LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 205 (Mon. 2021/09/06 18:09 EDT)
Welcome to issue # 205 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 September 3
(09/04 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:
Charged Magazine’s October 2021 Conference Sessions M‑Th, October 18‑21
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#Charged-2021
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#Charged-2021
Revised Event on the websites:
None
Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Thu., September 16):
DoD SBIR/STTR Programs —
DARPA HR001121S0007 -23 thru -26 will be open for submissions on Thu, Sep. 9
TechConnect Europe Innovation Conference & Expo
Innovation Showcase: Innovations due Fri, Sep. 10
TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo
Call for Posters: Abstracts due Mon, Sep. 13
(re‑extended)
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:
Glencore and Britishvolt sign partnership for long-term supply of cobalt
Israeli Storedot Fast Charging 4680 Batteries Using Nanomaterials and AI Optimization
Electric Cars:
MotorTrend finds Lucid Air Dream Edition has a range of up to 517 miles in rave review
Genesis plans to add only fully electric models from 2025, all-EV by 2030 – including fuel cells
Audi Grandsphere EV concept builds aero‑efficient future around a first‑class cabin
GM EV Clowns
(Also pertains to “Batteries”)
Electric Trucks:
Rivian is the electric vehicle company you’re about to hear a lot more about
Orange EV to deliver 25 electric yard trucks to yard management firm Lazer Spot
Newest Electra Meccanica Solo electric 3-wheeler packs a cargo trunk
California helps fund largest deployment of electric semis yet – and charging for them
(Also pertains to “EV Charging”.)
Mercedes-Benz EQG Concept SUV points to a fully electric G-Class
Electric Vehicles in General:
Advanced EV manufacturing subject of joint research
(Also pertains to “Business”.)
Global EV sales surge despite supply constraints: report
(Also pertains to “Business”.)
VIA Motors to be acquired by Ideanomics
(Also pertains to “Business”.)
Electric Motors and their controllers:
Comparison of next-generation EV motors: Induction, IPM-SRM, Axial-Flux Air-Core
Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
Valley Metro’s Waymo AV partnership gets national spotlight
FedEx testing autonomous delivery robot on Richardson streets
[Includes video (2:59).]
Here’s the robotaxi that will be available on the Lyft app in 2023
Feds Demand Data on Teslas Crashing into Emergency Responders
Self-Driving Off-Road Machinery:
AI-powered weed destroying startup harvests $27M round, farmers say laser-blasting machine saves time and cuts pesticide use
Sensors / AI Training / Microchips /Software for Self-Driving Vehicles:
AI system determines if drivers are ready to take control
Business:
Wells Fargo surpasses $10 billion in tax-equity financing of renewable energy projects
Electric Bicycles, Motorcycles, and Scooters:
Radical new electric bike drive system requires no chains or belts, entirely ride-by-wire
[Includes podcast video (1:02:32) which I did not review.]
Urban ebike employs ground-tracing suspension for a smoother ride
[Includes video (3:35).]
Cake’s Makka electric moped is fit for city commutes or all-out adventure
[Includes video (1:34).]
Autonomous Aircraft:
Flight testing of future tactical drone for the US Army completed
Electric Buses and other mass-transit (but not rail):
Lightning eMotors partners with Collins Bus to manufacture electric Type‑A school buses
Governmental Affairs:
Biden infrastructure plan takes on EV charging’s inequality problem
(Also pertains to “EV Chargings”.)
Miscellaneous:
The Boring Co. wants to build an underground transit loop in flood-prone Fort Lauderdale. Can it be done?
Progress to Practical Room Temperature Superconductors
[See also:
The quest for room‑temperature superconductors that don’t require extreme pressure,
includes video (4:11).]
Your Next Car May Be Built With Ocean Rocks. Scientists Can’t Agree If That’s Good
(Also pertains to “Batteries”.)
Green ammonia: The rocky pathway to a new clean fuel
OLD NEWS:
Role Call
A woman’s place is in the… Design Studio.
Missing the Marque: Opel / Vauxhall Sintra
.
★
The Tri-Shield’s Silken Road
The Buick Origin Story.
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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)