LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 137  (Fri. 2020/10/23 18:00)
Welcome to issue # 137 of the LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter.

This issue covers updates and changes for three of my websites, since October 21 (10/22 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 Items: (other than events)

Transportation Research Board — Added Forum on AV/SM
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#TRB
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#TRB

Dept. of Defense Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR), and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) — Changed next pre-release date
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#DoD-SBIR
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#DoD-SBIR



New Events on the websites:

Free Webinar:  Bi-Directional electric vehicle and automotive applications
  Th, November 12, 2 to 3 pm EST (11 am to 12 noon PST)
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Bi-Directional
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Bi-Directional

SAE CEU Course: Overview of the Role of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in Smart Cities   M, September 13
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C1953-21-9
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C1953-21-9



Revised Events on the websites:

Free Webinar:  Parking as Integral Part of the Seamless Travelling Experience   Tu, October 27, 2:00 to 3:30 pm CET (9:00 to 10:30 am EDT) — Changed picture
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Parking
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Parking



Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Mon., November 2):
Defense TechConnect Innovation Summit and Expo   Call for Poster Submissions:  Abstracts due Fri, Oct. 30 (extended yet again)
Symposium on International Automotive Technology 2021   Call for Papers:  Abstracts due Sat, Oct. 31 (re‑extended)
IEEE 93rd Vehicular Technology Conference   VTC2021-Spring 2021   Call for Papers:  Five-page paper due Mon, Nov. 2 (re‑extended)



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

Batteries:
Flow Batteries Are Making Progress   (This leaves unanswered the question of whether you have to regulate the flow to match the current draw.)
Scientists build first redox flow battery made of all-organic materials
Breaking Through the Breakthroughs
Decades-Old Energy-Storage Puzzle Solved   Researchers now know why some metal oxides can hold more energy capacity than should be possible.
New Look at Dendrite Formation in Batteries
The R&D 100 winner of the day: Porous graphitic framework (PGF) for sustainable high-performance Li-ion batteries

Photovoltaics:
Smart windows darken and become solar cells when heated

Electric/Fuel-Cell Cars:
Top 10 EV Values in Dollars per Mile   (That is, Sicker-price ÷ Single-charge-range)
MGB roadster to hit the streets again – in electric form
BMW has made 200,000 of its quirky i3 electric cars
Volvo XC40 Recharge arrives in early 2021, starts at $54,895

Electric/Fuel-Cell Trucks:
GMC unveils “world’s first supertruck” – the Hummer EV   [Includes video (5:33)]
2022 GMC Hummer EV Edition 1: 350-mile electric off-road SUV priced at $112,595
Taur electric scooter is built for life on the road   [Includes video (2:43)]

Electric Motors and their controllers:
ZF orders another bdtronic trickle impregnation machine for EV motor production
Saint-Gobain’s RENCOL Thermoclad bi-metallic tolerance ring for EV motors

Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
Using a Kill-Switch or Red Stop Button for AI is a Dicey Proposition, Including for Self‑Driving Cars

Sensors for Self-Driving Vehicles:
‘Human-like vision’ pivotal to unlocking autonomous driving

Business:
Electric Vehicle Investment Roadmap
Tesla Posts Net Profit for Fifth Straight Quarter

Electric Bicycles and Motorcycles:
Texan EV startup unveils fat-tired Volcon Grunt farm bike

Electric Aircraft:
Will Electric Flight Succeed?   (Good article about the history of electric flight, and the prospects for electric- and H2- powered flight)
Cyclotech brings a totally unique propulsion system to the eVTOL world   [Includes videos (0:16; 1:04).]

Governmental Affairs:
Cruise, GM to seek U.S. okay for self-driving vehicle without pedal, steering wheel
Traffic Signals in Vegas Could Soon Have a Mind of Their Own

Miscellaneous:
Less carbon, more electric vehicles: automakers prepare for potential Biden win
GM hasn’t developed the Hummer EV yet, but its battery tech is ready


OLD NEWS:
The ‘Caspian Sea Monster’ rises from the grave


Special notes:

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    —  Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)

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