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| Miami-Dade program offers another way home for New Year's - Miami Herald Posted: 31 Dec 2009 09:02 AM PST '+'>'); } --> How to avoid getting towedParking in some areas of Miami-Dade can be tricky, and drivers need to be aware to avoid designated tow-away zones. The Miami-Dade Consumer Services Dept. offers this advice: If you enter a parking lot for a specific business, the property owner may have your vehicle towed if you leave your vehicle parked there and walk to another location. Get ready for new toll systemP eople on the go in Miami-Dade use the SunPass to avoid stopping at toll booths and paying more. It's working, too, more than eight in 10 toll-road drivers use SunPass to zip by while other drivers' cars stack up in line to pay at the toll booth. The convenience and cheaper tolls with the SunPass transponder that drivers attach to windshields is wildly popular. There's another paramount reason to get rid of all cash toll booths: safety. SunPass alternative unveiledAs the end of the toll plaza era approaches, those who want -- or need -- to continue paying cash may be wondering how they will be able to use the roads once coins and paper bills are no longer accepted. Toll road managers have developed an alternative -- the Toll-by-Plate program. It does not require people to sign up for SunPass, an electronic device motorists attach to their windshields to pre-pay tolls. Today's high school sports scheduleMIAMI-DADE COUNTY
North Miami Beach OK's new rules for city-hired tow truck companiesSeeking to draw more revenue for city coffers and better protect residents from towing companies, the North Miami Beach City Council on Tuesday passed a new ordinance updating the city code. Among the changes: city-hired towing companies must now require all truck drivers to pass background checks; property owners must pay higher fees for towing signs; and the city can now hire companies located farther from city limits. City staff said the code had not been changed since 1982. BY DIANA MOSKOVITZ crline dmoskovitz@MiamiHerald.comDrivers stopping at certain tollbooths in Miami-Dade Thursday will get something extra -- a postcard with instructions for using Tow-To-Go. Here is how the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority described the program: Tow-To-Go is free. Drivers who think they have had too much to drink can call 1-800-222-4357 and make a request. A tow truck will arrive and provide a free ride home, while towing the car. Tow-To-Go will run until Saturday. The postcards will be distributed to drivers stopping at one of the MDX toll booths. MDX's roads include the Dolphin, Airport and Don Shula expressways. MDX is partnering with AAA Auto Club South and Budweiser in the effort. Tow-To-Go will also be offered during Pro-Bowl and Super Bowl weekends. For more information, visit www.mdxsafety.com. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| December U.S. Auto Sales Show ‘Slog’ as Ford Improves (Update1) - Bloomberg Posted: 31 Dec 2009 07:29 AM PST
