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my name is Greg Henderson I’m CEO and

my name is Greg Henderson I’m CEO and the co-founder with my wife Jill we’ve

the co-founder with my wife Jill we’ve

the co-founder with my wife Jill we’ve been working on hover technology for a

been working on hover technology for a

been working on hover technology for a couple of years however we’ve been

couple of years however we’ve been

couple of years however we’ve been working for a very long time to build

working for a very long time to build

working for a very long time to build more safely for things like earthquakes

more safely for things like earthquakes

more safely for things like earthquakes if you can levitate a train why not a

if you can levitate a train why not a

if you can levitate a train why not a house and if you’re going to hover I

house and if you’re going to hover I

house and if you’re going to hover I can’t think of anything more exciting to

can’t think of anything more exciting to

can’t think of anything more exciting to build in a hoverboard the hover engines

build in a hoverboard the hover engines

build in a hoverboard the hover engines push off a magnetic field that they

push off a magnetic field that they

push off a magnetic field that they create in a passive conductive surface

create in a passive conductive surface

create in a passive conductive surface the hoverboard right now requires about

the hoverboard right now requires about

the hoverboard right now requires about 40 watts per kilogram about a quarter of

40 watts per kilogram about a quarter of

40 watts per kilogram about a quarter of the energy that a helicopter uses to

the energy that a helicopter uses to

the energy that a helicopter uses to break its connection with the earth once

break its connection with the earth once

break its connection with the earth once you break that contact with the earth

you break that contact with the earth

you break that contact with the earth friction goes away that’s where all the

friction goes away that’s where all the

friction goes away that’s where all the benefit is we have the potential to go

benefit is we have the potential to go

benefit is we have the potential to go faster than anything on wheels the

faster than anything on wheels the

faster than anything on wheels the difference between our technology and

difference between our technology and

difference between our technology and current magnetic technologies there’s no

current magnetic technologies there’s no

current magnetic technologies there’s no track so we’re free to move in any

track so we’re free to move in any

track so we’re free to move in any direction when you know all I have to

direction when you know all I have to

direction when you know all I have to touch the ground you can plant freeways

touch the ground you can plant freeways

touch the ground you can plant freeways and hover over them freeways can become

and hover over them freeways can become

and hover over them freeways can become greenways the potential of carbon-

greenways the potential of carbon-

greenways the potential of carbon- transportation right now we’re using the

transportation right now we’re using the

transportation right now we’re using the batteries however there are a lot of

batteries however there are a lot of

batteries however there are a lot of ways of storing energy and we can use

ways of storing energy and we can use

ways of storing energy and we can use any of them to power on hoverboard we’re

any of them to power on hoverboard we’re

any of them to power on hoverboard we’re very excited to bring that technology

very excited to bring that technology

very excited to bring that technology the world

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