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HOW TO TRAVEL IN THE FUTURE  -  VOL. 2 by Ed Kane Source:  Amazon - "How to Travel in the Future - Vol.2" by Edward Kane Limited Opportunity to Order for Free Amazon is offering a great, free, limited time promo deal on one of journalist Edward Kane's future of travel vehicle books "How to Travel in the Future - Vol. 2" on the latest cars, planes, trains, and highly innovative new vehicles to travel on during the 2020's and beyond.  Here's the link to order for free  This book demonstrates the easy, news summary approach Ed take as a journalist on some of the greatest innovations of our times including in new modes of travel for all of us.  It's what you need to know. I co-authored the book with Ed.

"European Hydrogen Backbone" Source:  European Hydrogen Backbone Initiative 2020 Green Hydrogen Pipeline A hydrogen pipeline stretching across the European Union, from Sweden, down to the south of Spain and to Sicily could radically transform Europe's energy system.  That is the vision of European gas infrastructure companies who just presented their concept of a "European Hydrogen Backbone" powering Europe.  Their plan details transporting the new fuel across Europe via existing gas pipelines with minor modifications.  They say this will provide a reliable means of transport. Existing Pipeline Footprint The existing pipeline network system would connect industrial centers that are capable of generating and utilizing hydrogen.  It would also connect solar power plants and offshore wind farms into the pipeline network.  The 11 transmission system operating companies say the hydrogen pipeline network could be totally completed by 2040 with major population centers

Paperback and E-Book Available on Amazon & Kindle Source:  Amazon   amazon.com/author/ekane Top Discoveries, Searches for Life in the 2020's & Important Space Missions Journalist Edward Kane's latest book "Space:  The Unknown Regions" is now available as a paperback and e-book on Amazon and Kindle. The book contains the top discoveries, searches for new forms of life and important space missions during the 2020's.  For a free preview, click here  Bundled Books The new book is the bundled collection of three of Ed's very recent books on space:  "Search for Life in Space", "Space Mysteries and Wonders 2020's" and "Space 2020's:  What's Up There?".  The new bundled book is deeply discounted and priced at 50% of the cost of buying the 3 space books separately.  I co-authored the books with Ed.

Launch of  Perseverance Rover on July 30, 2020 Source:  NASA Artist Rendering Nuclear Powered Robotic Rover NASA is going back to Mars on Thursday, July 30, 2020.  The Mars 2020 Perseverance Mission includes the rover Perseverance, a $2.7 billion piece of highly advanced robotic technology.  The rover, along with a small helicopter and instruments that it's carrying, will launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, FL. 7 Months Long Journey to Mars The trip to the Red Planet will take 7 months.  And then the rover will make a dramatic sky-crane landing onto Mars' Jezero Crater on February 18, 2021. For two years, the nuclear powered Perseverance will explore Jezero.  The crater is 28 miles wide and in the ancient past it contained a lake and river delta.  The rover will search for signs of ancient life, scoop up surface samples and study the crater's geology.  In a joint NASA-European Space Agency (ESA) project, the samples will be returned to

Latest Discoveries, Missions & Searches for Life Source:  Amazon   amazon.com/author/ekane Just Published on Kindle I'm pleased to announce that journalist Edward Kane's latest book "Space: The Unknown Regions" has just been published as an e-book on Kindle/Amazon.  The book is a combination of 3 of his latest books on space:  "Search for Life in Space", "Space Mysteries and Wonders 2020's" and "Space 2020's:  What's Up There?".  It includes perspectives on new forms of life existing in space from great thinkers like Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, Stephen Hawking, among others.  Bundled Series The bundled book is deeply discounted by 65% off the cost of the three books if bought individually.  If you want to be aware of the latest space discoveries, missions and searches for life in space, this is the book for you.  For a free preview, go to  https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08DSFF8SG&preview=newtab&link

Targets Selling 1 Million EV's a Year by 2025 Adding Big EV Production Lines Hyundai, the big automotive champion of hydrogen powered vehicles, has just decided to also aggressively go electric.  It's rapidly expanding its electric capacity to support selling $1 million electric vehicles  a year by 2025 and also grabbing a global EV market share over 10%. Hyundai's EV Offensive Hyundai has plans to introduce two production lines dedicated to electric vehicles.  One will go on line next year and another in 2024, according to an internal union newsletter obtained by Reuters.  Hyundai is also engaged in discussions with Samsung to secure batteries and other electronic components for the EV's.  EV car batteries are in short supply.  Samsung is a major battery supplier to Tesla and GM. EV Races Heating Up Hyundai, which owns Kia, is the world's 5th largest automaker.  It sold 86,434 battery EV's last year.  That's more than VW at 73,278 but far behind Tesla at 35

Fully Electric 5-Series Source:  BMW 5-series 2021 Big Green Lineup of Vehicles BMW announced today that it will offer a fully electric 5-series.  This is part of a major product overhaul to offer green, emissions free vehicles.  BMW wants to lower emissions both during the production of its vehicles and also when they are on global highways.  It is even tying executive compensation to its climate goals. BMW's 10 Year Plan By 2030, BMW targets having 7 million plus electrified BMW brand electrified vehicles on the road, 2/3rds of which are fully electric.  Their goals coincide with new European regulations that require carbon dioxide vehicle emissions be cut by 37.5% by 2030 as compared to 2021 vehicles. BMW's E-Rollout In 2021, BMW will have five, fully electric vehicles for sale, including the BMWi3, Mini Cooper SE, BMW iX3, BMW NEXT and BMWi4.  By 2023, BMW will offer 25 electrified vehicles, including half that will be fully electric.  BMW CEO Oliver Zipse did not offer a l