LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 135  (Mon. 2020/10/19 21:03)
Welcome to issue # 135 of the LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter.

This issue covers updates and changes for three of my websites, since October 16 (10/17 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:
None

Revised Events on the websites:
None

Event with due dates within the next ten days (until Thu., October 29):
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):

Survey Articles:
Major New Developments Racking Up for Tesla in Asia   (long read)
FEV and the art of EV testing
Battery of issues surrounds large-vehicle electrification

Batteries:
The Truth About Tesla Battery Degradation – and Other EVs   [Video (25:06).  Very educational, and not as pessimistic as the title makes it seem.]
Polymer sandwich current collector boosts battery density, quells fire
BMW expands recall to most 2020-2021 plug-in hybrids over battery fire issue

EV Charging:
i-charging’s new blueberry range of fast chargers covers light- and heavy-duty EVs
Spread of electric cars sparks fights for control over charging   (Also pertains to “Business”)

Electric/Fuel-Cell Cars:
Renault shows off the future of Mégane with electric eVision concept   [Includes TV commercial (0:30)]
GMC Hummer EV plant set up for electric vehicles exclusively, renamed Factory Zero
VW claims its electric car factories will be most advanced in the industry
No VW thing: Fisker Ocean electric SUV to be built by Magna
Tesla Model 3 refresh adds more range and a few handy features
Tesla Model 3 and Y Get 10-31 Mile Range Increases   [Includes videos about Gernamn (9:43) and Texas (29:08) Gigafactories]
Karma GSe-6:  Fully electric Revero priced vs. Tesla Model S, Lucid Air
Lotus Evija Hypercar shreds out 2,000 horsepower at Goodwood
Canada takes aim at its first electric car with Project Arrow

Electric/Fuel-Cell Trucks:
Nikola “base plan” might drop Badger electric pickup if GM deal falls through   (Also pertains to “Business”)

Electric Motors and their controllers:
New composite material increases current capacity to rev up EV efficiency and range
New electric buses will support sustainable mobility options for St. Louis Region
Brandauer’s laminate production process aims for a slice of the EV motor market

Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
Uber ATG has been hobbled by a deadly crash, infighting, and balky tech — and investors are losing patience with the self-driving division   (Also pertains to “Business”)
Walking robot gets a helpful new set of wheels   [Includes video (4:33)]

Business:
7 electric car CEOs battling Rivian founder RJ Scaringe to be the next Elon Musk

Electric Bicycles and Motorcycles:
Updated Screecher solar-powered four-wheeler pedalcycle rolls out   [Includes video (0:34)]

Electric Aircraft:
Embraer Launches Urban Air Mobility Division Called Eve


Technical Articles and Papers:
3 factors that impact gap filler reworkability in EV battery packs;  White Paper:  The Right Amount of Stress:  Reworkability of Gap Fillers in EV Battery Packs


OLD NEWS:
September 1914: Electric emergency vehicles   (Includes link to original article, but you must sign in.)

OLD FUN NEWS:
Audi’s New Headlights Can Project Images Like a Movie Theater   (This link got messed up in issue #134 e‑mail.)


Special notes:

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Thank you for your attention.

    —  Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)

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