LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 217 (Wed. 2021/11/10 18:40 EST)
Welcome to issue # 217 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 November 5
(11/06 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 closed. 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 Items: (other than events)
DoT SBIR Dept. of Transportation Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) solicitation
— Updated for Release 2
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#DoE-SBIR<
DoD SBIR/STTR Programs — Deadline Extended
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#DoD-SBIR
New Event on the websites:
Webinars for the Dept. of Energy Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) solicitation
Tu‑Th, November 16‑18
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#DoE-SBIR-Webinar
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#DoE-SBIR-Webinar
Revised Event on the websites:
Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2020‑Fall Su‑W, June 19‑22
— Added Due Dates
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#VTC2022-Spring
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#VTC2022-Spring
Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Sat., November 20):
FORTH Roadmap Conference
Call for Proposals due Fri, Nov. 12
DoD SBIR/STTR Programs —
DARPA HR001121S0007 -28 will open until Tue, Nov. 16, 12 noon EST
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.
Survey Article (should read):
What Do SAE Automated Driving Levels Mean Anyway?
(Pertains to “Self‑Driving Cars, …”)
Batteries:
Sodium Batteries May Power Your New Electric Car
Lithium hydroxide converter to be built near Tesla’s German Gigafactory
Fortistar invests in nanocarbon supplier Nanoramic
Cell-to-pack tech from battery maker CATL could be used in EVs from Hyundai, Kia, Genesis
With EV Batteries Catching on Fire, GM Faces PR Hurdles
Tesla Driver Killed in Fiery Crash
EV Charging:
Electrify America adds road-trip chargers next to Wall Drug
Chinese EV maker Xpeng teases 124 miles in 5 minutes with pivot to 800V platform
Michigan Utility Works to Set Up Homes for Electric Vehicles
TE Connectivity’s new connector plating reduces wear on battery terminals
Electric Cars:
Americans are buying Teslas, not EVs, but experts say thatrsquo;s about to change
(Also pertains to “Business”)
2019 Audi E-Tron SUV might soon get a range-boost update—but not over the air
Electric Trucks:
Futuricum’s electric delivery truck makes record-setting 1,000-kilometer drive
Electric Vehicles in General:
Toyota announces new bZ4X all-electric vehicle on Beyond Zero platform
DOE: Smaller SUVs are better for the environment, EVs and PHEVs better yet
Hydrogen-Fuel-Cell Vehicles:
Alaska Air and ZeroAvia are developing a 500-mile range hydrogen-electric plane
[Includes video (1:06) with noisy soundtrack, so please use closed captioning.]
Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
Self-driving company Cruise on track for early commercial operations in 2022
(Also pertains to “Business”)
Self-Driving Off-Road Machinery:
Volvo’s prototype autonomous electric construction vehicle started out as a LEGO Technic set
Autonomous Boats:
Video of the week: Roboat navigates Amsterdam’s canals
[Includes video (1:50).]
Sensors / AI Training / Microchips / Software for Self-Driving Vehicles:
AAA Finds that ADAS Sensor Vision Permits Crashes 33 Percent of the Time in the Rain
[Includes video (4:20) about car maintenance.
Also pertains to “Self‑Driving Cars, …”.]
Business:
NADA partners with Chargeway to help dealers inform car buyers about EVs
(Also pertains to “EV‑Charging”. See also the paywalled article
Drivers are Interested in Electric Cars. Dealers Don’t
Know How to Sell Them from Newsletter # 216.)
Ford to invest £230 million to equip Halewood, UK facility to build electric power units
(Pertains to “Electric Vehicles in General”)
Electric Aircraft:
Toronto could reap rewards from being early adopter of eVTOL aircraft
Yeager Airport looking into operations of electric infrastructure
Governmental Action:
DOE Announces $209 Million for Electric Vehicles Battery Research
(Also pertains to “Batteries”.)
Miscellaneous:
Gigawatts of solar could be built in the open land around US interstate highways
Special notes:
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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.
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Thank you for your attention.
— Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)