LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 218 (Mon. 2021/11/29 12:29 EST)
Welcome to issue # 218 of the LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter.
If you are primarily interested in the "IN THE NEWS" part, click here.
I have been plagued with two illnesss in my family, and took on a new job, so this newsletter was delayed.
This issue covers updates and changes for three of my websites, since November 10
(11/11 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 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 List of Topic, repeatedly
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#DoE-SBIR
DoD SBIR/STTR Programs — Added Announcements
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#DoD-SBIR
New Events on the websites:
Transportation Camp Unconference
http://www.LeviCar.com/#T-Camp-DC
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#T-Camp-DC
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#T-Camp-DC
The 35th International Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exposition (EVS35)
Sa‑W, June 11‑15
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#EVS35
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#EVS35
Revised Events on the websites:
The European Startup Prize for Mobility (4th edition)
— Updated links
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#StartUpPrize
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#StartUpPrize
IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC) 2022
W‑F, June 15‑17 Colocated with next event
— Removed dead link
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#ITEC
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#ITEC
2022 AIAA/IEEE ITEC+EATS Aerospace Students Design Challenge F, June 17
(tentative) Colocated
with previous event — Corrected catchphrase
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#ITEC+EATS-ASDC
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#ITEC+EATS-ASDC
Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Thu., December 9):
DoD SBIR/STTR Programs
• DARPA HR001121S0007 -29, and -30 will close on Tue, Nov. 30, 12 noon EST
• Army SBIR 21.4 -42, -43, and -44 will close on Tue, Nov. 30, 12 noon EST
• ARMY SBIR 21.4 -45 thru -51 will open on Tue, Nov. 30, 12 noon EST
(and communication with Topic Authors will end at that time)
• ARMY SBIR 21.4 -52 will open on Wed, Dec. 1, 12 noon EST
(and communication with Topic Authors will end at that time)
IEEE Transportation Electrification
Conference and Expo (ITEC) 2022
Call for Papers: Digests due Wed, Dec. 1
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:
Fisker Ocean will use CATL cells, charge at more than 250 kw
Lithium-ion batteries made with recycled materials can outlast newer counterparts
Solid-state battery firm LiNa secures £3.5 million in seed funding
Solid-State Batteries Bid to Replace Li‑Ion in EVs
Mass-producing Tesla 4680 cells “requires new techniques,” Panasonic says
EV Charging:
With US research, VW aims to wirelessly charge a Porsche Taycan to 80% in 10 minutes
Suitcase-sized ZipCharge Go takes the charger to the EV
[Includes video (0:59).]
Australian petrol station chain to install chargers at 100 sites
EV Charging Shifts Gears From Range to Speed
Tesla launches home charger with J1772 connector
Photovoltaics:
Solar cells get boost from GaAs nanowires
Electric Cars:
Mini is developing its Urbanaut electric van: A rival to electric VW Bus?
Electric Trucks:
Lightning eMotors and Ricardo partner to provide commercial EVs to UK customers
Mercedes-Benz Sustaineer Concept Electric Van Scrubs the Air While it Drives
Ford debuts electric crate motor inside vintage pickup rebuild
Electric Vehicles in General:
Are In-Wheel Motor Systems Catching On?
Why classic cars are the next big thing in electric vehicles
Hydrogen-Fuel-Cell Vehicles:
Hydrogen-powered ambulance drives into Glasgow ahead of London trial
ZeroAvia plans first commercial hydrogen flight, and 76-seat airliner
Clean Generation of Hydrogen:
Hydrogen projects that are leading the world
Electric Motors and their controllers:
BorgWarner receives $4.97 million from DOE to develop SUPER inverter
Allison Transmission developing EV tech for US Army combat vehicles
NI and D&V Electronics partner to test EV traction inverters
Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
★
How Tesla Handled a Braking Bug in Public Self-Driving Test
CNN tried Tesla’s ‘full self-driving’ mode on NYC streets. It didn’t go great
[Video (4:09).]
Walmart is using fully driverless trucks to ramp up its online grocery business
Sensors / AI Training / Microchips / Software for Self-Driving Vehicles:
Cars see pedestrians and cyclists through obstacles thanks to X-ray style vision
Autonomous Car Company Waymo Begins Mapping Our City
(New York City)
Business:
Tesla Had 5 Founders. Why Did Only Two Get Really Rich?
Report: Genesis GV70 EV headed for Alabama production
(Also pertains to “Electric Cars”.)
Electric Bicycles, Motorcycles, and Scooters:
Honda rides out covered electric cargo scoot with swappable batteries
Power cycles: how ebike systems take the strain
Full-carbon, 30-lb Urtopia ebike packs in radar, voice control and GPS
[Includes very interesting video (2:53).]
Electric Aircraft:
Rolls-Royce claims to have developed the world’s fastest all‑electric aircraft
Airspeeder carries out world’s first eVTOL drag race
Electric Buses and other mass-transit (but not rail):
GILLIG releases next-generation battery for its electric bus
(Also pertains to “Batteries”.)
Governmental Action:
What happens when the gas tax dies?
[Video (8:19) that I did not review.]
Miscellaneous:
Why a Traffic Flow Suddenly Turns Into a Traffic Jam
Wright proposes a 100-seat electric airliner powered by aluminum
Reaction Engines spin-out launches green ammonia solution
(Related scholarly paper:
Ammonia as a storage solution for future decarbonized energy systems)
Can ocean cleanup boats power themselves by turning plastic into fuel?
OLD FUN NEWS:
Tesla charger gaffe causes instant regret for Chevy Volt driver
[Includes video (1:05). Also pertains to “EV‑Charging”]
OLD NEWS:
Going South (Part One)
More than merely a car, a state-sponsored project in political and social
engineering. Celebrating the Alfa Romeo Alfasud on its 50th anniversary.
Going South (Part Two)
The Alfasud lands to great acclaim. But trouble is just around the corner.
A Farmer in the City
Alfasud reflections.
Under the Knife – Southern Belle
The rise and fall of the Alfasud Sprint.
Trojan Mule?
Was the Alfa Romeo Arna one of the ‘worst cars ever’?
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Thank you for your attention.
— Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)