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  Concept Designed by Buick & Shanghai based SAIC-GM                                                                                         Source:  Buick Range of 410 Miles on a Charge Buick just unveiled in China the new Buick Electra EV, an electric crossover concept car designed by Buick and its Shanghai-based partner SAIC-GM.  The vehicle has an advanced Ultium battery with a range of 410 miles on a single charge. The dual powertrain delivers 583 horsepower.  Automotive experts say the concept vehicle signals Buick's new design direction. Space Age Inspired With Unique Technology Buick says the vehicle's design is inspired by a space capsule.  It has four butterfly doors and a hidden floating skateboard under the rear bumper that provides another alternative green way to travel. What's Next For Electra? Buick says the Electra concept represents its goal to bring together zero emissions, beautiful styling and intelligent connectivity.  It's not clear if or when

India:  Big New Market With EV Commitment For Tesla to Sell Into                                                                                          Source:  Tesla CEO Elon Musk Confirms by Tweet Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he will expand Tesla operations into India in 2021;  Responding to a Tweet asking when he will start selling Tesla electric vehicles in India, Musk tweeted "Next year, for sure."  The move should be strategically smart for Tesla, despite the fact that Covid at the moment has infected 6 million people there.  It would come at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is focused on promoting the use and manufacture of electric vehicles in India. India's EV Dynamics The government of India is doing a hard push for electric powered vehicles. By 2030, the government wants at least 30% of all vehicles on its roads electric.  In New Delhi, it will have 2,000 electric public transit buses in operation by the end of 2021.  And the state of Delhi it is looking

  Supernova 5Billion Times Brighter Than the Sun                                 Source:  ESA Hubble & NASA Photo Photo From Hubble Telescope Before It Faded Away The Hubble Telescope captured images of one of the most spectacular light shows in the universe ever seen.  It was a supernova that outshone every star in its galaxy.  The supernova, called SN2018GV, put on a gorgeous display with the radiance of 5 billion suns before it gradually started fading away.  Fortunately for us, it was caught in a series of images by the Hubble Telescope, operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA.  The supernova was first spotted by Hubble in January 2018, 70 million light years from Earth.  Binary Star SN2018GV was a binary dwarf star that was pulling in matter from its companion star.  In space, once a star starts pulling in matter from its companion equal to 1.44 times the mass of the sun, a thermonuclear process starts to begin and the combining star starts to explode.  In effect,

  Disinfecting Drones at Atlanta Falcon's Mercedes Benz Stadium                                     Source: Mercedes Benz Stadium High Tech Aerial Disinfecting at Falcon's Stadium In Atlanta, the Mercedes Benz Stadium, where the Atlanta Falcons play, and Lucid Drone Technologies have teamed-up to become the first professional sports venue to use disinfecting drones to protect fans, players and staff from Covid and other viruses.   Highly Advanced Technology Starting on October 11 when the Falcon's home stadium opens for limited fan capacity, Lucid's D1 disinfecting drones will release, as they fly, medical grade disinfecting chemicals after each game.  The disinfectant is dispensed by using electrostatic spraying nozzles.  Lucid says one drone can do the work of 14 workers with backpack sprays.  The drones cut the time to accomplish the cleaning by 95%. Robots and the NFL Meanwhile, elsewhere in the NFL, robots are going on Covid patrol.  The Carolina Panthers are the f

   Q3 2020 Sales Beat Estimates                                             Source:  Tesla  Targeting 500,000 Vehicle Sales for 2020 In the third quarter of 2020, Tesla delivered a record number of global sales, smashing analysts' estimates.  Tesla sold 139,300 vehicles bypassing its all time high of 112,000 in Q4 2019.  Analysts had projected 129,950 in Q3 2020 sales.  The big sales came from Model 3 and Model Y. Full Year Sales Target Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes the company can sell 500,000 vehicles for the full year.  To do so, that will require a blowout 4th quarter of 181,650 global sales to reach the goal.  During his recent Battery Day, Musk predicted 30% to 40% growth for Tesla over 2019.

  German Led Innovation                                   Source: Software Stock Image Remote Access Software Berlin Germany based tech group IOTA is teaming-up with British based Jaguar Land Rover and Japan's NTT Data to launch new software that gives consumers the power to remotely access and control items like appliances and cars.  The software is called IOTA Access and was developed in the UK at the University of Cambridge along with a European startup.  It grants the owner access and grants or rejects conditional access to individuals other than the user of the physical device. International Effort The launch of Iota Access is a global effort.  IOTA specializes in distributed ledgers.  That's a technology similar to blockchain. IOTA is being joined in the launch by Jaguar, Europe's STMicro-electronics and Japan's NTT Data.  According to IOTA co-founder Dominik Schiener, "our phone should be our personal keys to access everything."   Jaguar Jaguar and IOTA

  SpaceX and Tesla Breakthroughs 2020                                         https://amazon.com/author/ekane My Latest Book On Amazon & Kindle Journalist Edward Kane's just published book "The Elon Musk Factor" showcases the biggest accomplishments and technology breakthroughs by one of the greatest innovation moguls of our time - Elon Musk.  2020 for SpaceX, Tesla and Elon Musk has rolled out a series of fascinating successes, all documented in the book.  For a free preview, go to  https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08KHCYGY9&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_721DFb3EC2CX2    I co-authored the book with Ed. The content is fascinating