LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 191 (Sun. 2021/06/20 20:59 EDT)
Welcome to issue # 191 of the LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter.
If you are primarily interested in the "IN THE NEWS" part, click here.
This issue covers updates and changes for three of my websites, since June 11
(06/12 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:
The “Create the Future” Contest is open for 2021. Click
here. For my own entries for 2019-20, click at: http://www.LeviCar.com/#CreateFuture.
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: Robotics for Autonomous Vehicle Systems Bootcamp F, August 13 to
F, October 29 (Fridays only, 9:00‑10:30 am EDT; 3:00‑4:30 pm CEST)
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C2012-21-8
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C2012-21-8
Charged Magazine Free Webinar: Simplified EV battery and fuel cell testing with regenerative DC loads
Tu, August 17, 1 pm EDT (10 am PDT)
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Simplif-Testing
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Simplif-Testing
SAE Course: Automotive Cybersecurity Certification: Level One M‑Tu, August 30‑31,
11:30 am‑5:30 pm EDT
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C2105-21-8
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C2105-21-8
SAE CEU Course: EV Motor Design Analysis and Test Verification Tu‑W, September 7‑8
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C1867-21-9
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C1867-21-9
SAE CEU Course: Robotics for Autonomous Vehicle Systems Bootcamp F, December 3 to F, March 4
(Fridays only, 9:00‑10:30 am EST; 3:00‑4:30 pm CET)
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C2012-21-12
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C2012-21-12
Revised Events on the websites:
ITS Canada 2020/21
M‑Tu, June 21‑22 — Made Virtual
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#ITS-Canada-2021
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#ITS-Canada-2021
SAE CEU Course: Introduction to Automotive Cybersecurity W, July 7 — Fee Lowered
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C1911-21-7
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C1911-21-7
SAE CEU Course: Intelligent Vehicles: From Functional Framework to Vehicle Architecture
F‑Sa, July 9‑10 — Fee Lowered
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C1615-21-7
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C1615-21-7
Transportation Camp Unconference — Added registration
http://www.LeviCar.com/#T-Camp-PHL
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#T-Camp-PHL
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#T-Camp-PHL
SAE CEU Course: Overview of the Role of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in Smart Cities
M, September 13 — Price Corrected
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C1953-21-9
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C1953-21-9
Free Volpe Webinar: Strategies to Overcome Transportation Barriers for Rent Burdened Residents
Th, September 23, 12:00 noon to 12:45 pm EDT — New Title
http://www.LeviCar.com/#Rent-Burdened
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Rent-Burdened
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Rent-Burdened
SAE CEU Course: ADAS Application: Automatic Emergency Braking Th, October 21 — Changed Price
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C1704-21-10
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C1704-21-10
SAE CEU Course: Application Development of Electric Vehicles and Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Balancing Economic Objectives
and Technical Requirements W‑Th, November 10‑11s — Price Changed
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C1630-21-11
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C1630-21-11
SAE CEU Course: Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Engineering Academy M‑F, November 29 to
December 3
— Discount removed
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#acad06-21-11
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#acad06-21-11
Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Wed., June 30):
ITS World Congress 2021
Apply to be Showcased: Application Form due Sun, Jun. 20 (Today; unlikely to be further extended.)
TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo
• Call for Papers: Abstracts due Fri, Jun. 25
(extended)
• Call for Innovations: Submissions due Fri, Jun. 25
(extended)
The IEEE Vehicular Power and Propulsion 2021 (VPPC 2021)
Call for Recent Results: Full Paper due Mon, Jun. 28
IN THE NEWS (Notice that the criteria for this are much broader than for PROACCTIVE.info):
What I would like you all to do is to check my list of blogs and bulletins, currently at
http://www.LeviCar.com/#Group-B and look at any
of those that you think are interesting, and subscribe them if you wish – most of the subscriptions are free.
This way, you can keep up-to-date. I shall continue to post links to exceptional articles in the newsletter, as well
as articles from sources not on the list. Later, I plan to separate out this list into a standalone webpage.
Batteries:
CARB (California Air Resources Board) proposes new rules for defining EV battery health
EV Charging:
Which Electric Vehicles Include Free Road-Trip Fast Charging?
The war is (still) over: France will no longer require fast chargers to support CHAdeMO
👎 No Skateboards: EV firm thinks vertical car batteries are the future
Electric cars have a big range anxiety problem — and this could be the solution
★EV battery swapping: Better idea or big boondoggle?
Protecting critical onboard charging circuits in next-generation EVs
(Very technical)
Electric Cars:
Semi-terrifying Rimac Nevera resets benchmarks for electric hypercars
Aptera Sol: 1,000-mile, solar-supplemented EV teases tent, space for a surfboard
[Includes video (1:15).]
Hydrogen-Fuel-Cell Vehicles:
Hyundai hydrogen fuel-cell HD truck packs as much battery capacity as GMC Hummer EV
Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
AV Transit Projects Are Evolving to Full-Scale Deployments
Sensors / AI Training / Microchips /Software for Self-Driving Vehicles:
Tesla is already shipping cars without radar sensors
Tesla Model 3 and Model Y: Safety-sensor transition is costing ratings, causing confusion
Tesla AI Process Driving Images 10X Faster Than Humans
[Includes two videos (29:47); and (8:23) that I did not review.]
Electric Aircraft:
VoltAero and Kinect hook up for hybrid-electric passenger flights from 2023
Purpose‑built eVTOL battery promises 50‑mile trips on a 10‑minute charge
(Also pertains to “EV Charging”.)
★Lilium’s weird, energy-hungry “small fan” design could be a hidden ace
Governmental Affairs:
Proposed EV tax credit boost: $12,500 tax credit, for union labor and US-made
Miscellaneous:
The green energy revolution is coming — with or without help from Washington
DC fast charger for electric boats deployed in Norwegian harbor
Is Thunderf00t an Idiot? SpaceX & Boring Company
[Video (45:47).] Thanks to Brian Wang. I did not fully review this.
Technical Articles and Papers:
Download Technical Paper:
Moving to higher voltages in EVs: The implications on capacitor selection
OLD FUN NEWS:
New Country-Music theme
Obama Replaces Costly High-Speed Rail Plan With High-Speed Bus Plan
[Video (1:48).] From The Onion. Thanks to Brian Wang.
OLD NEWS:
The Brakeman
Phoenix Follies (Part One)
(Part Two)
(About the failure of MG Rover.)
Special notes:
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Thank you for your attention.
— Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)