DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF 

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane


PORSCHE MINIVAN! WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT?





                             
                                                                        Source:  Porsche

A Porsche Minivan concept?  Seems impossible but Porsche's top designer Peter Varga has a bold idea: a luxury electric minivan for Moms to drive their kids to school and sports practices.  Here's what we know:

  • While minivan interest in the US and Europe is declining, they are beloved in other global markets
  • Other luxury minivans like Toyota's Alphard have seen significant popularity growth in Asia
  • Porsche's new minivan concept is bold and innovative
  • It's called the Vision Renndienst
  • It has an innovative central driving position 
  • All-electric with 6 seats
  • As Porsche's main focus is sports cars, its surprising luxury minivan concept is fascinating
  • Porsche's top designer thinks he can make it a must-go
  • Every soccer Mom I know would love to know more - like the price!
  • Stay tuned for when we learn if Porsche puts this intriguing concept into production and at what price.


US FLYING TAXI READIES FOR SERVICE




                                                                Source:  Archer Aviation



  • San Jose-based Archer Aviation, an electric aircraft startup, is partnering with Texas-based Atlantic Aviation to build the flying taxi infrastructure to start flying taxi operations with its electric aircraft Midnight in the US in 2025.  Here are the facts:
  • Midnight is an all-electric, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL)
  • Can carry a pilot and 4 passengers
  • Takes off and lands like a helicopter and flies like a plane
  • Top speed of 150 mph
  • Designed for 20-to-50-mile city flights with 12-minute recharges
  • Flies at an altitude up to 1500 feet
  • Archer and Atlantic are developing electric plane infrastructure at Atlantic's existing airport network including at Santa Monica Airport
  • Early launch cities include LA, NYC and Miami
  • Initial routes will be "trunk" routes from airports to center cities
  • Said to be safer than a helicopter with every major component backed up by redundant components
  • Said to be 100-times quieter than a helicopter
  • Archer is a company to watch as the flying taxi industry takes off - United Airlines has already bought $1 billion of their aircraft.

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