LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 152  (Wed. 2020/12/02 23:15)
Welcome to issue # 152 of the LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter.

This issue covers updates and changes for three of my websites, since November 30 (that date 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 had entered the “Create the Future” Contest for this year, and actually made Two entries, but did not win.  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)

PlugStar
http://www.LeviCar.com/#PlugStar



Newly-Revised Items: (other than events)

Plug In America — Added Link to “EV Services”
http://www.LeviCar.com/#PlugInAmerica

EDTA — Go Electric Drive moved to EV Services"
http://www.LeviCar.com/#EDTA

EDTA — Go Electric Drive removed from PROACCTIVE
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#EDTA

Go Electric Drive — Moved to “EV Services”
http://www.LeviCar.com/#GoElectricDrive



New Event on the websites:
None


Revised Events on the websites:

Free Webinar:  The path to autonomous driving   Tu, December 15, 2:00‑3:30 pm CET (8:00‑9:30 am EST) — Refined the time
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Path-Auton-Drv
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Path-Auton-Drv

2021 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC)   W‑F, June 23‑25 — Deadline Extended
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#ITEC
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#ITEC



Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Sat., Dec. 12):
None



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

Batteries:
Using bidirectional programmable DC power supplies for battery testing
Electrode Paves Way for EV Battery Charging in Minutes
Williams and Oxis take lithium-sulfur battery tech to the high seas

EV Charging:
This new feature is about to make electric cars way easier to use
IPG’s turbine tech uses fossil fuel for off-grid EV chargers
New report:  Growth of EU charging infrastructure not keeping pace with rising demand for EVs

Electric/Fuel-Cell Cars:
Next Three Major Generations of Electric Cars in the 2020s
Lotus to launch pure electric SUV in 2022
Tesla and Volkswagen to compete with new affordable electric cars at ~$25,000 to $30,000
Texas lawmaker proposes higher fees on electric, hybrid car owners to counter revenue decline   (Also pertains to “Governmental Affairs”)
Boston roadmap details 10-minute EV access for all   (Lots of jargon in this article.)
Electric Car Maker Claims Elon Musk Crashed Its EV Into a Brick Wall
Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition might outperform Model Y Performance
Report: VW-based Ford electric vehicle will be built in Germany
Hyundai to expand electrified line-up to 10 models by 2022
Hyundai rolls out E-GMP platform for its next-gen electric vehicles
Electric car platform for Hyundai, Kia, Genesis: Bi-directional charging, robotaxi ready   [Includes long video (24:25) which I did not review.]
Subaru electric crossover: How it could take form in 2021

Electric/Fuel-Cell Trucks:
Battery‑electric trucks will win race against fuel cells and e‑fuels – researcher
Hyundai exec: Fuel-cell tech might be smarter than big batteries in electric pickups and SUVs
GM nixes Nikola Badger electric pickup and investment, will supply fuel-cell tech   (Also pertains to “Business”)
GM, Nikola announce reworked agreement; Nikola shares tumble 25%   (Also pertains to “Business”)

Hydrogen:
Ofgem backs new hydrogen lab to test grid transmission
Engineers Are Building Huge Salt Caves to Store Huge Amounts of Hydrogen
Approval granted for project to heat homes using green hydrogen   [Includes video (3:10).]

Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
Assembling the Autonomous Truck

Sensors / AI Training for Self-Driving Vehicles:
Training data-hungry AI algorithms

Business:
REVEALED:  How much Tesla, Rivian, and Nikola pay their employees, from engineers to managers
Wall Street bulls and bears clash on Nikola
How NIO, a Chinese EV Startup, Rose, Fell and Rose Again   (Full article is paywalled.)
Tesla open to talks on auto merger if it was a ‘good idea’
Chinese EVs Are Making Tesla Look Cheap   (That is, cheap as regards stock price.)

Electric Bicycles and Motorcycles:
Portland, OR city employees to pilot e‑cargo bikes
Dual-motor, dual-battery Grizzly offers a lot of ebike for the money   [Includes video (1:14).]

Electric Aircraft:
Will Electric Aircraft Reach the Speeds of Commercial Jets?
Soft Magnetic Materials Are Key to Electric Aircraft

Electric Buses and other mass-transit (but not rail):
WRI scores grant from Bezos Earth Fund, hopes to electrify all US school buses by 2030


OPINION:
Opinion: to reach net zero, let’s cut the carbon jargon

Miscellaneous:
Daymak Rolls out Bond-Like Lineup of Light Electric Vehicles   [Includes short video (0:30).]


OLD FUN NEWS:
Cawtion!


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    —  Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)

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