LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 161  (Wed. 2020/12/30 14:23)
Welcome to issue # 161 of the LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter.

This issue covers updates and changes for three of my websites, since December 27 (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)
None

Newly-Revised Item: (other than events)
None


New Events on the websites:

National Drive Electric Week   Sa, September 25 to Su, October 3
http://www.LeviCar.com/#ElecDriveWeek
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#ElecDriveWeek

Automotive Tech Week Megatrends   M‑F, January 25‑29
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Megatrends
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Megatrends



Revised Events on the websites:
None



Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Sat., January 9):
IEEE 93rd Vehicular Technology Conference   VTC2021-Spring 2021
 • Call for Recent-Result Papers:  Oral or poster presentation with Proceedings Paper, or Demo with Short Paper, due Sun, Jan. 3
 • Call for Workshop Papers:  Five-page Paper, due Sun, Jan. 3
Advanced Automotive Battery Conference – Europe   Call for Posters due Wed, Jan. 6 (soft deadline, for Late Consideration)
2021 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC)   Call for Papets, plus Exhibitors’ info:  Abstracts/digests due Fri, Jan. 8 (re‑extended)



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

Survey Article:   (Also pertains to “Electric Trucks” and “Business”.)
Electric Last Mile – An Undervalued Electric Vehicle SPAC

EV Charging:
Circontrol’s new Raption 100 kW fast charger
VW's mobile EV-charging robot concept becomes a reality   [Includes video (2:13).]
VW Shows Off Futuristic Car Charging Robot Prototype

Electric Cars:
2020 hindsight:  What did Leaf, Volt, and other best green cars of 2010 teach us?
GCR’s Best Car To Buy 2021 nominees pair efficiency with leading-edge tech
Volvo XC40 Recharge:  Best-Car-to-Buy 2021 finalist
2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid SUV:  Most powerful Wrangler yet, and trail‑rated at $49,490
Review update:  2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid gets 50 MPG, in a look loud enough for social distancing
Karma GS-6 plug-in hybrid gets same EPA ratings as current Revero GT
Ford VP Throws Serious Shade at Tesla’s Lack of Quality Control
Toyota announces new EV platform, revamped version of fuel cell-powered Mirai   [Includes long video (13:29) that I did not review.]
2021 Nissan Leaf gets no major changes
Toyota announces Japanese availability of battery electric C+pod
New heating concept increases EV range and enhances passenger comfort

Electric Trucks:
Auto trends of 2020:  Online buying, electric trucks and SUVs go off‑road again:   [Also pertains to financing of vehicle purchases (Miscellaneous).]
With electric trucks and SUVs coming, is it time to reevaluate what a green car means?

Clean Generation of Hydrogen:
California gas blending trial could shift a roadblock for hydrogen cars   [Includes video (1:28).]

Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
Florida:  Driverless shuttles spark more interest in St. Petersburg than Tampa

Business:
Li Auto:  Tempting At These Levels
VW board backs CEO Diess’s ambitious electrification plans   (Also pertains to “Electric Cars”.)
EV manufacturer Arrival establishes North American HQ in Charlotte NC

Electric Aircraft:
British Army trialing “heavy-duty” Bug nano drone
FAA issues safety rules that could smooth the way for Amazon drone deliveries   [Includes video (6:28) and feedback from various stakeholders.]
Next Generation Army Drones
Manta prepares to flight test a neat hybrid eVTOL/eSTOL prototype

Electric Buses and other mass-transit (but not rail):
Tata Motors delivers first 26 of 340 electric buses to Mumbai
AVs Pave the Way for Future Mobility

Miscellaneous:
Pedestrians beware:  Update enables Tesla owners to create their own horn sounds


OLD NEWS:
Big Things   Some cars are bigger than others.


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    —  Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)

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