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Hyperloop testing blazes into West Virginia

Construction of the $500 million certification center and test track, shown in a rendering, will begin in 2022.
Construction of the $500 million certification center and test track, shown in a rendering, will begin in 2022.
October 12, 2020 04:00 AM

Billionaire Richard Branson is hoping to give Tesla CEO Elon Musk some competition, not in electric vehicles but rather in the super high-speed travel systems known as hyperloops.

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