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Posted on February 16, 2018

Trump backs 25-cent gas-tax boost for road repairs and infrastructure (maybe)

Donald TrumpThe federal gas tax, which was supposed to pay for repairs and expansion to roads maintained or funded by the national government, now does nothing of the kind. Congress last raised the U.S. federal gas tax a quarter of a century ago in 1993, to the 18.5-cents-per-gallon level it remains at today. Diesel fuel is taxed at 24.4 cents per gallon...
Posted on April 24, 2017

Life with Tesla Model S: replacing the drive unit (aka ‘the funny noise’)

2013 Tesla Model S owned by David Noland, Catskill Mountains, NY, Oct 2015Back in 2014, Tesla had a spate of problems with the drive units in early-production versions of its Model S electric sedan. (The drive unit is essentially the car’s power train: electric motor, inverter, and gear box.) High-profile multiple failures occurred in long-term test cars driven by Motor Trend magazine and the automotive website...

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