DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Edward Kane

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

                                                                      

                 By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane


ELON MUSK TEASES 2 NEW TESLA EVs






                                        Source:  Tesla

  • At his annual Tesla Shareholders Meeting, CEO Elon Musk teased two more upcoming Tesla EVs
  • Musk said the design of the vehicles and the manufacturing technologies to produce them are way beyond anything currently on the global EV market
  • During his speech, a teaser vehicle image was presented behind him
  • It strongly suggests that Musk is going to deliver his promised $25,000 affordable, all-electric hatchback
  • The other EV teased is also expected to be much more affordable in order to sell it into mass markets
  • Musk says he'll produce 5 million of these 2 EVs per year
  • Other important revelations & innovations from Musk:
  1. He says Tesla has nailed autonomous driving, which would be a global breakthru
  2. Long-awaited Cybertruck will be delivered & go commercial this year
  3. For the 1st time, he's going to try advertising his Tesla EVs
  4. Tesla Optimus humanoid robots appeared at the Shareholders' Meeting walking like humans & Musk predicted that robots, not cars, would represent the overwhelming value of Tesla in the future
  5. Musk acknowledged the next 12 months for Tesla will be "challenging" because of global economic conditions.  
  • A number of analysts who track Tesla are very pleased that Musk has hired a new CEO for Twitter, enabling him to bring more focus back on Tesla.

NEW TECHNOLOGY POWERS CARS ON SUNSHINE


                                 Source:  Cambridge University
  • UK scientists at Cambridge University have developed solar powered technology that can convert CO2 and water into liquid fuel, composed of ethanol & propanol, which have zero carbon emissions
  • Cars in the future could be fitted with the technology as an alternative to electricity-storing batteries
  • The scientists are using "artificial leaves" that mimic photosynthesis in plants
  • The artificial leaves contain light absorbers and a catalyst
  • With light, the catalyst changes the CO2 to ethanol and propanol and the water into oxygen
  • The liquid produced in the one-step process can be used to fuel a car
  • The new fuel has a high energy density, zero emissions, is totally renewable and can be easily stored and transported
  • This breakthrough technology is at the lab stage, but the scientists say they can scale it up for widespread use.

JEFF BEZOS & BLUE MOON

                                                        Source:  Blue Origin

  • Amazon founder Jeff Bezos space company Blue Origin just landed a contract to develop a lunar lander for NASA
  • The lander will be called Blue Moon
  • It will shuttle astronauts from an orbiting spacecraft to the lunar surface during the 2029 Artemis Mission to the Moon
  • Once operational Blue Moon will launch into space & dock with Gateway, which is a logistics hub currently in development that will assist in lunar landings
  • From there, the astronauts would enter Blue Moon and take a ride to the lunar surface.
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