LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 142  (Wed. 2020/11/04 21:59)
Welcome to issue # 142 of the LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter.

This issue covers updates and changes for three of my websites, since November 2 (11/03 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).
The awards ceremony will be held online on Tuesday, November 10, from 11 am to 12 noon.  More details to follow.

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)

2020 Create the Future Contest — Added Awards Ceremony
http://www.LeviCar.com/#CreateFuture


New Events on the websites:

Free Webinar:  Municipal EV Readiness Program Module 8: Multi-Unit Dwelling Charging   Th, November 5, 1 to 2 pm EST
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Multi-Unit
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Multi-Unit



Revised Events on the websites:

TRB Webinar:  Advancing Innovative Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility Research   M, November 9, 1:00 to 3:00 pm EST — Added two more “Related reports”
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Shared-Mobility
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Shared-Mobility

The European Startup Prize for Mobility   Th, November 12, 2:15 pm CET — Added Prize-ceremony Host
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#StartUpPrize
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#StartUpPrize


Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Nov. 14):
None



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

Batteries:
Researchers claim their graphene “SuperBattery” achieves a 15-second charging time   (Also mentioned in Newsleter # 134:  Skeleton’s high-power Superbattery is more interesting than we thought)

EV Charging:
Proterra unveils high-power charging solutions for large-scale fleets
Wireless charging provider WiTricity raises $34 million in venture capital

Electric/Fuel-Cell Cars:
Renault takes on ‘range anxiety’ in electric sales push. But it’s a long road.
Kandi claims $7,999 effective cost in California for 59-mile electric car, K27 cleared for road use
Mitsubishi plans to embrace plug-in hybrids in a big way this decade
With Mercedes tech, Aston Martin plans to electrify 20% of its fleet by 2024
Consumer Reports:  Popular EV models cost less to own than comparable legacy vehicles

Electric/Fuel-Cell Trucks:
California Allows Private Sales of Electricity as Motor Truck Fuel

Electric Motors and their controllers:
Volvo is developing its own electric motors for EVs, in Sweden and China   (Also pertains to “Business”)

Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
Where Are Our Self-Driving Cars?   It seems fully autonomous vehicles are, alas, still in the future.
Mercedes Says It Can’t Win Race for Autonomous Driving, Bows Out

Business:
Ford is betting on commercial electric vehicles, affordable EVs, says CEO
Volvo and Daimler Form Fuel-Cell JV
Be Wary of Lithium Americas – Just Be Wary of Lithium

Electric Bicycles and Motorcycles:
Can scooters give bike-share a boost?  Lime data shows (sic) both services are growing in Seattle
Yoonit mini cargo bike is big on being small   [Includes video (3:04).]

Electric Aircraft:
Flying car hits take-off speed

Electric Buses and other mass-transit (but not rail):
Scottish startup offers electric coach service between Edinburgh and Dundee

Governmental Affairs:
VW:  German auto industry push to subsidize hydrogen is “nonsensical”
How Texas Can Lead the Global Electric Vehicle Transformation — Yes, Global

MagLev:
JR Central Uses Test Ride to Show Off Updated MagLev Shinkansen
Northeast Maglev:  Our Vision: Bring The Fastest Train in the World to the US


OLD FUN NEWS:
Cranes Lift Dutch Runaway Train Off Whale Sculpture   (Continuation of story from last issue, #141)


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    —  Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)

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