LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 120  (Tue. 2020/08/25 21:20)
Welcome to issue # 120 of the LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:  My SuperTurnpike paper is completed, and is available for download, in .doc format, at http://www.LeviCar.com/SuperTurnpike/SuperTurnpike-14.doc.

Please vote for my contest entries (see below)!

This issue covers updates and changes for three of my websites, since August 21.

Website for the General Public, with a lot about my LeviCar project:  http://www.LeviCar.com.

Website for Innovative Transportation Professionals:  http://www.PROACCTIVE.info.

Website as a substitute for the former blog on EVWorld:  http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php.  It has the same content as the previous blog, except for some explanatory notes.  The “catch phrases” are in small type, and highlighted in yellow.

All three websites, above, are “gluten-free” (no cookies) and “caffeine-free” (no java[script], or any other script).  All of LULUE’s events are either in LeviCar.com or PROACCTIVE.info, or both.  LULUE has only upcoming events and a list of various organizations’ event calendars.

Many of the links to EV World are still on LeviCar.com, and I was able to recover them from “The Wayback Machine”.


Contest notice: I entered the “Create the Future” Contest for this year, and actually made Two entries.  Details are at: http://www.LeviCar.com/#CreateFuture.

Please don’t forget to look at my entries in the “Create the Future contest”, and if you like them VOTE FOR THEM!  The first one is “High-Throughput End-Loaded MagLev Passenger Vehicles” (http://contest.techbriefs.com/2020/entries/automotive-transportation/10635).  The second one is “Soft-Sided Transportation Tubes (SSTTs) – an Alternative to Hyperloop” (http://contest.techbriefs.com/2020/entries/automotive-transportation/10730).

Other Contests:

NASA Langley Launches $20,000 UAV ‘Safeguard’ Competition (postponed due to COVID-19).

Collaborate To Innovate (C2I) Awards (Contest, UK only):  Entries due Friday, September 18:
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C2I
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C2I



Newly-Added Item: (other than events)
None


Newly-Revised Item: (other than events)

Dept. of Defense Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) 20.3, and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) 20.C — Adjusted for new round
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#DoD-SBIR


New Event on the websites:

Webinar: Electric Vehicles and Fire Security   W, September 16, 3:00 to 4:30 pm CEST (9:00 to 10:30 am EDT)
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Fire-Security
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Fire-Security

Webinar: The Evolution of Battery Technology   W, October 14, 3:00 to 4:30 pm CEST (9:00 to 10:30 am EDT)
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Evol-Bat-Tech
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Evol-Bat-Tech

Webinar: 2020 EV Review by Global Experts   W, December 16, 3:00 to 5:00 pm CET (9:00 to 11:00 am EST)
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#EV-Review
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#EV-Review


Revised Events on the websites:

ZEB – Zero Emission Bus Conference 2020 (now free and online)   Tu‑Th, September 15‑17 — Made Virtual; Set Dates; Changed catchphrase
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#ZEB-OnLine
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#ZEB-OnLine

2020 IEEE 92nd Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2020‑Fall   Su‑W, October 4‑7 — Made Virtual
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#VTC-Fall
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#VTC-Fall

2020 3rd IEEE Connected and Automated Vehicles Symposium   Su, October 4 to M, November 30 — Made Virtual and End Date extended
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#CAVS
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#CAVS

Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo Europe   W‑F, October 14‑16 — Moved up; added COVID webpage
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#EVTech-Europe
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#EVTech-Europe

Battery Show Europe 2020   W‑F, October 14‑16 — Moved up; added COVID webpage
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#BatteryShow-Eu
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#BatteryShow-Eu

IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium – IV2020   Tu‑F, October 20‑23 — Made Virtual
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#IV2020
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#IV2020

Advanced Automotive Battery Conference   M‑Th, November 2‑5 — Noted that will be made virtual
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#aabc
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#aabc

Forum on Integrated and Sustainable Transportation Systems (FISTS)   Tu‑Th, November 3‑5 — Made Virtual
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#FISTS
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#FISTS

