LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 147  (Mon. 2020/11/16 20:39)
Welcome to issue # 147 of the LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter.

This issue covers updates and changes for three of my websites, since November 14 (11/15 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:

SAE Free Webinar:  Vehicle Electrification   W, December 2, 2:00 to 2:30 pm EST
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Veh-Elec
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Veh-Elec

Free Conference:  ADAS to Automated Driving Digital Summit   Tu‑W, December 8‑9
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#ADAS
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#ADAS

Free Webinar: A Holistic Approach to Battery Modeling and State Estimation   W, December 9, 8:00 to 9:30 am EST
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Holistic
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Holistic

SysCon 2021 (2021 IEEE International Systems Conference)   M‑Th, March 22‑25
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#SYSCON
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#SYSCON


Revised Events on the websites:

Create the Future Contest — Added link to list of winners
http://www.LeviCar.com/#CreateFuture

32nd IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium – IV2021   Su‑Th, July 11‑15 — Corrected due-date, added Submission Link, and e-mail
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#IV2021
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#IV2021


Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Nov. 26):
None



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

Batteries:
Ford considers making its own batteries for EVs, as it builds up “digital ecosystem”
First drive review:  2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid is a 54-mpg tech and value standout
GM recalling Chevrolet Bolt EVs due to fire risks amid federal probe   (Also pertains to “EV Charging”)

EV Charging:
650 V automotive GaN FETs integrate 2.2 MHz gate driver, reduce onboard charger size
DERConnect will enable researchers to test integration of renewable energy and EV batteries into the power grid
LEM introduces DC billing meter for EV chargers

Photovoltaics:
Next-gen solar material excels at harvesting energy from indoor light

Electric/Fuel-Cell Cars:
Porsche made a fresh-looking electric van concept in 2018 but hasn't shown it until now
Automotive connector strategies and solutions for space saving
Here’s how tire and wheel choice affects electric vehicle range   [Includes video (11:47) that I did not review.]

Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
Uber reportedly may sell its self-driving car division to rival Aurora   (Short, to-the-point article)
Uber in talks to sell ATG self-driving unit to Aurora   (Long, detailed article)
Rivian is making its hands-free driver assistance system standard in ‘every vehicle’ it builds
Self-driving shuttle startup raises $500 million in funding

Electric Bicycles and Motorcycles:
BMW’s electric future-scooter is going to production within months

Electric Aircraft:
NASA Tests All-Electric X-Plane Propulsion   More information on the X-57 Maxwell
Nanocardboard Aircraft with No Moving Parts
Kawasaki Tests Unmanned Helicopter   [Includes video (2:09).]


Special notes:

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The websites are updated as needed.  New and recently-revised items are indicated by small ovals on the upper-left corners of the link-blocks.  See http://www.LeviCar.com/Guide.HTML#Oval.

Please rely more on the websites for the most current information.  This newsletter may contain more detail about why things were updated or changed, or removed.  You do not need to have the newsletter to get the full benefit of the websites.

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Thank you for your attention.

    —  Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)

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