LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 199 (Tue. 2021/08/10 13:45 EDT)
Welcome to issue # 199 of the LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter.
Sorry for the recent slowdown. I’ll try to get this out more often.
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 August 2
(08/03 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 Energy Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) —
Added Webinar for FOA (Funding Opportunity Announcement)
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#DoE-SBIR
New Events on the websites:
Dept. of Energy Webinar: Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Small Business Innovative Research
(SBIR) solicitation
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#DoE-SBIR-Webinar
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#DoE-SBIR-Webinar
Free Volpe Webinar: Toward Carbon Neutral Mobility
Tu, August 24, 12:00 noon to 12:45 pm EDT
http://www.LeviCar.com/#Carbon-Neutral
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Carbon-Neutral
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Carbon-Neutral
New Mobility Career Fair Th‑F, September 9‑10
http://www.LeviCar.com/#New-Mob-CC
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#New-Mob-CC
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#New-Mob-CC
Revised Events on the websites:
Free Volpe Webinar: Mobility Best Practices and E‑Mobility Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
in Accelerating EV Adoption
Tu, September 14, 12:00 noon to 12:45 pm EDT — Added Title
http://www.LeviCar.com/#Shelley-Francis
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Shelley-Francis
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Shelley-Francis
The European Startup Prize for Mobility (4th edition) Prize Ceremony
M, March 28, 4:00–6:30 pm CET — Added Contact Link
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#StartUpPrize
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#StartUpPrize
Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Aug. 20):
None
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:
Inventor of lithium batteries creates a coating to boost their capacity
Chinese giant CATL launches a commercial salt-based battery for EVs
Battery recycling plant at Port of Rotterdam to open in 2022
EV Charging:
The 3 biggest EV charging challenges fleet managers face (and why they need expert help)
First “flat and flush” on-street EV charge points installed in London
[Includes video (1:26).]
Electric Cars:
GM’s Chevy Bolt recall comes with a huge price tag
Minnesota adopts California EV mandate, makes it tougher for plug‑in “compliance cars”
(This article explains how state EV mandates work.)
Report: Biden rules will support 40% EVs by 2030, outdo Obama targets for mpg
Legislators propose $2,500 federal tax credit for used EVs
(Also pertains to “Governmental Affairs”.)
Electric Trucks:
EAV’s electric delivery trucks can join together to form a “road train”
Hyundai will test 500-mile hydrogen fuel-cell semis in California
Tesla needs to remedy “Baskin-Robbins of batteries” situation, says Musk
Elon Musk Warns That Each Cybertruck Could Cost “Literally a Million Dollars”
Clean Generation of Hydrogen:
Congress proposes “clean hydrogen” production hubs–with coal as a potential source
(It seems to me that if hydrogen is produced from coal, then nobody should call it “green”.)
Research & Test Facilities:
Ford to open new electric vehicle battery facility in Michigan
(Also pertains to “Batteries”.)
Electric Motors and their controllers:
GKN Automotive accelerates development of next‑gen 800 V eDrive technologies
Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
Self-Driving Trucks Overtake Demand For Autonomous Cars In The Pandemic
[Includes short video (0:28).]
Tesla AI Day August 19 – Expect Tesla AI to 2030 Vision
DOT moves to regulate self-driving car tests on NYC streets
Sensors / AI Training / Microchips /Software for Self-Driving Vehicles:
Tesla FSD Progressing a Lot Faster Without Radar
Business:
Investors are pouring money into infrastructure and electric vehicles this year, Global X says
Projecting Tesla Six to 18 Months From Now
Ark Estimates $11 12 Trillion Robotaxi Market in 2030
Electric Aircraft:
Joby sets new record with 154.6‑mile eVTOL flight
[Includes video (1:42).]
Volocopter performs its first crewed public eVTOL flight in the US
[Includes video (1:24).]
Eviation unveils production version of all‑electric Alice aircraft, prepares for inaugural flight
[Includes long video (26:17) that I did not review.]
Radically different Transwing eVTOL design offers some huge advantages
[Includes video (3:30).]
OPINION:
The Port Authority’s Car Dependence Is Killing Our Climate-Change Goals
Miscellaneous:
Energy Dome uses carbon dioxide as a grid-scale battery
OLD NEWS:
History in Cars – An Echo, a Stain
Age and entropy catches up with the 304.
Fanfare for the Common Van – Part 1
We look at Ford’s most enduring European product …
(Part 2) – Power and Glory.
Quelle Quatrelle! (Part Two)
We conclude our sixtieth anniversary celebration of the Renault 4, France’s most successful car.
Sun(beam) Up At 424
The dawning of a new car.
Hope You Guessed My Name.
Car or exclamation mark?
Special notes:
Anyone can ask to subscribe to this newsletter by e-mail. The form, with further information,
is at this link.
Rest assured that I am not giving or selling your e-mail addresses to anyone.
The websites are updated as needed. New and recently-revised items are indicated by small ovals on the upper-left
corners of the link-blocks. See http://www.LeviCar.com/Guide.HTML#Oval.
Please rely more on the websites for the most current information. This newsletter may contain more detail
about why things were updated or changed, or removed. You do not need to have the newsletter to get the
full benefit of the websites.
Please forward this newsletter to anyone you might think would be interested in it, and
mention subscribing to this: Click here to subscribe, (or unsubscribe, or request back issues).
Thank you for your attention.
— Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)