LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 192 (Thu. 2021/07/01 16:29 EDT)
Welcome to issue # 192 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 20
(06/21 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)
Dept. of Defense Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) —
Added and changed announcements and links
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#DoD-SBIR
Paean to Nikola Tesla — Links Updated, “Historic Register” removed
http://www.LeviCar.com/#Paean2Tesla
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Paean2Tesla
New Events on the websites:
Special Event: Critical Infrastructure for a Clean Future: DOT’s role in a transition to a
net‑zero economy Th, July 8, 1‑2 pm EDT
http://www.LeviCar.com/#DoT-Role
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#DoT-Role
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#DoT-Role
Tesla Birthday Expo 2021 Sa, July 10, 11 am to 3 pm EDT
Tesla Birthday Night Show 2021 Sa, July 10, 8‑10 pm EDT
http://www.LeviCar.com/#Tesla-Bday
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Tesla-Bday
Free Virtual Event: The Northeast Rail Initiative F, July 16, 9‑10 am EDT
http://www.LeviCar.com/#Northeast-Rail
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Northeast-Rail
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Northeast-Rail
SAE CEU Course: Analysis and Design of Hybrid Transmission Systems
Tu‑Th, September 14‑16
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C2006-21-9
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C2006-21-9
Revised Event on the websites:
SAE CEU Course: Application Development of Electric Vehicles and Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Balancing Economic
Objectives and Technical Requirements Th‑F, September 16‑17
— Moved from November
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C1630-21-9
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C1630-21-9
Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Sun., July 11):
Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2020‑Fall
Call for Workshop Papers due
Thu, Jul. 1 (Today; unlikely to be extended)
DoDSBIR/STTR Programs
• ARMY SBIR 21.4 -036 will be open until Wed, Jul. 7, 12 noon EDT.
• ARMY SBIR 21.4 -037 will be open until Wed, Jul. 7, 12 noon EDT.
• DARPA HR001121S0007 -10 will be open until Wed, Jul. 7, 12 noon EDT.
• HR001121S0007 -18 and -19 will open to new proposals on Wed, Jul. 7, 12 noon EDT.
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:
Tesla Getting More From Existing Form Factor Batteries
Lithium strips take next-gen battery into record-breaking territory
Porous membrane saves high-density lithium metal batteries from failure
Organic-based EV battery turns to ethanol for a boost in energy density
EV Charging:
CHAdeMO fast-charging standard shunned by France: Are emerging markets its future?
Battery swapping could soon power more electric taxis, ride-sharing, last-mile delivery
Study: Four of five new-car buyers can charge EVs at home
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Hydrogen-Fuel-Cell Vehicles:
Hydrogen fuel cell Land Rover Defender in the works
Electric Motors and their controllers:
Tesla Plaid Electric Motor Innovations
Hyzon Motors develops eAxle to improve efficiency of hydrogen and battery trucks
Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
US to seek automated braking requirement for heavy trucks
Sensors / AI Training / Microchips /Software for Self-Driving Vehicles:
Luminar is using lidar to help build the ‘uncrashable car’
Business:
Lordstown Motors Warning Highlights Cash Needs of EV Startups
(Paywalled.)
Electric Aircraft:
American Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Buy up to 400 Flying Taxis
Airspeeder flying race car takes to the air over South Australian desert
[Includes video (0:45).]
Klein Vision’s transforming AirCar makes first inter-city flight
[Includes video (2:59).]
Flying bus: Braeden Kelekona elaborates on his staggering 40‑seat eVTOL
[Includes short video (0:57).]
Russia has flown prototypes of its six-seat hybrid VTOL Cyclocar
[Includes two videos (0:37) and (0:47).]
Autonomous Aircraft:
Archer unveils full-scale, two-seat, autonomous Maker eVTOL prototype
[Includes video (29:41) that I did not review.]
Miscellaneous:
GLOSA trial shows dramatic environmental benefits
OLD NEWS:
Direct Current
Two new battery electric cars. Two vastly different visual offers. Any real difference?
Michel’s Missing Bugatti
As dirty Harry Callahan once proclaimed: “A man’s got to know his limitations”.
An Uncharacteristic Misstep
A rare market failure for the Volkswagen Group, the 1988 Corrado was a
victim of poor product planning rather than its own shortcomings.
I Want to Make a Car
Small yet mighty.
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Thank you for your attention.
— Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)