It Costs Less to Move Less

Driving Parasitic Mass, the mass we pay to move that is not cargo or passengers, towards zero results is dramatic cost reductions.

Capital Costs

Driving Parasitic Mass towards zero decreases the mass, cost and complexity of the capital infrastructure.

Ultra-light infrastructure can be deployed more quickly and with less ecological and economic impact on the community.

Operational Costs

Energy use is affected by many factors. The very consistent rolling nature of rails greatly decreases the cost to keep railed vehicles rolling.

Maintenance Costs

Maintenance increases as a 4th power of axil weight. No graph is provided because the numbers become unreadable relative to the trucks.

JPods and CargoPods stream resource to need on-demand. The ability to move pallets without moving trucks will be a major benefit in dense urban areas. Just-in-time practices can be applied the logistical needs of a city.