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Elon Musk
Bezos wins a round in the billionaire space race
Sep 18, 2014
The billionaire's space venture Blue Origin announced a new partnership with NASA.
3 things you probably didn't know about Richard Branson
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Kai Ryssdal
Sep 9, 2014
He has built Virgin into a huge conglomerate by keeping himself front and center.
Tesla's move to open source may be good for business
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David Gura
Jun 13, 2014
In releasing patents, Tesla opens the door to a bigger market for electric cars
Tesla shows their car-ds
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Kai Ryssdal
Jun 12, 2014
How to avoid lawsuits and and get more electric cars on the road.
Elon Musk, Tesla plan 'Gigafactory' site
May 2, 2014
Tesla CEO needs one new mammoth battery plant, but will prepare for two.. or three.. or four.
Finding a battery that will power the future
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Queena Kim
Apr 16, 2014
Batteries are hard to develop because they live in the world of material science.
Elon Musk and Tesla under fire after latest mishap
Nov 11, 2013
It’s unclear how serious the issue of battery fires in Tesla cars is, but concern over them has taken shareholders on a fast ride in the last month.
For public good, not for profit.
Hyperloop: From L.A. to San Francisco in just 30 minutes
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Kai Ryssdal
Aug 12, 2013
Today billionaire and inventor Elon Musk released his latest plan into the world: the Hyperloop.
The biggest obstacle for the Hyperloop? Money
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Molly Wood
Jul 22, 2013
Musk has only hinted at what the Hyperloop is, but he's described his latest idea as a 'cross between a Concorde, a railgun and an air hockey table.'
A look at the 'Hyperloop,' and other off-beat inventions in history
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Molly Wood
Jul 16, 2013
Tesla's Elon Musk hopes to revolutionize transportation with a combination railgun, air hockey table and Concorde. What can he learn from past inventions?