LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 121 (Sun. 2020/08/30 14:27)
Welcome to issue # 121 of the LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter.
Please vote for my contest entries (see below)!
This issue covers updates and changes for three of my websites, since August 25 (08/26 onward).
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”.
Research Paper: Click here
to download or view my 25‑page Research Paper, The Future of MagLev: How the
Magnetic‑Levitation SuperTurnpike will Revolutionize Ground Transportation (.doc format).
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)
Superturnpike — Added SuperTurnpike and its MouseOver date
http://www.LeviCar.com/#SuperTurnpike
New Events on the websites:
Free Webinar: Exploring Renewable Hydrogen Production Pathways,
W, September 9, 1:00 to 2:15 pm EDT (10:00 to 11:15 am PDT)
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Renewable-Hydrogen
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Renewable-Hydrogen
SAE Free Webinar: LiDAR Technology Advancements and Market Trends Th, September 10,
12 noon to 1 pm EDT
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#LiDAR-Tech
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#LiDAR-Tech
SAE Free Webinar: High-Voltage Arteries: How Connectivity Gives Life to Electric Vehicles
W, September 23, 2 to 3 pm EDT
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#HV-Arteries
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#HV-Arteries
SAE Free Webinar: Helping HEV/EV Batteries Go the Distance and Stay Cool Under Pressure
Th, October 1, 9 to 10 am EDT (3 to 4 pm CEST)
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Stay-Cool
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Stay-Cool
Revised Events on the websites:
EV Charging Infrastructure and Technology Expo Virtual Summit
W‑F, September 30 to October 2 — Corrected the Name
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#EV-Charging-Expo
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#EV-Charging-Expo
Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Sep. 9):
None
IN THE NEWS (Notice that the criteria for this is much broader than for PROACCTIVE.info):
Batteries:
Ahead of Battery Day, Tesla CEO Musk teases huge jump in energy density
EnergyX and ProfMOF partner on lithium-ion nanotechnology
Coating Paves Way for More Durable, Efficient Batteries
Orange peels used to extract valuable metals from spent batteries
New anode material could lead to safer batteries with long cycle life
NIO Challenging Tesla With BaaS
Nano-diamond self-charging batteries could disrupt energy as we know it
(Notice that the cell shown is rated at “100 mW” or
one one-ten-thousandth of a Watt.) [Includes video (7:00). See also next item.]
Interview: The NDB team on its revolutionary nano-diamond batteries
Electric/Fuel-Cell Cars:
Shoppers buy more EVs if they understand charging—and now there’s proof (exclusive first look)
Tesla: Residual Value Curiosity
2021 Volkswagen ID.4 Electric Car: Everything We Know In-Advance-of Full Reveal
Electric 2021 Polestar 2 arrives as one of the year’s best, most advanced new cars
Refreshed Bolt EV and new Bolt EUV to be produced in summer 2021
Study finds global tipping points for EVs: 31-minute charging, 291 miles of range, $36,000
Lucid Air will have 113-kwh battery pack, biggest frunk ever, “miniaturized” drivetrain
(Claims “a breakthrough on the electromagnetism side”) Debuting 9/09. (Also might be
classified under “Batteries”)
This tiny electric car could cost just $10,000 in the US. But there are tradeoffs
The confusing but cute 3-wheel Solo EV is finally in production
Electric/Fuel-Cell Trucks:
India’s Mahindra announces it will use REE platform for commercial EVs
Clean Generation of Hydrogen (& other fuels):
Wireless “photosheets” turn CO2 and sunlight into clean fuel
Self-Driving Cars and Trucks:
Autonomous vehicles could improve policing, public safety, and much more
Locusts inspire low-power collision detector
Oxbotica demonstrates right-hand side autonomy
Sometime Soon, Your Car Will Park Itself
Business:
Nikola Founder & Executive Chairman Grants 6,005,162 Shares To Early Employees
Electric Aircraft:
Long-awaited Celera 500L ‘bullet’ plane is finally revealed
(Actually, this is not electric, but its great serodynamic efficiency make it a good candidate to be electrified
once battery and motor technology catch up.
Japanese company successfully tests a manned flying car for the first time
Vertical Aerospace joins the tilt-rotor race with new VA-1X eVTOL
Electric Buses and other mass-transit (but not rail):
Delaware transit agency to power electric buses with solar array
Governmental Affairs:
Electric vehicle sales in central Ohio exceeded Smart Columbus grant goal
Europe is moving at two speeds on EV adoption
Miscellaneous:
FAA releases draft environmental statement for LaGuardia AirTrain project
Michael Dunne shares the latest Chinese EV news in the transport treehouse
McLaren’s Once-a-Decade Debut Augurs Hybrid Supercar Future
Chevy Corvette engineers moved to EV team at GM
Technical Paper:
Application to download a Technical Paper:
https://www.laboratoryequipment.com/3432-The-Learning-Lab/563811-An-Analytical-Toolkit-to-Optimize-Battery-Electrode-Materials/
RECENT HUMOR:
How to change battery on a Tesla
OLD NEWS:
30 Years On, the ‘Worst Car Ever Built’ Has a Fervent Fan Club
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— Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)