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		staunch on April 16, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: World-record electric motor for aircraft Elon Musk has joked that one day he will merge the work of Tesla and SpaceX into an electric jet. I'm hoping we'll end up with electric-powered Star Trek shuttlpods with Falcon-derrived takeoff-landing thrusters.

pchristensen on April 16, 2015 [–]

That's what he said in his cameo in Iron Man 2 - "I've got an idea for an electric jet"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuG2AVFB-g0

staunch on April 17, 2015 | [–]

He has also discussed it on stage at least a few times.

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