Ruling on the council's appeal, Lord Justice Hughes said he could find no flaw in the High Court judge's ruling that the council had breached its "absolute duty" under the HighwaysAct 1980 to adequately inspect and maintain the road.
HiPerforma is made with a solar cell technology called Pluto, which creates ultra thin copper lines that act as highways to transport the electricity produced by the cells.
Cuomo and other officials were similarly asked why they didn't act to shut down major highways in Long Island in advance of the storm, especially given the sprawling area's reputation for gridlock.
The National Defence Highway Act actually is very interesting because the entire system of interstate highways was developed under the Eisenhower administration.
Take it up with the Americans who are working in those battery plants, or building those new highways, or teaching our children new skills -- all because the Recovery Act made it possible.