Important Innovations

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                  By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane CHEVY'S HYDROGEN PICKUP                                                                         Source:  Chevrolet GM CEO Mary Barra has confirmed that Chevrolet will offer a Medium Duty Chevy Pick Up truck that uses hydrogen power with its HydroTec feul cell technology The pickup with its breakthrough hydrogen technology is expected to launch in 2025 Barra disclosed the news during an investor conference call but did not provide further details GM calls the HydroTec  fuel cell "an affordable hydrogen fuel cell solution for land, sea & air applications" Also, Chevrolet has filed for a trademark the name ZH2 with the US Patent & Trademark Office Nearly 10 years ago, Chevy used the name ZH2 for an experimental hydrogen fuel powered rugged off-road vehicle that it was developing for the US Army For Ch

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                  By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane BMW TO MAKE HYDROGEN POWERED CARS                                                                                                                                                                       Source:  BMW German luxury brand BMW says it will make hydrogen powered cars Its strategy:  hydrogen is a great addition & alternative to electric battery power because EVs won't work for everyone everywhere, particularly where there are not enough charging stations to service widespread us e BMW is now pushing ahead with production of hydrogen vehicles after manufacturing a few hydrogen versions of its luxury X5 SUV late in 2022 Hydrogen has a number of compelling benefits:  zero carbon emissions, refueling in a few minutes & a very long range The big challenge concerning the widespread use of hydrogen cars is

   DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                  By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane BMW TO MAKE HYDROGEN POWERED CARS                                                                                                                                                                      Source:  BMW German luxury brand BMW says it will make hydrogen powered cars Its strategy:  hydrogen is a great addition & alternative to electric battery power because EVs won't work for everyone everywhere, particularly where there are not enough charging stations to service widespread us e BMW is now pushing ahead with production of hydrogen vehicles after manufacturing a few hydrogen versions of its luxury X5 SUV late in 2022 Hydrogen has a number of compelling benefits:  zero carbon emissions, refueling in a few minutes & a very long range The big challenge concerning the widespread use of hydrogen cars is

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                  By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane GORGEOUS, POWERFUL, 1000 HP FLYING CAR                                             Source:  Fusion JC7 The Fusion JC7 flying/driving concept car is the vision of California-based designer and former US Navy & United Airlines pilot Greg Brown Except for the huge fin in the rear, the flying car looks like a futuristic Italian supercar For driving, it is fully electric 2 Tesla motors at the front & rear pump out 1,000 hp Powered by LG Chem batteries, it gets 150 miles range, produces 920 lb-ft of torque & goes from 0 to 60 mph in 4 seconds For flying, it has 2 Williams FJ-33 jet engines It gets 750 miles of range on its 300-gallon fuel tank Cruising speed of 520 mph in the air Design is currently undergoing testing Brown says the wings, engines & other components are similar to that of business jets & t

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                  By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane GORGEOUS, POWERFUL, 1000 HP FLYING CAR                                             Source:  Fusion JC7 The Fusion JC7 flying/driving concept car is the vision of California-based designer and former US Navy & United Airlines pilot Greg Brown Except for the huge fin in the rear, the flying car looks like a futuristic Italian supercar For driving, it is fully electric 2 Tesla motors at the front & rear pump out 1,000 hp Powered by LG Chem batteries, it gets 150 miles range, produces 920 lb-ft of torque & goes from 0 to 60 mph in 4 seconds For flying, it has 2 Williams FJ-33 jet engines It gets 750 miles of range on its 300-gallon fuel tank Cruising speed of 520 mph in the air Design is currently undergoing testing Brown says the wings, engines & other components are similar to that of business jets & t

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                  By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane WORLD'S FASTEST PERSONAL HOVERCRAFT                                                                             Source:  Von Mercier Maryland-based Von Mercier has developed a personal hovercraft called Arosa that is the world's fastest, electric amphibious vehicle Top speed is 50 mph and cruising speed is 20 mph With an electric powertrain, 3 electric motors & fan design, it is also the world's quietest hovercraft Arosa rides on a cushion of air 6 inches above water, land, grass, snow, sand or gravel  It can brake, accelerate & travel laterally by 360 degrees Priced at $200,000, it can carry a driver and 2 passengers Arosa looks like a glamorous sportscar (although it isn't street legal) and is in production for customer deliveries in July Choice of 2 batteries:  18 kWh with a range of 40 miles

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                  By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane WORLD'S FASTEST PERSONAL HOVERCRAFT                                                                             Source:  Von Mercier Maryland-based Von Mercier has developed a personal hovercraft called Arosa that is the world's fastest, electric amphibious vehicle Top speed is 50 mph and cruising speed is 20 mph With an electric powertrain, 3 electric motors & fan design, it is also the world's quietest hovercraft Arosa rides on a cushion of air 6 inches above water, land, grass, snow, sand or gravel  It can brake, accelerate & travel laterally by 360 degrees Priced at $200,000, it can carry a driver and 2 passengers Arosa looks like a glamorous sportscar (although it isn't street legal) and is in production for customer deliveries in July Choice of 2 batteries:  18 kWh with a range of 40 miles