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EEVblog 1588 – Virgin Hyperloop One Goes BUST!

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The Elon Musk vision of Hyperloop has come-a-gutsa. Vigin Hyperloop One has gone out of business. Who could have predicted it?

And who’s left standing in the Hyperloop world?

Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1588-virgin-hyperloop-one-goes-bust/

00:00 – Virgin Hyperloop has gone BUST!

02:54 – Well, it did actually carry humans.
04:33 – The Hyperloop isn’t actually an Elon Musk project
05:33 – Buying the Nevada test track for pennies on the dollar
07:23 – Australia was not immune to the madness
08:53 – It’ll cost next to nothing to run!, trust me bro
09:34 – Invetsment goes bye-bye
10:46 – It’s a fundamentally dumb idea
11:14 – They couldn’t even make it work as a cargo system
12:45 – DP World in Dubai lost their money
13:23 – Transpod Fluxjet and The Hyperloop Association!
15:45 – Nevomo Hyperloop
18:45 – Hardt Hyperloop, it’s all happening!
22:23 – Zeleros Hyperloop
24:32 – Swisspod
25:36 – Swisspod test track in Pueblo Texas
26:45 – Hyperloop Transportation Technologies

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