Important Innovations

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

Growing Acquisition Interest in US TikTok Operations Source:  TikTok Logo Clock Is Ticking for Microsoft and Reportedly Twitter According to The Wall Street Journal, Twitter has approached TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to buy the US operations of the video sharing app company with a global user base of 800 million.  The talks are reportedly at the preliminary stage and Twitter has made no formal announcement.  Meanwhile, Microsoft hopes to finalize an agreement to acquire TikTok's US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand by mid-September.  The moving force behind the acquisition scramble is President Donald Trump and his threat to ban Chinese owned TikTok from operating in the US. Vulnerability of Amercans' Personal Data TikTok has come under fire from US lawmakers, particularly President Trump and Treasury Secretary Steve Municin, about the vulnerability of Americans' private information to TikTok data collection,  The key issue is that ByteDance could be compelled by

  From the Netherlands, a Long Range, Solar E-Car Source:  Lightyear One Lightyear One Dutch automaker Lightyear has invented the Lightyear One - an all electric car powered by solar energy.  It's expected to hit the market in 2021.  It's the world's first, long range, solar powered, electric car.  A prototype has been released and mass production and deliveries will start in 2021.  The company says this car will provide the driver with 100% clean energy.  The asking price is $165,000. Long Range & Electric Plug-In Option The car's 4 electric engines are powered by a custom built 60 kWh battery pack. The Lightyear One is covered with 16 sq. feet of integrated solar cells that are encased in safety glass to protect them from damage.  The sun's solar energy can serve as the only energy source.  But, t he car also packs an electric plug-in option as an alternative energy source. A single overnight plug in charge provides 450 mile range. The plug-in enables up to 60