LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 200 (Fri. 2021/08/13 19:13 EDT)
Welcome to issue # 200 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 August 10
(08/11 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)
ASME Infographic
http://www.LeviCar.com/#ASME-Infogrqaphic
Newly-Revised Item: (other than events)
Dept. of Energy Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) —
Rearranged order for FOA Webinar
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#DoE-SBIR
New Events on the websites:
None
Revised Event on the websites:
TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo M‑W, October 18‑20
— Deadline extended
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#TechConnect
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#TechConnect
Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Aug. 23):
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:
Next-gen battery for long-range EVs uses a novel sponge to avoid failure
EV Charging:
ASME Infographic: New Charging Options for Electric Vehicles
ORNL’s open-source modeling tool helps planners select best sites for highway charging stations
“A sad state of affairs”: VW Group CEO Herbert Diess calls out shortcomings of IONITY charging network
related:
Towing with an EV: Are electric trailers the future?
(… about an electric partially-self-propelled trailer.)
Electric utility EDF launches V2G offering for Nissan fleet customers in the UK
Electric Cars:
Hyundai Mocean brand revives all-inclusive EV subscription for the UK – but not the US quite yet.
(Also pertains to “Business”.)
Ford, GM, and Stellantis announce joint 40‑50% EV sale goal in 2030 – who is going to buy other 50%?
US EV sales have been record-breaking so far in 2021, despite supply chain issues.
(Also pertains to “Business”.)
Clean Generation of Hydrogen:
Solving the UK’s hydrogen infrastructure problem
The weekend read: ‘Hydrogen is the flagship of the energy transition’
Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
Argo AI can now offer the public rides in its autonomous vehicles in California
Western Michigan University receives $2.5M grant for research into energy-efficient autonomous cars.
(Also pertains to “Governmental Affairs”.)
Sensors / AI Training / Microchips /Software for Self-Driving Vehicles:
AEye CEO Blair LaCorte – Autonomy Is Already Here (Video)
(26:43 – I did not fully review this.)
Startups map out strategies to augment or backup GPS
Business:
ChargePoint to acquire European EV technology provider has·to·be for €€250 Million
(Also pertains to “EV Charging”.)
Ford says it will invest more in EVs than in ICEs in 2023
Electric Aircraft:
Urban eVTOL announces Leo, a 250‑mph hypercar for the skies
Drone project could lead to microwave propulsion
Volansi completes first‑ever autonomous ship‑to‑ship drone delivery
Tetra Aviation debuts single-seat buy ’n’ fly personal eVTOL
OPINION:
Ford, GM, and Stellantis announce joint 40-50% EV sale goal in 2030 – who is going to buy other 50%?
[Includes video of blog session (1:10:13) that I did not review.
Also pertains to “Elecrtric Cars” and “Business”.]
Guest blog: Are electric vehicles really better for the environment?
Governmental Affairs:
Biden’s Electric-Car Ambitions Face Real-World Roadblocks
(Paywalled.)
Miscellaneous:
Setting out a path to the UK’s innovation revolution
; also
Government launches Innovation Strategy
Transit Leaders Praise Innovative On-Demand Programs
FUN STUFF:
Got Time for a Quick Laugh? Jokes, Stories, and Quotes About Technology
(Note for item 15: Pencils leave behind crumbs of graphite,
which can clog up and short out electronic equipment in this context.)
OLD NEWS:
April 1949: a peerless landmark
Ogling The Blade
The Scimitar GTE origin story.
Bringing Home the Dacon
Flattery only goes so far ….
Under the Knife – Shrink to Fit
Today we feature a car that, thanks to a clever facelift, was
finally given the desirability to match its dynamic qualities.
Roy’s Roads
In praise of William Roy – cartographer.
The Marunouchi Park Soigné
Even heavy industry must have its more elegant moments.
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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.
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Thank you for your attention.
— Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)