LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 122 (Thu. 2020/09/03 20:59)
Welcome to issue # 122 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 30
(that date 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)
None
New Events on the websites:
SAE Free Webinar: Standardization for Automated-Vehicle Testing and Simulation
Th, October 8, 12 noon to 1 pm EDT
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Testing-Simul
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Testing-Simul
SAE Free Webinar: Designing for an Electric Aircraft Future Tu, October 20,
12 noon to 1 pm EDT
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Electric-Aircraft
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Electric-Aircraft
SAE CEU Course: Accident Reconstruction, the Autonomous Vehicle and ADAS M, February 8
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#c1869-21-2
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#c1869-21-2
SAE CEU Course: Accident Reconstruction, the Autonomous Vehicle and ADAS Th, April 8
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#c1869-21-4
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#c1869-21-4
Revised Events on the websites:
SAE Free Webinar: LiDAR Technology Advancements and Market Trends
Th, September 10, 12 noon to 1 pm EDT — Changed picture
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#LiDAR-Tech
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#LiDAR-Tech
TRB Free Webinar: Stay Current on Research in Progress – W, September 23,
1 to 2 pm EDT — Added link to “Group-A”
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#RiP
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#RiP
SAE CEU Course: Introduction to Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Battery Systems
W‑Th, November 4‑5 — Moved from November 23-24
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C0626-20-11a
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C0626-20-11a
Defense TechConnect Innovation Summit and Expo Tu‑Th, November 17‑19 —
Changed due dates
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#DTCFall
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#DTCFall
SBIR/STTR FALL Innovation Summit Tu‑Th, November 17‑19 — Changed due-dates
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#SBIR/STTR-Summit
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#SBIR/STTR-Summit
Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Sun., September 13):
SBIR/STTR FALL
Innovation Summit Call for Fast-Track Innovations due Thu, Sep. 3 (today)
(extended)
IEEE 93rd
Vehicular Technology Conference VTC2021-Spring 2021
Call for Workshop Proposals due Mon, Sep. 7
IN THE NEWS (Notice that the criteria for this is much broader than for PROACCTIVE.info):
Batteries:
Report: Ford sees "insufficient scale" for its own battery factory to make sense
Electric Car Batteries Are Going to Need a Lot of Nickel
Lithium Will Dominate Energy Storage Like Silicon Dominated Computer Chips
Lithium-metal battery builds its own protective layer as it decays
EV Charging:
The technical challenges of bidirectional chargers
(As the title says, this is a rather technical article.)
How to get more Level-2 EV-charging flexibility without costly electrical work
NeoCharge Enables EVs, Appliance To Share An Outlet
Photovoltaics:
Tesla’s Solar Ambitions Are Taking Form
(Might also be classified under “Business”)
Electric/Fuel-Cell Cars:
Lifetime carbon emissions for EVs is much lower than previously suggested: Study highlights errors
Lucid Air: The world’s quickest production sedan, electric or not?
Study: EVs will still cost more to make, even after batteries get much cheaper
2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid SUV details: Most powerful Wrangler yet, and trail-rated
Europeans Bought More Electric Cars During Lockdown
Electric/Fuel-Cell Trucks:
Bollinger Motors explores a new market with the DELIVER‑E delivery van concept
ETruck Transportation to Convert Used Freightliner Class 6 Trucks to Electric
Electric Motors and their controllers:
Teardown expert Sandy Munro compares 10 leading EV motors in new video
Self-Driving Cars and Trucks:
Self-organized autonomous vehicles can increase traffic flow — research
Tesla Software Update Helps Cars 'See' Speed Limit Signs
Tesla Driver was Watching Movie Before Crash
Ike lines up fleet customers for driverless trucks
Study: Electronics Could Stop 40% of Big-Truck Rear Crashes
US Agency Posts Online Map to Track Autonomous Vehicle Tests
Tesla has a huge team of “Jedi engineers” working on Autopilot
Business:
Elon Musk expects manufacturing to be Tesla’s ace in the hole
(Pay attention to “software”.)
GM vs. Tesla: Buy GM If You Have A 5-Year Plan
History says Apple, Tesla momentum can become even more extraordinary
Electric Bicycles and Motorcycles:
Electric Scooters Could Dominate India’s Mobility Markets
Electric Aircraft:
Extended-range agri-drone wouldn’t be limited by batteries (because it’s really a hybrid)
[Includes video (1:56)]
Amazon Gets Permission to Start Making Drone Deliveries
BAE Systems is designing new aircraft power sources for electric flight
Pipistrel announces Nuuva hybrid VTOL cargo drone
[Includes animation (0:48)]
Vertical Aerospace’s Tim Williams on the new VA‑1X air taxi
(Long article, but worth the read.)
Governmental Affairs:
California approves $437M utility-based program: 38,000 new EV chargers over 5 years
Cal. Fixes Bill that Would’ve Ended Micromobility
Miscellaneous:
Artificial Intelligence Is Here To Calm Your Road Rage
Electric Vehicle Development From System To Software
The COVID Reshoring Surge – Part 1: The Staying Power of Disruption
Interview: All Things Hyperloop and Passenger Rail with Thea Ewing
OLD NEWS:
The Long Road to The Porsche 911
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