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Up to 10,000 Belgian construction jobs could be lost after tax deductions for roof insulations are abolished, according to Confédération Construction (CC).

Developments in air-conditioning technology could help boost the range of electric vehicles. Studies suggest that ancillary units such as air-conditioning can impact on the range of electric vehicles.

According to information obtained by Handelsblatt, a German daily newspaper, the German Federal Government and the Toll Collect consortium of Daimler, Deutsche Telekom and Cofiroute have largely agreed on a contract to extend the HGV motorway toll to about 1,000 km of four-lane federal roads with effect from 1 August 2012.

Barbara W Reese, former deputy secretary of transportation for Virginia and CFO of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDoT), has been named a principal consultant in the strategic consulting group of Parsons Brinckerhoff.

CI-Motords, a scooter and motorcycle users pressure group in Switzerland, has called for the right of freely choosing modes of transport to become part of the constitution.

A Chinese contractor is to build a major expressway link in Nigeria.

The 400km stretch of A9 autobahn connecting the German cities of Munich and Leipzig looks likely to be one of the first major highway links in Europe with charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.

Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors has aided in a pilot study using an electric vehicle to power traffic lights.

Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors has aided in a pilot study using an electric vehicle to power traffic lights.

The US Government is set to invest US$74.5billion in transport improvements in the 2013 financial year (October 1, 2012-September 30, 2013), President Barack Obama has revealed.