LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 156  (Sun. 2020/12/13 22:07)
Welcome to issue # 156 of the LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter.

This issue covers updates and changes for three of my websites, since December 9 (12/10 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 Items: (other than events)

High Speed Rail Alliance
http://www.LeviCar.com/#HSRail
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#HSRail



Newly-Revised Items: (other than events)

Federal High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program
http://www.LeviCar.com/#HSIPR

DoD SBIR — “Instructions” removed as redundent
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#DoD-SBIR

Added link to Intelligent Transportation Systems Society of America Events



New Events on the websites:
None

Revised Events on the websites:

ITS America 2021   Tu‑F, 2021 December 7‑10 — Postponed; Venue changed
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#ITS-Amer-2021
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#ITS-Amer-2021



Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Wed., December 23):
Advanced Automotive Battery Conference – Europe   Call for Posters due Fri, Dec. 18 (extended), (for Priority Consideration)
2021 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC)   Call for Papets, plus Exhibitors’ info:  Abstracts/digests due Fri, Dec. 18 (extended)



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

Batteries:
New Technique Extends Next-Generation Lithium Metal Batteries
Fast Calculation Dials in Better Batteries
Clean, Limitless Power from Graphene
Elon Musk Estimates End of 2022 For GigaBerlin to Reach 500,000 Cars Per Year   [Includes long video (13:46), which I did not review.]
Britishvolt selects Northumberland site for battery gigaplant
Orient and Ricardo to jointly develop next-generation battery management system
Printable, flexible battery offers 10 times the density of lithium-ion   [Includes video (1:30).]

EV Charging:
2020 EV Charging Infrastructure Best-in-Test:  Rating the DC fast-charging user experience
Related article:  Charged and umlaut partner on EV charging infrastructure testing
China’s NEVC to deploy Easelink’s automated conductive charging system
Freewire and BP unit ally for more UK fast chargers without grid upgrades
Boulder, Colo., Tests ‘Bidirectional’ EV Chargers at Rec Center

Photovoltaics:
Advanced Solar Panels Extract More Energy from Sunlight
Method Turns Fruit Peels into New Batteries
New silicon/perovskite solar cell world record nears 30% efficiency

Electric/Fuel-Cell Cars:
Hyundai unveils E-GMP EV platform   [Includes long video (24:25), which I did not review.]  See also, from Newsletter #152:  Hyundai rolls out E-GMP platform for its next-gen electric vehicles
EPA confirms 250-mile range for Volkswagen ID.4
Forget Tesla:  Why Classic Car Fans Pay Big Bucks to Electrify Their Rides   [Includes video (2:43), which I did not review due to technical difficulties.]
Hyundai teases IONIQ 5, says will have bi-directional charging, and more
Lucid Motors completes construction of its EV factory   [Includes video (1:23).]

Electric/Fuel-Cell Trucks:
Bollinger B1 and B2 electric trucks look rather different in “production intent” form
Lordstown thrashes the skateboard for its Endurance electric truck, in‑wheel motors and all

Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
Autonomous Vehicle Investment Roadmap – Part 1: Investment Opportunity Overview   (Please “Follow” Michael McGrath to make sure you get any follow-ups to this article.  Also pertains to “Business”.)
Apple, TSMC rumored to be working on chips for a Tesla-like ‘Apple Car’

Sensors / AI Training for Self-Driving Vehicles:
TrafiSense AI  AI-Powered Thermal Traffic Sensor

Business:
Amazon is counting on Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe to electrify its delivery vans.  Here’s what you need to know about the 37-year-old billionaire who could be the next Jeff Bezos.
Tesla vs. NIO:  EV Giant Showdown
Tesla: Great Cars, Perhaps Great Company, but Scary Stock

Electric Bicycles and Motorcycles:
Stromer ebike features frame-integrated ABS
Spec-it-yourself ebike builds up to a 150-mile, 35-mph Juggernaut   [Includes video (3:08).]
Electric Aircraft:
U.S. Air Force Gives Lift to Flying Taxis   (Paywalled)

Governmental Affairs:
Department of Energy Announces $60 Million to Accelerate Advanced Vehicle Technologies Research

Miscellaneous:
DARPA’s CODE autonomously flies General Atomics’ Avenger UAV
Elkem’s Chinese workshop dedicated to specialized silicones for EVs
Hyundai Motor Group introduces dedicated fuel cell brand


OLD NEWS:
Rear Entrance, Door Furniture, Re-Evaluation No. 13 (or Should We Call It Mind The Doors?)


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    —  Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)

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