LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 164  (Sun. 2021/01/10 22:01)
Welcome to issue # 164 of the LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter.

This issue covers updates and changes for three of my websites, since January 6 (01/07 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:
None


Revised Events on the websites:

Advanced Automotive Battery Conference – Europe   Tu‑Th, January 19‑21 — Poster due-date modified
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#aabc-E
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#aabc-E

Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo   M‑Th, May 3‑6 — (Further updates will be made)
http://www.LeviCar.com/#ACTexpo
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#ACTexpo
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#ACTexpo

ITS World Congress 2021   M‑F, October 11‑15 — Deadline extended
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#ITS-World
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#ITS-World




Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Wed., January 20):
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. 10 (extended) (today; small chance of being re‑extended)
 • Call for Workshop Papers:  Five-page Paper, due  Sun, Jan. 10 (extended) (today; small chance of being re‑extended)
Green Transportation Summit and Expo   Call for Session and Speaker Proposals due Fri, Jan. 15 (re‑extended)
Advanced Automotive Battery Conference – Europe   Call for Posters:  may be considered if space allows, if submitted by Mon, Jan. 18



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

Survey Article (Should read):
Car Industry Changing Under The Hood

Batteries:
Discoveries highlight new possibilities for magnesium batteries
Oak Ridge Research Next Generation Cathode Cobalt-Free Lithium Ion Batteries

EV Charging:
BYD’s new 150 kW DC fast charger earns UL certification

Electric Cars:
Sono Sion solar-supplemented electric car will get CES debut in prototype form   (Sorry, even though this car is debuting at the CES, it will be sold only in Europe, at first.)
VW explains how the ID.4 electric SUV gets smart about coasting
Mercedes-Benz EQS electric luxury car will debut full-dash Hyperscreen interface
REE and Iochpe-Maxion to develop modular EV wheel and chassis designs
Hyundai and Apple are in talks to jointly develop self-driving electric cars   (Also pertains to “Business” and “Batteries”.)
Hyundai Confirms Talks With Apple to Develop Self-Driving Car   (Also pertains to “Business”.)

Electric Trucks:
Accelerating Freight Electrification is Heavy Work

Hydrogen-Fuel-Cell Vehicles:
Drayage Fleets Get a Glimpse of a Fuel-Cell Future
Nikola: No Elon, Hydrogen Is Not Extremely Silly
Where Do Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Fit into Our Future?

Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
Waymo says it’s ditching the term ‘self-driving’ in dig at Tesla   Must Read
Book:  Driven– The Race to Create the Autonomous Car
FHWA Awards Grant Supporting AV Truck Project at Port of Virginia   (Also pertains to “Governmental Affairs”.)

Self-“Driving” Boats:
Autonomous aquatic robot goes after garbage

Sensors / AI Training for Self-Driving Vehicles:
Sensor startup led by ex-Apple engineers raises $200 million more ahead of public debut
New investment by US Air Force gives lift to autonomous flying cars   (Also pertains to “Autonomous Aircraft”.)
NIO Will Use NVIDIA Drive Orin Chips for AI Driving

Business:
Big in 2021:  American jobs created by EV companies
Electric vehicle stocks race higher after election wildcards finally settled
LG and Magna enter agreement to expand powertrain electrification   (See also story from Newsletter #160:  UPDATE 2-LG and Magna announce billion dollar joint venture in electric car gear;  Also pertains to “Electric Cars”)
GM rebrands itself around EVs, launches “Generation E” ad campaign   [Includes video (1:00).]
Lucid is considering an electric-car plant in Saudi Arabia   (Also pertains to “Business” and “Governmental Affairs”.)
Report:  China’s biggest search engine is getting in the electric car business with Geely   (Also pertains to “Electric Cars”)
Tesla Bubble Continues To Inflate – Good Time To Sell
Tesla Bull-Case Scenarios for 2021
O’Reilly Automotive:  The King of Buybacks Remains a Buy

Electric Bicycles, Motorcycles, and Scooters:
HAVN may just be the ultimate ebike parking spot
Cake teams up with Dometic for electric food delivery box

Electric Aircraft:
Hinge Design Helps Quadrotors Climb
ZeroAvia wins £12-million grant to bring fuel cell aviation powertrain to market   [Includes video (1:28).]

Governmental Affairs:
For First Time in Five Years, US Gas Mileage Down, Emissions Up
Georgia Senate Wins Put Major Transportation Reform Within Reach
Maryland:  Editorial: Amtrak could be comeback player of the year in 2021   (Also pertains to “OPINION”.)
CARB (California Air Resources Board) approves $29 million investment in two clean-car programs
California governor’s stimulus plan includes $1.5 billion to boost electric and hydrogen vehicles

MagLev:
Scientists Propose Permanent Human Habitat Built Orbiting Ceres   (This is included here because it proposes MagLev vehicles to get from one habitat to another.)

Miscellaneous:
Malaysian team turns pineapple waste into disposable drone parts   [Includes video (2:32).]
Mercedes-Benz Debuts Dashboard That’s One Giant Touchscreen
New Analysis Shows Climate Could Stabilize in Several Decades


OLD FUN NEWS:
In Chaotic Project, Mechanic Installs Gas Engine in Tesla


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    —  Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)

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