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P a g e | 126 PlusTi TM can achieve one million tons of carbon removal annually on just two- hundred and twenty-five (225) center lane miles (CLM) or 5% of eligible roads just in the United States. 267 Photocatalytic pavements are productive at removing both CO 2 and carbon equivalents because one of the primary mobile-sourced pollutants – reactive nitrogen(s) create O 3 which has high global warming potential (GWP). So, roadway MEs are a critical and advantaged target (point source) for carbon negative strategies. Elegant “Free Energy” Technology TiO 2 photocatalysis is a 100% solar energy mechanism which efficiently scatters light energy that slows-down oxidative damage to organic compounds such as paints, coatings, and asphalt, making them much more resilient. In the case of an asphalt rejuvenator, maltene replacement restores the asphalt binder constituent lost to oxidation to “rejuvenate” it and the TiO 2 protects the pavement from future oxidation. A nifty combination of two proven preservation technologies. The cool and smog-eating properties are environmental ground-breaking benefits to the nano chemically more resilient pavement. Air quality and heat benefits are quite useful in our ever-extending built world. Both technologies are all natural (forged by Mother Nature) and create no environmental burden shifting. A single electric vehicle requires twenty-five (25) pounds of lithium, costing over $70,000 268 a ton. But each photocatalytic lane mile can remove the emissions from hundreds of cars with only nine (9) pounds of TiO 2 at under $4,000 a ton. Profit margins on EVs are razor thin relative to ICVs due to the cost of large battery packs, which can be over one-third of EV MSRPs. CO 2 e emissions from lithium production expected to rise sixfold to over fifteen million tons annually by 2030. 269 267 25,000 AADT or “medium-high volume” traffic road. 268 C&EN research; U.S. Geological Survey. 269 Roskill Information Services, www.globalnewswire.com .