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National Academies report finds US interstate highways need major overhaul; calls for 20-year blueprint for action

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The report calls for a 20-year “blueprint for action,” which includes creating an “Interstate Highway System Renewal and Modernization Program,” increasing the federal fuel tax to help pay for it, and allowing tolls and per-mile-charges on more interstate routes. —Norman Augustine, former chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corp.

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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

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ISO/TS 16949 is the quality management system created by the International Organization of Standards to monitor the design, development, production and servicing of automotive components. They are usually delivery vehicles working within a neighborhood, and are on the road for 6-8 hour a day and are recharged overnight.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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In the meantime, EV buyers’ sticker shock could be alleviated by the knowledge that fuel and maintenance costs are far lower for EVs and that total ownership costs are about the same. estimates that by 2030 the deployment of EVs could cut global receipts from fossil-fuel taxes by around US $55 billion. passenger vehicles.