AVERE E-Mobility Conference 2020 (AEC2020)   Tu & Th, November 17 & 19 — Changed Dates, made Virtual
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#AVERE
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#AVERE

Electric Vehicle Summit 2020   Tu‑W, December 15‑16 — Made Virtual
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#EV-Summit
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#EV-Summit

Advanced Automotive Battery Conference – Europe   Su‑Th, January 17‑21 — Poster Deadline no longer soft
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#aabc-E
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#aabc-E

Drive World Conference & Expo   Tu‑Th, January 26‑28
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Drive-World
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Drive-World

InterTraffic Amsterdam   Tu‑F, March 23‑26 — Removed extraneous link
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#InterTraffic-Amsterdam
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#InterTraffic-Amsterdam

ISMB 17: 17th International Symposium on Magnetic Bearings   W‑Sa, 2021 August 18‑21 — Postponed until next year
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#ISMB-17
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#ISMB-17



Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Sep. 4):
None



IN THE NEWS  (Notice that the criteria for this is much broader than for PROACCTIVE.info):

Batteries:
Lithium Americas: A Plan To Make An Electric Car Battery Factory Near Tesla
Super-dense lithium-sulfur battery gives electric plane a 230-mile range   (Also for “Electric Aircraft“)
Buy an EV, Lease the Battery?  A Chinese Carmaker Is Trying It Out
2021 Lexus ES 300h:  Lithium-ion battery adds trunk space to 44-mpg hybrid sedan
Blackstone passes milestones for printed next-generation battery cells
Report: Pandemic delays global EV growth, though $100/kwh will arrive earlier   (Might also be considered “Business&rrdquo;)
Plug-Hybrids Flooding Showrooms, but Few Americans Know what They are

EV Charging:
ClipperCreek’s new HCS-D50 40-amp dual charging station
Electric truck fleets will need a lot of power, and utilities need to start planning now
UK utility EDF aggressively pushes EVs to its customers

Electric/Fuel-Cell Cars:
Lucid electric SUV prototype spotted testing in California
Lucid Motors boasts it will have ‘the fastest charging electric vehicle ever offered’

Electric/Fuel-Cell Trucks:
CATL to supply batteries for Trailer Dynamics electric semi-trailer
MOD to trial hybrid technology on armoured vehicles   [Includes video (1:19)]

Clean Generation of Hydrogen:
UK’s first waste plastic to hydrogen plant moves step closer to construction

Electric Motors and their controllers:
BorgWarner to build integrated drive module for Ford Mustang Mach-E

Self-Driving Cars and Trucks:
Aurrigo driverless shuttle makes debut at ISPS Handa Wales Open
Consultation launched on ALKS automated lane control technology
2021 Porsche Taycan can add features over the air, fast-charge without fuss
Ford to lead data-driven road safety project
Automotive sensor maker Luminar to go public via special-purpose company with $2.9 billion valuation   (Might also be considered “Business”)

Business:
Protecting IP assets during automotive collaborations
Chinese Electric Car Co. to Expand Abroad Next Year (Nio)
GM Electrifies China Lineup to Challenge Tesla’s Early Lead
Former Volvo executive launches electric truck startup
AAA, Electrify America Partner on EV Subscription Service

Electric Aircraft:
Avidrone takes a double-headed approach to cargo delivery

Governmental Affairs:
It’s Not Too Early for Cities to Craft AV Regulation

Miscellaneous:
Shared Transportation Modes Dramatically Reduce Greenhouse Gases
Addressing the Risks of Additive Manufacturing
Steering Wheels’ Past, Present and (Autonomous) Future
Reaction Engines testing ammonia as carbon-free aviation fuel
WorkSport to launch a foldable, solar tray cover for pickup trucks
LaGuardia Airport AirTrain Plan Receives Initial Approval From FAA
Vitesco to supply drive control units for Volkswagen EVs


OLD NEWS:
A Democrat Crushed by a Dictator


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    —  Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)