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US Department of Transportation proposes ‘distraction’ guidelines for automakers for in-vehicle electronic devices

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The proposal comes in the wake of the December 2011 call by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) following a Board meeting on a 2010 multi-vehicle highway accident in Gray Summit, Missouri, for the first-ever nationwide ban on driver-use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) while operating a motor vehicle. Earlier post.).

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Develop, validate, and deploy 220 advanced plug-in hybrid electric pickups and minivans. Missouri University of Science and Technology. $5. Chrysler LLC. $70. Manufacturing: Warren, MI and St. Louis, MO; Deployment: 11 partner fleets. South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). Rolla, MO Warrensburg, MO Linn, MO St.

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