Important Innovations

  Hyundai Leading the Way Source:  Hyundai's Hydrogen Semi-Truck US Startup Nikola Coming on Strong South Korea based Hyundai is quickly becoming the leader among global automakers in deploying hydrogen powered vehicles.  It recently shipped the first ten of its Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell hydrogen semi-trucks.  It's the world's first, fuel cell powered, heavy duty truck.  And it's the first, mass produced hydrogen truck.  The hydrogen vehicles went to Switzerland.  Another 40 hydrogen trucks from Hyundai will be on Swiss roads by the end of 2020.  It's the beginning of a Hydrogen Highway Ecosystem, with hydrogen fuel stops eventually being built into the highway infrastructure.  It's the future of zero highway emissions.  The only emissions from these trucks are water. Hydrogen Highway Ecosystem The Hyundai hydrogen semi's have a 255 horsepower fuel cell converting hydrogen into electricity.  They have a driving range of 250 miles on a tank of hydrogen.  To ma

  Surface Duo Source:  Microsoft  Microsoft's Return to Mobile Phones After a four year hiatus, Microsoft is returning to the mobile phone business.  It just unveiled and began taking orders for its new Surface Duo. Microsoft calls the phone revolutionary.  It spent five years creating it.  The company claims it enables increased mobile productivity via the dual screens. They add it contains the best of Microsoft 365, every app from Google Play store and a system that seamlessly works together. Android Operating System The dual screen phone runs on Google's Android operating system.  The user can use two different apps on each screen simultaneously. The screens are connected by a 360 degree hinge that allows for both horizontal and vertical use. Phone Price Wars The Microsoft Surface Duo is sleek, thin and pricey - $1,399.  It's ringing into a tough, bumpy COVID threatened economy and is up against very tough competition.  Both Google and Apple are rolling out new smart pho

From California Startup,     Lucid Air Sedan Source:  Lucid Air New US Electric Vehicle Has Very Long Range Electric vehicle startup Lucid, based in California, has a new vehicle that can go the distance.  The Lucid Air sedan has an expected EPA rated range of more than 517 miles on a single charge.  That makes it the longest range electric vehicle on the market today.  In fact, it gets 115 miles more range than Tesla's current highest range vehicle, the Model S, which has an EPA rated range of 402 miles.  Tesla was the first EV company to break the 400 mile range with a widely available electric car. Proprietary High Tech Motors Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson credits the company's high tech motors, invented at Lucid, with the industry's leading EV range. And, if you're wondering when you can buy one, the final version of Lucid Air will be presented on September 9, 2020.  The Air will go into full production at Lucid's Case Grande, Arizona facility.  First cars will be d

  Big Travel Vehicle News Source:  Amazon   https://amazon.com/author/ekane Edward Kane's Latest Book on Amazon and Kindle Edward Kane's latest book "Big Travel Breakthroughs 2020's" has just been published as an e-book and paperback on Amazon and Kindle.  If you're interested in learning about the latest, big breakthroughs in cars, planes, trains and other modes of travel for the 2020's, you will love this book.  For a free preview, go to  https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08FNHCX18&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_HP-mFbV547Q54&tag=ejkane2-20

  "How Dare You" Source:  Amazon   amazon.com/author/ekane "List of Top New Gadgets" Amazon is running a free promotion this week on two of journalist Edward Kane's recent e-books "How Dare You" and "List of Top New Gadgets".  "List of Top New Gadgets" showcases the world's new, breakthrough gadgets and devices that you'll want to be aware of and possibly use.  To receive a free copy go to  https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07RSLHMWK&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_dORmFbBV9BVKF&tag=ejkane2-20   I co-authored the book with Ed. "How Dare You" Ed's beautiful children's fiction book "How Dare You" is a cross country running adventure story with valuable life lessons for kids, including how to make friends.  For a free copy, go to   https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07YQ4T1CJ&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_3PRmFbC5M6HV9&tag=ejkan

  Tesla/Elon Musk Solar Energy Bundle for Consumers Source:  Tesla Solar Home  First New Target Market is Europe Tesla is already the world's #1 electric vehicle automaker.  Founder & CEO ELon Musk is now considering offering a home energy package to consumers that would bundle solar panels and roofs, Powerwall energy storage and electric vehicle chargers.  It's the whole package for going solar at home and driving clean, green electric vehicles.  Tesla is currently surveying customers in Germany for their appetite of going very green and for their specific green energy needs.  The bottom-line:  entrepreneur Musk is attempting to add a brilliant layer of business onto Tesla electric vehicle operations as a global green energy utility to service his customers and new green customers' needs.  He has petitioned to be granted licensing as a utility in the UK and already has a small grid system in Australia. Specifics Tesla is very methodical in its approach and in the surve

New Invention from London - Quench Sea Source:  Quench Sea Addresses Global Lack of Drinking Water A new invention called Quench Sea converts seawater into clean, fresh, drinking water.  The light, portable desalination device is the invention of London-based startup Hydro Wind Energy.  The device removes salt, pathogens, parasites, contaminants and microplastics from the seawater.  The company pledges to donate a device for every one they sell.  They hope to have donated 100 million devices by 2027 which, they say, would impact a billion people globally in need of clean drinking water.  The device is light weight, compact and low cost - $60.00  It can produce three liters of water within an hour and it is manually powered. Tremendous Global Need 2/3rds of the world's population live in water scarce areas and 7 million people a year die from water related diseases.  The device has been independently tested and has been proven to work.  It combines a hydraulic system, triple pre-fil