Elon Musk has an idea for an electric plane that takes off vertically

There’s just no stopping Elon Musk, is there? While answering questions at the awards ceremony for the Hyperloop Pod competition earlier this week, Musk talked about his idea for an electric plane that can take off vertically, and expressed his interest in making the idea a reality. Aside from the obvious benefits to the environment that an electric plane would bring, the vertical takeoff capability would remove the need for runways, which can be difficult to build due to both their size and the cost of building them.