DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Edward Kane

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

                                                                      

                 By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane


PORSCHE E-FUEL ALTERNATIVE TO ELECTRIC CARS





                            Source:  Porsche & Stock

  • E-fuel is car fuel made from renewable or decarbonized electricity, without any crude oil and is growing in interest as an alternative to gasoline & diesel
  • Porsche is a believer that e-fuel is a great way to re-legitimize the combustion engine and make it viable for a zero-emissions future
  • Porsche has built an e-fuel refinery in Chile to jumpstart development
  • The VW-owned luxury automaker has also successfully petitioned the European Commission to exempt cars using e-fuel from the European Union's 2035 ban on combustion engine cars
  • Another vocal proponent of e-fuel is Ferrari, which built its fabled history on big, powerful combustion engines
  • One issue that widespread utilization of e-fuel faces is the high cost of manufacturing it; those costs need to come down
  • Underscoring its belief in the future of e-fuels, Porsche will race 30 Porsche 911 this fall fueled by e-fuel.

LEMANS & TOYOTA HYDROGEN RACES




                                                            Source:  Toyota



  • On this, the 100th running of the LeMans auto race, race officials announced that the LeMans Endurance Race 2026 will have a new competing group - hydrogen engine race cars, as a testimony to the belief in hydrogen, as a zero-emissions, sustainable fuel
  • This will be a 1st for LeMans along with hydrogen fuel cell race cars which have also been declared legal for the grueling, 24-hour races
  • Toyota will be a prominent participant with its new concept, the GR H2 Racing concept that it unveiled today at LeMans
  • Toyota is committed to pushing hydrogen fuel as a zero-emissions means of driving & racing
  • The GR H2 is powered by a hydrogen combustion engine & is on display at the new Hydrogen Village at LeMans this weekend
  • Toyota says not only is hydrogen fuel good for the environment but also good for racing with "the sound, torque & dynamics all there", along with no carbon emissions.



WORLD'S 1st ROBOT VACUUM THAT CLIMBS STAIRS


                                Source:  Migo Robotics


  • It's called the Ascender and it's the world's 1st robot vacuum that can climb stairs
  • Migo Robotics' Ascender not only climbs stairs but cleans them
  • The bot transforms its shape, uses a pair of legs to climb the stairs, pulls up the legs & then uses omnidirectional wheels to clean the steps
  • Has laser sensors to map the room it's vacuuming to avoid hitting objects
  • Companion app lets you control its motion
  • Can also be voice controlled by Alexa
  • Priced at $1,399 when it hits the market in August and also can be pre-ordered
  • Some experts believe this household robot could be a gamechanger.
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"Daily Innovation Brief" © By Edward Kane

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