LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 206 (Mon. 2021/09/13 21:27 EDT)
Welcome to issue # 206 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 6
(09/07 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:
Transportation Camp Unconference
http://www.LeviCar.com/#T-Camp-NYC
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#T-Camp-NYC
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#T-Camp-NYC
Revised Event on the websites:
SysCon 2022 (16th Annual IEEE International Systems Conference)
M‑Th, April 25‑28 — Added Tutorial
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#SYSCON
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#SYSCON
Event with due dates within the next ten days (until Thu., September 23):
DoD SBIR/STTR Programs —
ARMY SBIR 21.4 -041 will close on Wed, Sep. 22, 12 noon EDT.
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:
★
Explainer: How will solid-state batteries make electric vehicles better?
Sakuú develops lithium metal solid-state battery
Supercapacitors:
Accordion-inspired supercapacitor blends flexibility and high capacity
[Includes video (2:16).]
Electric Cars:
VW ID. Life previews $24,000 everyman electric hatchback
Micro drives into Munich with series Microlino electric bubble car
(Also pertains to “Electric Bicycles, Motorcycles, and Scooters”.)
Electric Trucks:
Zeus and SylvanSport team on 400-mile electric off‑road adventure RV
Electric Motors and their controllers:
Dana begins production of new e-Axle, expands powertrain lineup for medium- and heavy-duty EVs
Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
VW is reviving its iconic microbus as an electric robotaxi
Sensors / AI Training / Microchips /Software for Self-Driving Vehicles:
Hacked Tesla FSD Beta demo from Ukraine validates Elon Musk’s Autopilot vision
[Includes video (12:39) which I did not review.]
New Traffic Sensor Uses Artificial Intelligence to Detect Any Vehicle on the Road
Business:
Daimler Needs To Produce A Flagship EV Soon Or Face Shrinking Car Sales
(Also pertains to “Electric Cars”.)
Archer announces eVTOL vertiport partnership and a deal with the USAF
(Also pertains to “Electric Aircraft”.)
Electric Bicycles, Motorcycles, and Scooters:
BMW-designed e-trike leans into corners – but just in front
[Includes video (1:14) showing drive train and cargo options.]
“Smart” LED bike pedals change color to serve as head- and tail lights
[Includes video (2:32).]
Electric Buses and other mass-transit (but not rail):
Mercedes-Benz launches electric bus chassis for Brazilian market
Miscellaneous:
★
The Unabridged, Warts-and-All Saga of a Brooklyn Trolley King
(A very long and interesting read, more than a typical obituary.)
Zero-emission freight ship uses swappable containers as its batteries
[Includes video (2:20) in Dutch with English subtitles.]
FUN OLD NEWS:
Tesla Model X pays the price after protecting owner from Hurricane Ida’s flash floods
OLD NEWS:
The Cult of the Souls
It never made production, but the Pontiac Banshee was a harbinger nonetheless.
The Gamine
Dodging bullets, our resident Mr. Miles offers his thoughts on an underappreciated Pentastar.
Special notes:
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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)