LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 129  (Mon. 2020/10/05 09:32)
Welcome to issue # 129 of the LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter.

This issue covers updates and changes for three of my websites, since September 30 (that date onward).

I hope to increase the frequency of this newsletter from once every five (or six) days, to two times per week, to three times per week.

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.
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 Contest:

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



Newly-Added Item: (other than events)
None

Newly-Revised Item: (other than events)
None


New Events on the websites:

Panel discussion (Webinar):  Electrifying transport through cross-sector collaboration   Th, October 15, 7 am EDT
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#XS-Collaboration
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#XS-Collaboration

SAE CEU Course: Fundamentals of High Voltage xEV, Safety, and PPE   F, April 16
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C2001-21-4
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C2001-21-4

SAE CEU Course: Analysis and Design of Hybrid Transmission Systems   Th‑F, May 13‑14
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C2006-21-5
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C2006-21-5

SAE CEU Course: EV Motor Design Analysis and Test Verification   Th‑F, May 20‑21
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C1867-21-5
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C1867-21-5

SAE CEU Course: Intelligent Vehicles: From Functional Framework to Vehicle Architecture   F‑Sa, July 9‑10
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C1615-21-7
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C1615-21-7

SAE CEU Course: Fundamentals of High Voltage xEV, Safety, and PPE   F, July 16
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C2001-21-7
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C2001-21-7

SAE CEU Course: Infrared Camera for ADAS and Autonomous Sensing   W, August 11
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C1934-21-8
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C1934-21-8

SAE CEU Course: LIDAR for ADAS and Autonomous Sensing   Th, August 12
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C1935-21-8
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C1935-21-8

SAE CEU Course: High Voltage Vehicle Safety Systems and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)   M, August 16
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C1732-21-8
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C1732-21-8

SAE CEU Course: Fundamentals of High Voltage xEV, Safety, and PPE   F, 2021 October 15
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C2001-21-10
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C2001-21-10

SAE CEU Course: Introduction to Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Battery Systems   Th‑F, 2021 November 4‑5
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C0626-21-11
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C0626-21-11


Revised Event on the websites:

SAE CEU Course: Accident Reconstruction, the Autonomous Vehicle and ADAS   M‑Tu, October 5‑6 — Removed
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/?C18#c1869-20-10
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php?C18#c1869-20-10


Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Thu., October 15):
IEEE 93rd Vehicular Technology Conference   VTC2021-Spring 2021
 • Call for Papers:  Five-page paper due Mon, Oct. 12 (extended)
 • Call for Workshop Proposals due Mon, Oct. 12 (re‑extended)



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

Batteries:
Report:  Tesla might buy stake in LG Chem battery spinoff   (Might also be categorized under “Business”)
Safer Anode for Long-Cycling, Energy-Dense Batteries
Anzode gets $1.7-million CEC grant for non-lithium batteries   (emphasis is on Zinc and Manganese))
Li-Cycle to build battery recycling hub in upstate New York
Elon Musk Finally Reveals His Grand Plans to Revolutionize the Battery   (This is a long and comprehensive article, with a lot of animations.  This is a “must-read” if you are truly interested in batteries.)
Mersen introduces Infini-Cell battery assembly solutions

EV Charging:
California Won’t Achieve its New Zero‑Emission Vehicle Goal Until Multi‑Unit Dwellers Can Access Electric Vehicle Charging   (Might also be under “Business” or “Governmental Affairs”)
Lucid Air Debuts with Class-Leading 500-mile Range and Car-to-Car Charging   (Might also be under “Elecric … Cars”)

Electric/Fuel-Cell Cars:
Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV prices have been cut by up to $3,000 before arrival   (Might also be categorized under “Business”)
Honda electric SUV coupe for China previewed with concept
Polestar is actually going to make the Precept, its eco-conscious concept car
Nissan turns Leaf electric car into cool-looking mobile power supply for disaster relief   [Includes Video (1:33)]

Electric/Fuel-Cell Trucks:
2021 Ford F-150 hybrid hits a new high for torque, if not MPG
Lion Electric to deliver 10 electric trucks to Amazon

Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
Special delivery – by ’bot
Autonomy is coming to commercial vehicles
The benefit of Lidar:  touch, don’t look
Enthusiasm around autonomous vehicles has grown during the COVID-19 pandemic
Level-1 autonomous vehicles will jump by more than 11% in five years, according to a new report

Business:
Tesla eyes mining lithium on its own   (Might also be categorized under “Batteries”)

Electric Bicycles and Motorcycles:
Indian goes electric with eFTR Jr electric moto for kids

Electric Aircraft:
Volocopter and Japan Airlines plan air taxi launch within three years

Electric Buses and other mass-transit (but not rail):
Proterra’s ZX5 next-generation electric transit bus   [Includes video (1:16)]

Governmental Affairs:
EPA Ridicules California’s Proposed Ban of New Gas Cars   (Of course, the solution to this is to implement V2G to such an extent that the electric cars themselves will provide electric power during shortages.)
Update: Revised HEROES Act includes $32 billion for transit
FL:  State mulls 700-mph hyperloop project from Tampa to South Florida: (report)

Miscellaneous:
Complexity Scientist Beats Traffic Jams Through Adaptation   [Should Read; Includes Video (3:39)]
UK’s first hydrogen train makes mainline debut
2020 Hype Cycle for Connected and Smart Mobility


Technical Articles and Papers:

Link to download white paper:  The Never‑Ending Battle:  Thermal Conductivity in Electronics


OLD NEWS:
Cap 112 (180) — Sitting comfortably?  Buckled in safe?  Then we’ll begin …


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    —  Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)

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