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Mn/DOT assessing potential for mileage-based user fee to replace fuel tax; Battelle conducting technology assessment

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Other state DOTs also are researching alternative financing methods to supplement or replace a gas tax. million project that will use commercial off-the-shelf technology to determine the feasibility of a mileage-based user fee. For the technology component of the Mn/DOT work, Battelle will conduct a $4.1-million

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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

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Valence’s Saphion technology, commercially introduced in 2002, refers to the processes and materials used in developing the novel patented lithium iron magnesium phosphate cathode materials. One of Valence’s most prominent commercial vehicle customers is Smith Electric Vehicles. The USCAR/DOE long term goal is 5,000 cycles.

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