LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 157  (Tue. 2020/12/15 23:19)
Welcome to issue # 157 of the LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter.

This issue covers updates and changes for three of my websites, since December 13 (12/14 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)
None

Newly-Revised Item: (other than events)
None


New Events on the websites:

SAE CEU Course: Introduction to Highly Automated Vehicles   M‑Th, April 5‑8
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C1603-21-4
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C1603-21-4

SAE CEU Course: Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Engineering Academy   M‑F, June 14‑18
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#acad06-21-6
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#acad06-21-6

SAE CEU Course: Introduction to Highly Automated Vehicles   M‑Tu, August 23‑24
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C1603-21-8
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C1603-21-8

SAE CEU Course: ADAS Application: Automatic Emergency Braking   Th, October 21
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C1704-21-10
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C1704-21-10

SAE CEU Course: Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Engineering Academy   M‑F, 2021 November 29 to December 3
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#acad06-21-11
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#acad06-21-11


Revised Event on the websites:

SAE CEU Course: Accident Reconstruction, the Autonomous Vehicle and ADAS   Tu‑W, February 9‑10 — Dates changed
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#c1869-21-2
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#c1869-21-2



Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Wed., December 25):
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:
How a Colorado Startup Could Change the Game for Electric Cars
American Battery Solutions introduces Alliance Intelligent Battery Series

EV Charging:
ChargePoint announces integration with Apple CarPlay
Tritium’s new scalable EV charging platform allows operators to add more charging power as needed
The Mobility House’s ChargePilot smart charging system to power e-buses in St Louis   [Includes video(1:39).  Also pertains to “Electric Buses and other mass-transit”.]
Building a Better On-Board EV Charger with Gallium Nitride

Photovoltaics:
Future 2040 Solar will be Five Times Cheaper than Fossil-Fuel Electricity

Electric/Fuel-Cell Cars:
Geely's Zero EV project is already a prototype: 435-mile range, deliveries in 2021   [Includes video at test track (1:01).  Also pertains to “Business”.]
Mercedes-Benz unveils several new electric car prototypes, prepares 6 EVs to enter production
Toyota RAV4 Prime:  Green Car Reports’ Best Car to Buy 2021 finalist
Hyundai HTWO hydrogen fuel-cell brand signals development push for vehicles, ships, trains
Toyota EV with solid-state batteries: 10-minute full charge, prototype reportedly due in 2021
First drive review:  2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV redefines the pony car
Subaru electric crossover:  How it could take form in 2021

Electric/Fuel-Cell Trucks:
Truckmakers commit to 2040 diesel phaseout in Europe, CO2-neutral manufacturing in the US

Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
This robotaxi from Amazon’s Zoox has no reverse function
Buzz Around Apple Self-Driving Car
Opinion | Autonomous Vehicles Take Another Big Leap - The New York Times (nytimes.com)   (Paywalled)

Self-“Driving” Boats:
T&I Committee Leaders Press U.S. Coast Guard to Adopt NAS Recommendations on Unmanned Systems

Sensors / AI Training for Self-Driving Vehicles:
Smart tech revolutionizing the traffic light
Smarter Traffic Lights, Calmer Commuters

Business:
DENSO buys a stake in e-mobility startup Envoy   [Includes video (1:00).]
Commercial EV-maker Lightning eMotors to join NYSE through SPAC deal   [Includes video(2:02).]

Electric Bicycles and Motorcycles:
Full-throttle electric snow bikes quietly tear up Alpine powder   [Includes two videos (0:54; 0:34).]
Pivot loads up Shuttle v2 eMTB with EP8 motor and huge battery

Electric Aircraft:
British Army looking to robot soldiers to attack enemy forces, and to mini-drones to scout the battlefield

Electric Buses and other mass-transit (but not rail):
Europe’s largest electric bus fleet adds its 500th vehicle

Governmental Affairs:
Central Ohio, Startup Plan Huge Transportation Data Project

Miscellaneous:
Famed Ferrari Designer Absolutely Demolishes Tesla’s Cybertruck
General Motors’ 2020 Technology Hits
“4D radar-on-a-chip” will keep watch inside cars from 2023   [Includes video(1:33).]


OLD NEWS:
Because They Could


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    —  Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)

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