Important Innovations

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane MAKING NEW AVIATION HISTORY - FLYING ELECTRIC                                                                                          Source:  Beta Technologies Sirius XM founder & serial entrepreneur Martine Rothblatt has brought to life ...

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                  By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane VW's ELECTRIC CAR FOR THE MASSES With its founding as a manufacturer of people's cars, VW, has developed an electric car for the masses, the ID.2All concept The all-electric sedan will go into production in 2025, a very aggressive schedule for the concept that underscores VW's accelerating push into electrification The EV will be priced to start at $27,106, which is highly competitive against Tesla's currently priced lineup VW is looking to capture global leadership in EV sales VW is investing billions - specifically $193 billion - into...

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                  By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane VW's ELECTRIC CAR FOR THE MASSES                                                                           Source:  VW With its founding as a manufacturer of people's cars, VW, has developed an electric car for the masses, the ID.2All concept The all-electric sedan will go into production in 2025, a very aggressive ...

  Beta Technologies' Electric Aircraft                                             Source:  Beta Technologies Speedy Package Deliveries   UPS just announced that it will start package deliveries by electric planes  - specifically e-VTOLs or electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles.  UPS has agreed to buy ten e-VTOLs, called ALIA-250, from Vermont based startup Beta Technologies.  UPS has the option to buy another 150 aircraft from the company.  The new form of transportation is designed to accelerate deliveries in small market areas. Designed to Be Autonomous Beta Technologies e-VTOLs are highly advanced.  The ALIA-250, inspired by the Arctic tern, takes off and lands vertically and then transitions into long range flight. The electric vehicles have a range of 250 miles and a cruising speed of 170 mph. T...