Would you like to live in a city supplied 100% renewable energy, in which the transport was exclusively electric, and where in its streets the space for motorized traffic lost ground in favor of pedestrians and cyclists? If it's your dream it is much closer to becoming a reality.
Fortunately, this approach to the city is one of the projects that occupies the mind of Elon Musk, founder of SolarCity, Tesla among others. This man who has already revolutionized the automobile industry with his electric cars (Tesla), now wants to revolutionize the cities as we know them, to create the first sustainable and technologically smart city.
All the #TeslaCities to which this benchmark of technological innovation aspires would take form house by house. All houses would be equipped with solar roofs that would cover their energy needs.
If they needed an extra contribution, there would be no problems, since they would get it from wind power plants or solar plants installed around the city.
The commitment to sustainability would also be palpable in the streets of this city; in which day-to-day transportation, with its air and noise pollution, would be nothing more than a bad memory. Here, trams, subways and electric vehicles would take over from urban transport.
In addition, pedestrians and cyclists in these cities would not need to conquer the ground they have lost in other cities, as Tesla plans to make life more friendly more spaces in the streets and a multitude of green areas to them.
A type of industry geared towards solving population needs and the banned access to carriers with their trucks, which would be replaced by robots for last kilometer deliveries, complete this city model that would not only stand out for its sustainability, but also for its commitment to technology.
Thus, among the ideas that are on the table for these cities listed high speed internet connection and the development of applications with all kinds of useful information, from transport schedules to vehicle sharing options.
Furthermore, also when it comes to transport in these cities, Will its inhabitants be the first to ride a Hyperloop? It is one of the open questions in which this initiative converges with another of the aspirations of the head of Tesla: to create a transport system capable of covering in one hour the distance between the two coasts of the United States.
While these secrets are being uncovered, reserving a space costs (as an advance only) $ 47.000, despite the fact that yet another great mystery remains to be solved: the location of the city, for which there has been speculation with Australia and England. This does not diminish the enthusiasm of those who yearn to settle in this smart city that, until now, they only believed possible as a product of Hollywood movies.
HYPERLOOP
hyperloops is the trade name registered by the aerospace transport company SpaceX, for the transport of passengers and goods in vacuum tubes at high speed.
SpaceX
SpaceX was founded in June 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of allow people to live on other planets.
Tesla Buys SolarCity
We have already commented on some occasion about the purchase of SolarCity by Tesla, the only thing that happened is that we needed to know the details of the acquisition and that it be done officially, just as it happened a few months ago. A great purchase that will bring surprises in the future when it comes to clean energy.
Tesla's acquisition of SolarCity was made at the end of last year, so Elon Musk's electric vehicle company merges with the solar energy company founded by his cousins Lyndon and Peter Rive. The deal was approved by shareholders of Tesla and SolarCity last week, after being proposed earlier this year.
What can be said about an entrepreneur who dreams? For the anti-capitalists, does he want a lot of benefits? Does he want to conquer the world, like the bad guys in James Bond? Or, does he just want to be an emulation of Romulus and Remus? For you the thread if you hit it.