LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 133  (Wed. 2020/10/14 21:44)
Welcome to issue # 133 of the LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter.

This issue covers updates and changes for three of my websites, since October 12 (10/13 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)

Hyperloop — Added an older video, and take-away quotes
http://www.LeviCar.com/#Hyperloop


New Event on the websites:

Reducing the Cost of Medium- and Heavy-Duty EVs and Speeding up ROI   W, October 21, 1 ‑2 pm EDT (10‑11 am PDT)
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Reducing-Cost
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Reducing-Cost


Revised Event on the websites:

2020 International Conference on Microwaves for Intelligent Mobility   M, November 23 — Date Finalized
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#ICMIM
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#ICMIM



Event with due dates within the next ten days (until Sat., October 24):

IEEE 93rd Vehicular Technology Conference   VTC2021-Spring 2021   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:
Tesla Model 3 logs 100,000 miles with little reported battery capacity loss
Battery Boom for Electric Cars, Trucks and Half the Grid by 2040
High-speed camera assists in solid-state battery research
Battery pack maker Romeo Systems to go public in $1.33-billion SPAC deal [Includes video (4:05)]

EV Charging:
Mobi unveils vehicle-grid integration standard

Electric/Fuel-Cell Cars:
Ownership-cost advantages of EVs even stronger for SUVs and pickups, study finds
2021 Toyota RAV4:  40-mpg Hybrid becomes the norm, as lineup expands
REE demonstrates its wildly innovative vehicle platform of the future   [Includes video (1:07);  Also pertains to “Electric/Fuel‑Cell Trucks”]
REE Automotive shows its 3 modular EV platforms in motion   [Includes same video (1:07);  And also pertains to “Electric/Fuel‑Cell Trucks”]
2021 Honda Accord Hybrid: 48-mpg sedan goes quicker, gets tech upgrades

Electric/Fuel-Cell Trucks:
Rivian builds an all-electric delivery van for Amazon   [Includes promotional video (1:24)]
Amazon shows Rivian electric delivery vans it will use starting in 2021   [Includes same promotional video as above (1:24), but has more detail about the drivetrain]
Hyundai delivers first fuel cell trucks to Switzerland
Total Adds Fuel-Cell Truck Maker to Alternative Energy Bets   (Includes Video)

Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
Waymo finally opens fully driverless taxi service to public
Einride’s Pod autonomous truck moves toward commercial availability
As FedEx makes ‘contactless’ deliveries, head of delivery robot project sees need for Roxo

Self-Driving Off-Road Machinery:
Navy awards contracts to six companies to start preliminary designs for Large Unmanned Surface Vehicle

Electric Bicycles and Motorcycles:
Lime adds Wheels shared e‑bikes to its app as it seeks to become a one-stop shop for mobility
Hubless Reevo ebike pushes the limits of engineering … and credulity   [Includes video (2:36)]

Electric Buses and other mass-transit (but not rail):
Allison Transmission’s new eGen Flex hybrid system   (for Buses)

OPINION:
Comment: sustainable mobility can put environmental damage into reverse gear
Vehicle electrification:  Being Clean and Efficient for a Truly Sustainable Future
Poll:  Are EVs the Best Option for a Low Carbon Transport Future?

Miscellaneous:
Mazda rotary engine returns (for Japan) as EV range extender in MX-30 crossover


Technical Articles and Papers:

Invitation to download a white paper:  Development of driveline electrification technologies:  Whitepaper


OLD NEWS:
Stuck In Neutral


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    —  Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)

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