Hyperdrive
Penniless Cities Offer Land to Host Hyperloop Tests in France
- The French want a piece of Musk’s fast-train-in-a-tube idea
- But they’ve got no money to fund infrastructure-heavy projects
France Wants In On A Hyperloop But Has No Funds
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After President Emmanuel Macron scrapped plans for a high-speed rail connection to Limoges, a city in central France, local entrepreneur Fabien Thibaut picked up his phone to call Elon Musk and talk about the Hyperloop -- Musk’s idea for superfast trains zooming in tubes.
“This kind of project is essential for a city like ours,” said Thibaut, one of many in France who wants to bring home a piece of Tesla founder Musk’s idea. “We have nothing here -- this would bring companies, jobs, tourism.”