Their was a time when the world was going to embrace Pneumatic Tube Transport but the oil & motor companies got the ticket to ride.
Pneumatic Tube Transport uses a network of tubes which carry capsules by using compressed air or a vacuum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAlzYLcqsTU
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumatic_tube
Elon Musks Hyperloop uses similar technology to Pneumatic Tube Transport. Elon Musk's Hyperloop will do away with the need for motor vehicles, especially in urban areas & even in rural areas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperloop
http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/hyperloop_alpha-20130812.pdf
https://indymedia.org.au/2012/11/28/high-speed-rail-get-on-board
Vacuum Maglev technology is very similar to a hyperloop or PTT, Pneumatic Tube Transport.
http://www.gizmag.com/terraspan-vacuum-tube-train-supersonic-ultra-fast/23267/
http://gizmodo.com/5963717/the-worlds-fastest-train-will-float-on-a-cushion-of-electromagnetism
Pneumatic Tube Transport or the hyperloop is supposed to be powered by renewable energy . . .
Biofuel
Biomass
Geothermal
Hydroelectricity
Solar energy
Tidal power
Wave power
Wind power
Osmotic power
Marine current power
Ocean thermal energy conversion
There are also other potential energy resources see this wikipedia link . . .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_energy_resources
Pneumatic Tube Transport can do away with the transportation of goods by road, imagine shopping online & opening your Pneumatic Tube Transport shute in your house to receive your goods you bought online.
