LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 132  (Mon. 2020/10/12 16:59)
Welcome to issue # 132 of the LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter.

This issue covers updates and changes for three of my websites, since October 9 (10/10 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.
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:

2-part webinar series:  How to succeed with pilot and production-scale transit electric bus fleet deployments
➀ the smart way to execute a successful pilot
  W, October 21, 10 am PDT (1 pm EDT)
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Succesful-Pilot
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Succesful-Pilot

Capability Statement Webinar Event   W, October 21, 2 to 3 pm EDT
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Capability
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Capability

2-part webinar series:  How to succeed with pilot and production-scale transit electric bus fleet deployments
➁ From Pilot Project to Large‑Scale Deployment
  W, October 21, 1 pm PDT (4 pm EDT)
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Large-Scale
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Large-Scale



Revised Event on the websites:

Webinar: The Evolution of Battery Technology   W, October 14, 3 to 5 pm CEST (9 to 11 am EDT) — Noted that 50 Complimentary tickets are available
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Evol-Bat-Tech
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Evol-Bat-Tech




Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Thu., October 22):
IEEE 93rd Vehicular Technology Conference   VTC2021-Spring 2021
 • Call for Papers:  Five-page paper due  Mon, Oct. 12 (extended) (today)
 • Call for Workshop Proposals due  Mon, Oct. 12 (re‑extended) (today)
 • Call for Tutorials:  Full Proposals due Wed, Oct. 21



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

Batteries:
“World’s fastest electrodes” triple the density of lithium batteries   [Includes video (1:55)]
Another take on this (less detail, but has better video):  Superfast electrode promises step change in battery performance   [Includes video (4:22)]
Venting for EV battery packs   (This is a rather technical article with a fair amount of jargon)
Static testing of EV components  (This is mostly about Batteries, and also is a rather technical article with a fair amount of jargon)
Spinach Could Power Fuel Cells (and metal-air batteries, too)
Dürr to partner with Techno Smart for battery electrode coatings
Tesla Berlin Will Use the Big 4680 Battery and Structural Battery Pack

Electric/Fuel-Cell Cars:
2021 ID.4 is Volkswagen’s first U.S.-market dedicated EV   (Older articles on this vehicle are in Newsletters #121 and #127.)
All Polestar 2s Recalled After Some Shut Off While Driving
Polestar 2 earns 233-mile range rating, well behind Model 3
Here's why the Nissan Leaf is the top-selling used EV in most states
This 1950s Corvette clone is actually a $160,000 hybrid sports car out of China – check out the ‘SS Dolphin’
Volvo XC40 Recharge rated for range, fails to top Model Y
Study:  Americans’ interest in EVs has grown during pandemic
Audi E-Tron GT will cue up a new sound for electric performance
Does Tesla plan to acquire a stake in LG’s battery business?   (Might also be under “Batteries“)
In pursuit of the silky-smooth EV

Electric/Fuel-Cell Trucks:
Scania tests out solar panel-covered plug-in tractor-trailer
Mack LR Electric refuse truck begins real-world trials in NYC

Sensors for Self-Driving Vehicles:
This Startup has a Plan to Build the Missing Link for Self-Driving Cars
Sensor Fusion Challenges In Cars   (This article is long and detailed, but poorly written and full of jargon.  BTW “SoC” can mean either“Sensor-on-a-Chip” or “System-Chip”, but she never explains that.)

Electric Aircraft:
WATCH:  Israeli startup’s drone-airplane combo promises fast delivery to remote corners of the globe   [Video (6:04)]

Governmental Affairs:
CCTA launches electric bicycle rebate pilot program   (Also might be under “Electric Bicycles and Motorcycles”)
How to Get Clean Energy Technologies Through ‘the Valley of Death’

Miscellaneous:
CHBC Webinar – Long-Duration Energy Storage:  Key to Achieving SB 100 with Hydrogen   October 20 11 am PDT
Solder redefined:  Indium’s materials provide EV power electronics solutions
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW:  Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles – The Time is Now

The following two articles may pertain to high-speed terrestrial vehicles:
Secrets of fish scale drag offer clues for more aerodynamic aircraft
Aerodynamicists at City, University of London are exploring how fish-scale inspired materials could potentially be used to reduce aircraft drag, thereby increasing speeds and reducing fuel consumption.


OLD FUN NEWS:
Your new ride..??


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    —  Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)

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