|
URBAN |
Miles of Road |
% converted |
Miles of PRT |
|
Interstate |
13,491 |
600% |
80,946 |
|
Other Freeways and Expressways |
9,175 |
200% |
18,350 |
|
Other Principal Arterial (115-130ft) |
53,447 |
200% |
106,894 |
|
Minor Arterial (80-106 ft) |
89,911 |
200% |
179,822 |
|
Collector (60-90 ft) |
88,604 |
120% |
106,325 |
|
Local Road (little thru traffic) |
598,514 |
100% |
598,514 |
|
URBAN SUBTOTAL |
853,142 |
|
1,090,851 |
| |
|
|
|
|
RURAL |
|
|
|
|
Interstate |
33,067 |
200% |
66,134 |
|
Other Principal Arterial |
98,952 |
100% |
98,952 |
|
Minor Arterial (80-106 ft) |
137,751 |
50% |
68,876 |
|
Major Collector (60-90 ft) |
433,754 |
10% |
43,375 |
|
Minor Collector (limited thru traffic) |
272,360 |
0 |
0 |
|
Local Road (no thru traffic) |
2,102,977 |
0 |
0 |
|
RURAL SUBTOTAL |
3,078,870 |
9% |
277,337 |
| |
|
|
|
|
TOTAL miles |
3,932,012 |
35% |
1,368,188 |
Powering the transportation network requires
solar collectors about 6 feet wide with current technology. Both the
storage and collection technologies are expected to significantly drop
in price. Energy required to operate the JPods network is estimated at
0.8 usable Exajoules.
| Expected Network
to replace highly repetitive travel |
|
|
| 1,368,188 |
miles of PRT |
|
|
| 5,280 |
feet per mile |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| 0.0000000000000000010 |
Exajoules/joule |
10^18 joules/Exajoule |
| 3600 |
joules/watt-hour |
|
|
| 5 |
hrs of effective
sunshine |
|
| 365 |
days |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| Displacement System Energy Per
Year from 75% solar-automation |
|
| watts/square foot |
Exajoules |
Width of
Collectors |
| 10 |
2.85 |
6.00 |
ft wide |
| |
3.80 |
8.00 |
ft wide |
| |
4.75 |
10.00 |
ft wide |
| |
5.70 |
12.00 |
ft wide |
| |
7.12 |
15.00 |
ft wide |
| |
|
|
|
| 16 |
4.56 |
6.00 |
ft wide |
| |
6.08 |
8.00 |
ft wide |
| |
7.59 |
10.00 |
ft wide |
| |
9.11 |
12.00 |
ft wide |
| |
11.39 |
15.00 |
ft wide |
|
