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Only in South Africa June 28, 1971, Elon Musk evokes alone has the American dream through excellence.

He has elected domicile in the United States in 1992, after a passage of four years in Canada (his mother is a canadian).

He is the father of PayPal which he sold in 2002 eBay.

Subsequently, he founded the company Rechnologies Space Exploration (Space X), which is given a mission to substantially reduce the cost of launches of space vehicles.

In 2008, he became chairman of Tesla Motors now recognized as the largest manufacturer of electric luxury cars in the world.

The famous visionary plan to go even further, if we trust in his project called Hyperloop, he just unveil to the world press.

The project Hyperloop

The billionaire has presented his personal view and especially very futuristic transit, which means much faster than are the TGV trains category.

The basic idea is to use capsules can accommodate up to 28 passengers, who travel in a low pressure tube, which could drive has extremely fast speeds, even in the limit of the sound barrier.

The capsule that float on a cushion of air could reach a speed of 1,200 km / h. All supported by pylons and fed by solar panels.

For example, Mr. Musk talks about a direct link between the cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco, a distance of about 600 km which would take only 30 minutes.

Here is another ambitious idea of ​​the eccentric businessman, who already made headlines everywhere around the world.

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