Automakers are in the uncomfortable position of building mostly at a loss a class of small electric cars that garner a lot of attention but few sales just to satisfy rules imposed by one state, California. As a result, they've acquired the name "compliance cars." ...

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KNOXVILLE -- The University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory hired the 11th joint Governor's Chair, an advanced manufacturing expert from Ohio State University. Sudarsanam Suresh Babu, a professor in the Welding Engineering Program in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has conducted research that...

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PITTSFIELD -- Cianbro Corp. CEO Peter Vigue said Wednesday he supported the decision of the Legislature's Transportation Committee to repeal a feasibility study for the proposed east-west highway. The leading proponent of the proposed highway said the project can still move forward despite the committee's action. ...

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THE new airport in Andal town located in the city of Durgapur, West Bengal, is no ordinary greenfield airport. With a township, IT and logistics included in the plan, India's first aerotropolis to be sited in India's fourth most populous state is set to impress. Works on...

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By JASON DEAREN OAKLAND, Calif. - A state transportation official says a planned repair for seismic safety rods that snapped on the new span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge could cost between $5 million to $10 million. California Transportation Commission Executive Director Andre...

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