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Tag: Elon Musk
Roadbuilding
Plans for Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Vegas Loop advance
Las Vegas has moved a step closer to the Vegas Loop, a project by Elon Musk’s Boring Co. to build an underground transportation system using Tesla vehicles.
December 17, 2020
Roadbuilding
Elon Musk’s Boring Company completes tunnel dig at Las Vegas Convention Center
Check out this video of the moment the boring machine finished the .8-mile tunnels for the Loop under the Las Vegas Convention Center.
May 18, 2020
Construction Equipment
Tired of waiting on Tesla’s pickup, YouTuber makes her own
Simone Giertz modified a Tesla Model 3 with a pickup bed where the backseat used to be and made a video of the process. Watch the video here on Equipment World.
June 21, 2019
Class 7-8
“Disruptive” electric tractors might end up hauling heavy trucks in the opposite direction
A couple of years ago, you were probably being inundated by the sheer volume of headlines proclaiming natural gas as trucking’s great disruptor. Then diesel prices – the ultimate disruptor – dropped and have held under $3 per gallon for more than a year. One of my Facebook friends recently posted a query, asking his […]
July 4, 2017
Class 7-8
Musk defends Tesla’s electric semi-truck project, says trucking companies involved in design
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is pushing back against critics who contend that his goal of producing an electric tractor-trailer is more pie-in-the-sky than practical. Critics, including panelists at last month’s ACT Expo in Long Beach, California, have said that the cost and the weight of batteries needed for electric long-haul transport make it less-than-ready for […]
June 14, 2017
Construction Equipment
POLL: Diesel? Hydrogen? Electricity? What will fuel future highways?
With road-legal self-driving trucks and an economically-feasible way to harness solar energy and go off the power grid being a part of our present and no longer possibilities of a far-off future, we got to thinking: what’s the fuel of the future going to be? Electricity sure seems to be making a pretty strong case with Tesla […]
May 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
Tesla Model S catches fire, owner exits unharmed
Here on the Roadologist blog, we’ve shared plenty of stories about fires, including one about a roadside fire caused by cutting corners, another about a 42 million-tire pile that burned for an entire month and a another story about a firefighter who lit up his BMW. Well, if those stories aren’t hot enough for you, […]
October 15, 2013
Roadbuilding
Just Another Hyperloop?
It looks like Elon Musk isn’t the only one who wants to enter the futuristic transportation debate. Dan Corns, president of Magnovate Technologies, proposed a system that would use magnetic levitation technology to move people, freights and commodities up to 310 mph – all in a computer-controlled, driverless vehicle. They company has already created prototypes […]
August 30, 2013
Roadbuilding
Beam Me Up, Scotty
Have you ever wanted to transport yourself from one location to another in an instant, like Captain Kirk from Star Trek? Well, I’ve got your solution: I’m working on a machine that will teleport people by turning them into water vapor and then blowing them through the air to their desired location. Sound crazy and […]
August 16, 2013
Construction Equipment
Better Roads: What is the hyperloop?
What is this hyperloop you’ve been hearing about? It’s the invention of Tesla CEO Elon Musk that could completely change the way we travel long distances while revolutionizing transportation and infrastructure at the same time. But, as our sister site Better Roads lays out in great detail, the hyperloop is also a complicated concept that […]
August 14, 2013
Roadbuilding
Tesla CEO gives more details about hyperloop rapid transit system
Nearly a month after Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, tweeted about his concept for a “hyperloop” rapid transit system, Musk has offered more details on the proposed mode of transportation. Musk shared the details on Tesla’s blog on Monday, pointing to his disappointment about the cost, speed and practicality of California’s high speed […]
August 13, 2013
Roadbuilding
Tesla CEO, co-founder proposes “hyperloop” rapid transit system
Tesla Motors CEO and co-founder Elon Musk has proposed a “hyperloop” rapid transit system that would travel at 800 mph, according to a report from Minyanville. Musk announced his concept Monday on Twitter: “Will publish Hyperloop alpha design by Aug 12. Critical feedback for improvements would be much appreciated.” The system would travel at about […]
July 18, 2013
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