DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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 DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF 

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane 


CITYAIRBUS NEXTGEN eVTOL - MUCH ANTICIPATED FLYING TAXI 


                                        Source:  Airbus

  • Aerospace giant Airbus just unveiled a highly anticipated, 4-passenger eVTOL flying taxi that's considered a gamechanger.  Here are some key facts:
  • Called the CityAirBus NextGen
  • Designed for air travel in major cities
  • All electric powered with vertical takeoff and vertical landing
  • Range 50 miles
  • Top speed of 75 mph
  • Distributed propulsion system with 8 electric powered propellers
  • Operational automated flight mode but will initially be piloted
  • Fixed wings and V-tail
  • Will take 1st flights later this year
  • Unveiling of CityAirBus coincided with a new Airbus eVTOL testing center near Munich as Airbus bets on urban air mobility vehicles
  • Considered a game-changing vehicle, designed for multiple missions including air taxi, emergency response and more.
WORLD'S 1ST ELECTRIC MUSCLE CAR


                                                                    Source:  Dodge


  • Get ready for the Dodge Daytona electric muscle car concept.  Here's what we know:
  • Called Charger Daytona SRT
  • This is the world first all-electric muscle car
  • It is the production ready version
  • 2 trims :  R/T and Scat Pack
  • R/T delivers 496 hp, 404 ft lbs of torque with top speed of 137 mph
  • Scat Pack delivers 670 hp, 6327 ft lbs of torque and top speed of 134 mph
  • 100.5-kWh battery with 317 mile range for R/t; 260 mile range for Scat Pack
  • Dodge, which is owned by Stellantis, expects to start manufacturing the vehicle this summer and as we get closer will be disclosing the price.



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