Musk’s company said it received “verbal support from key government decision-makers” for plans to build a route that could cut travel between the two cities to just 29 minutes.
Back now with our big board on Friday morning that possible travel revolution. Elon Musk, he’s saying we’ll be able to get from New York to Washington in just minutes. Yeah, musk is claiming he already has government approval to build a hyper loop that could make your travel time 29 minutes. T. J., is it true. It’s a definite maybe. He sent this tweet out. Let me show you. Just received verbal government approval to build this hyperloop, new york/d.c., 29 minutes. You know we live up here and takes 3 to 3 1/2 hours. If you can do it in 29 minutes, that could change transportation and commerce. He sent another tweet out saying still a lot of work needed to receive formal approval but I’m optimistic that will occur rapidly. The guy that got us worked up told us to calm down in the mix. Not there but the hype irloop is putting people in a capsule and shooting them through the barrel of a gun. 700 miles an hour. 29 minutes. Elon’s company has issued a statement and acknowledged there is a lot of skepticism about this project and there’s always been skepticism around Elon Musk. But then he makes it happen, he’s behind Tesla and spacex. Talk about private space travel selling tickets 250,000 a pop so he can get things done. Anybody else we might not listen, Elon Musk, we must pay attention. Two minutes on our way to D. C. Now. All right, coming up here on
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