LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 201 (Wed. 2021/08/18 12:45 EDT)
Welcome to issue # 201 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 13
(08/14 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)
None
New Event on the websites:
Sound of Science Immersive Musical Experience
Sa, August 28, 7 – 10 pm EDT
http://www.LeviCar.com/#Sound-of-Science
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Sound-of-Science
Revised Events on the websites:
None
Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Thu., August 28):
DoD SBIR/STTR Programs
• ARMY SBIR 21.4 -039 will be open until Tue, Aug. 24, 12 noon EDT
• SDA HQ085021S0001 -11 and -12 will be open until Thu, Aug. 26, 12 noon EDT
• ARMY SBIR 21.4 -041 will be open for submissions Thu, Aug. 26, and thus will close to
direct contact with topic authors
• DARPA HR001121S0007 -20, -21 and -22 will be open for submissions Thu, Aug. 26
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:
Proterra and LG Energy Solution sign long-term battery cell supply agreement
Robotic system dismantles EV batteries for recycling 10x faster
[Includes video (0:55).]
Graphene foam “thermal switch” keeps batteries warm or cool on demand
EV Charging:
V2G and V2B: What’s currently operational and what’s still years away
The West Coast Electric Highway is nearly 10 years old, and it’s getting new charging hardware
Enel X and Volkswagen collaborate to deploy fast charging network in Italy
[Includes video (1:33).]
Electric Cars:
Mini Strip electric concept shows simplicity is important to sustainability
[Includes very short video (0:15).]
High Tech Power for the Rough and Ready 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe
Volvo C40 Recharge EV goes on sale in the US
Tesla says fire incidents are 11 times lower for its vehicles than for the average US vehicle
(Pay particular attention to the penultimate paragraph.)
COFICAB develops innovative high‑voltage shielded cable optimal for EV architectures
Electric Trucks:
Study to assess fuel cells for fire engines
Komatsu announces customer alliance for zero-emission mining equipment
(Actually can work off of a variety of power sources.)
Hydrogen-Fuel-Cell Vehicles:
Fuel-cell group presents 2035 vision of 200 California hydrogen stations for 70,000 trucks
Clean Generation of Hydrogen:
Touted as Clean, ‘Blue’ Hydrogen May be Worse Than Gas, Coal
A pioneer in the supply of renewable energy – Fronius fuels
hydrogen‑powered bus using 100 percent locally produced, green hydrogen
Electric Motors and their controllers:
★
Making the case for in-wheel motors
(A long‑ago article by the author of this article,
Chris Borroni‑Bird, helped inspire LeviCar in the first place.)
LG Electronics and Magna announce powertrain joint venture
Niron Magnetics raises $21 million to commercialize rare earth-free magnets
Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
Michigan, tech coalition launch autono-parking lab
Nation’s largest self-driving electric shuttle network launches.
(Also pertains to “Governmental Affairs”.)
FSD Beta 10 or 10.1 Should be Widely Available Tesla FSD
Amazon Briefing: As drone popularity wanes, delivery robots try to take its place
Autonomous Boats:
Pentagon Advances Experiments with Autonomous Barges to Replenish Aircraft
Sensors / AI Training / Microchips /Software for Self-Driving Vehicles:
San Diego Signal Modernization to Guide Mobility Efforts
Business:
Joby Powers Up eVTOL Program with $2B IPO.
(Also pertains to “Electric Aircraft”.)
Nikola Awarded U.S. Department of Energy Grant
Allison Transmission Doesn’t Look Expensive, But Uncertainties Are Everywhere
How Google’s self-driving car project accidentally spawned its robotic delivery rival
(Might be paywalled.)
Electric Aircraft:
Rolls-Royce to develop aviation energy storage
Electric Eel demonstrates hybrid electric flight
Governmental Affairs:
Illinois governor signs bill to create High-Speed Railway Commission
UK government unveils hydrogen strategy
Miscellaneous:
★
Fix Hothouse Earth Just Like Last Time
Projecting Tesla’s 2030 Environmental Impact
Teardrop camper trailer fast-charges EVs with 75 kwh of extra batteries
Report: Globally, internal combustion car sales have already peaked
OLD FUN NEWS:
… some of the funniest and cringiest tech demos of all time.
OLD NEWS:
September 1935: Class A4 locomotive enters service
(Note that this locomotive had a top speed of 126 mph.)
Short Story (Part One)
Brevity is an art;
(Part Two)
Keeping it brief.
Lapis Volvit et Oblivione Delibitur
We profile the father of the British motor industry.
So Glad they Bothered: 1983 Mazda 626
… attracted a very favourable review … yet would scarcely register in terms of annual sales.
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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)