richard Branson’s Virgin Hyperloop One. As researchers have been exploring the potential of maglev for more than a decade, Volkswagen designed a concept car in the balance in 2012.
The idea remains difficult to implement, as building an electromagnetic highways network would likely take years and massive public investment in any country.
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