LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 194 (Thu. 2021/07/08 07:21 EDT)
Welcome to issue # 194 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 July 2
(07/03 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” 2021 Contest is open for voting only. 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 new announcement
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#DoD-SBIR
New Events on the websites:
ISSE 2021 (7th IEEE International Symposium on Systems Engineering)
M‑W, September 13‑15
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#ISSE
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#ISSE
FAST-Zero '21 – Future Active-Safety Technology M‑F, September 27 to October 1
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#FAST-Zero
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#FAST-Zero
Free Webinar: Modeling Power Electronics for Electric Powertrain Applications W, October 27,
10:00 to 11:30 am EDT (4:00 to 5:30 pm CEST)
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Model-Powertrain
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Model-Powertrain
Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2020‑Fall M‑Th, 2022 September 19‑22
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#VTC2022-Spring
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#VTC2022-Spring
Revised Events on the websites:
Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2020‑Fall M‑Th, September 27‑30
— Deadlines extended
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#VTC-Fall
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#VTC-Fall
The IEEE Vehicular Power and Propulsion 2021 (VPPC 2021) M‑Th, October 25‑28
— Deadlines extended
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#VPPC
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#VPPC
TechConnect Europe Innovation Conference & Expo M‑W, November 15‑17
— Minor text change
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#TechConnect-Eu
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#TechConnect-Eu
Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Sun., July 18):
Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2020‑Fall
• Call for Recent-Result Papers: Oral or poster presentation with Proceedings Paper,
or Demo with Short Paper due Sun, Jul. 11
(extended)
• Call for Workshop Papers due Sun, Jul. 11
(extended)
The IEEE Vehicular Power and Propulsion 2021 (VPPC 2021)
• Call for Recent Results: Full Paper due Mon, Jul. 12
(extended)
• Call for Special Events: Proposals due Mon, Jul. 12
(extended)
DoDSBIR/STTR Programs
DARPA HR001121S0007 -15 and -16 will be open until Wed, Jul. 15, 12 noon EDT.
TechConnect Europe Innovation Conference & Expo
Call for Presentation: Abstracts (300 words max.) due Fri, Jul. 16
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:
What is bioleaching, and how can it make cars greener?
Solid-state batteries are already being installed in city buses: Update
EV Charging:
Biden wants millions of electric vehicles on the roads. Can the power grid handle it?.
(Also pertains to “Business”.)
Owner suing Tesla over Supercharger fees: Is idle time part of free charging?.
(Also pertains to “Business” and “Governmental Affairs”.)
Smart Charging Tries to Chill the Summer Power Grid
Outside Tesla Supercharging, roaming agreements connect an EV charging-network patchwork
Electric Cars:
Volvo Concept Recharge is brand’s “manifesto” for a pure electric future
(A lot of snarky comments about Volvo being Chinese‑owned.)
Renault looks to retro styling and affordability in EV strategy for Europe
Green payback: How long will new EVs take to be cleaner than gasoline models?
Ford Mustang Mach-E wins Car and Driver EV of the Year award
Electric Vehicles in General:
★
Column: Oil price spike would accelerate U.S. shift to electric vehicles: Kemp
Plug-ins surpass 10% market share in California as Tesla sales surge
Switzerland reports 40% market share for electrified vehicles year-to-date
Hydrogen-Fuel-Cell Vehicles:
ZeroAvia presses ahead with two hydrogen-powered 19-seat aircraft
Peugeot e‑Expert Hydrogen uses a unique hybrid powertrain
(I don’t see what is so revolutionary about this.)
Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
US agency orders automated vehicle makers to report crashes
Sensors / AI Training / Microchips /Software for Self-Driving Vehicles:
Tesla creates ever-more powerful supercomputers to train neural nets for Autopilot
Can AV mapping rely on crowds?
(Poorly written.)
Dow Silicones Help Optimize Reliability and Accuracy of ADAS Sensors
[CHARGED Sponsored Content. Includes video (4:02)]
Data Centers On Wheels
★
How Following Vital Industry Standards Makes Autonomous Vehicles Safer
Electric Aircraft:
Alice electric plane ditches a motor as it gears up for first flight
H2Fly and Deutsche Aircraft announce hydrogen-powered 40-seat airliner
[Includes video (2:01).]
Miscellaneous:
Samsung Heavy develops world’s first ships powered by [LNG] fuel cells
Volcanic brine mines could be green sources of copper, gold and lithium
Electric Cars Will Crash Oil Prices to $12 per Barrel
OLD NEWS:
Laugh or Else …
WHAP!…POW!…BIFF!…OOOF!
(Batmobile.)
Across The Pond Part Two. The Story of Uncle Tom
(The first modern motor journalist? In praise of Thomas Jay McCahill III..)
Ford Rediscovers its Mojo (Part One)
(Part Two)
(Ford Mondeo.)
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— Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)