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Telecommunication Terms for Taiwanese Customers 美商彭博新聞有限公司台北分公司 彭博高速資訊網路業務營業規章 第 一 條 彭博高速資訊網路（英文名稱： Bloomberg High Speed Data Network）業務（以下簡稱「本業務」），係指美商彭博新聞有限公司台北分公司（以下簡稱「本公司」）利用彭博高速資訊網路所提供之各項財經資訊服務。 第 二 條 本業務之營業項目為「存取網路服務(Store and Retrieve Network)」（如電話秘書、線上資訊接取、電子佈告欄(BBS)、電子資料交換、統合信息服務(Unified message service)、電子文件服務、語音訊息、語音信箱服務），及「存轉網路服務（Store & Forward Network）」（如傳真存轉、交易服務、數據網路服務）。 第 三 條 用戶租用本業務，應依本公司規定向本公司申請並簽訂相關用戶合約，載明各項權利義務。第 四 條 自用戶端連結至彭博高速資訊網路之電信機線設備，應由本公司負責向第一類電信事業承租，其租用條件應依該第一類電信事業之規定訂之，且其架設、維修、通信品質等均由該第一類電信事業負責，本公司僅負責代用戶與該第一類電信事業聯繫。第 五 條 本業務系統所需各項硬體及軟體設備之取得、設置以及所有權，均依本公司相關業務規定或用戶合約約定辦理。第 六 條 本公司提供本業務所收取之服務費主要可分為系統建置費、設定費、網路系統維護費、資訊服務費、其他電信事業所收取之通訊費用等。本公司應於用戶合約中載明詳細付費項目以及各項費用之計算標準。第 七 條 本公司若對於服務費有所調整或變更時，除報請主管機關備查外，應於彭博高速資訊網路之網站以及本公司營業場所公告，並事前個別通知用戶。用戶若不同意服務費之調整或變更，得立即終止用戶合約，本公司應退還用戶所預付之服務費。第 八 條 用戶於向本公司申請使用本業務時，應提出正確之用戶資料，並於變更時通知本公司，否則概由用戶自行負責。第 九 條 本公司對於因提供本業務所取得之用戶資料應加以保密，並遵守「電腦處理個人資料保護法」之規定處理用戶資料。惟於下列情形，本公司得提供用戶資料予第三人： 一、經用戶同意。 二、司法機關或犯罪偵查機關，為偵查或調查犯罪依法所為之命令。 三、其他政府機關因執行公權力而依法所為之命令。 四、與公眾生命安全有關之機關為進行緊急救助者。 五、符合「電腦處理個人資料保護法」第二十三條之規定者。第 十 條 本公司預定暫停或終止本業務之一部或全部時，應於預定暫停或終止日一個月前報請主管機關備查，並立即通知用戶。 前項暫停營業之時間最長不得超過一年。 第十一條 若本公司營業許可遭主管機關廢止，或本公司預定暫停或終止本業務之一部或全部時，本公司應退還用戶所預付之費用，並應依法律規定以及用戶合約約定賠償用戶之損失。第十二條 用戶若有拒絕或遲延給付本業務之服務費之情事，本公司應定相當期限催告該用戶給付所積欠之服務費，並告知該用戶若未於所定期限內給付時，本公司有權依用戶合約之規定停止提供本業務，或期前終止用戶合約。第十三條 若本公司發現用戶使用本業務有下列情形之一時，本公司有權立即停止對該用戶提供本業務，且該用戶應自行負擔任何責任： 一、危害國家安全、擾亂治安。 二、妨害公共秩序、善良風俗。 三、竊取、更改、破壞他人資訊。 四、危害本公司或他人網路系統安全。 五、妨礙通訊秘密。第十四條 用戶使用本業務，如因本公司或其他電信業者之系統設備障礙、阻斷，以致發生錯誤、遲滯、中斷或不能傳遞時，本公司依電信法第二十三條之規定不負損害賠償責任，但應依下列規定扣減服務費： 一、若服務中斷達十二小時以上，而本公司仍未能使其恢復者，每中斷十二小時扣減每月服務費之三十分之一。 二、當月因通信不通所扣減之服務費總額應以當月所應繳納之服務費總數為限。 三、服務中斷之起始時間，以本公司察覺服務中斷或接獲用戶服務中斷之通知時為準，但若有紀錄證明服務中斷之實際起始時間者，以中斷實際發生之時為準。第十五條 本公司接獲用戶有關服務中斷之通知後，應立即展開系統之檢查及修復，並儘速排除服務中斷之原因，以維持本業務之服務品質。第十六條 用戶若對於本業務有任何意見或申訴，得利用客服電話：+886-2-7719-1592與本公司聯絡。 第十七條 本公司應遵守電信法之相關規定，確保用戶使用本業務之通訊秘密。 第十八條 若用戶有利用本業務從事非法活動者，本公司有權向相關單位檢舉，並有權將之視為拒絕往來戶。第十九條 本營業規章未盡事宜，悉依相關適用法令以及用戶合約之規定辦理。 第二十條 本營業規章自公告日起施行，於有變更時亦同。
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| Car Insurance Premiums to Rise for Many Louisiana Drivers - Insurance Journal Posted: 31 Dec 2009 09:02 AM PST A law that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2010, increasing the required minimum liability auto insurance coverage is expected to increase insurance rates for more than 1 million Louisiana motorists. Though the change was approved by the Legislature in 2008, many drivers are expected to be caught off-guard because insurance companies weren't required to notify policyholders. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said the boost in car insurance bills may come at a tough time for some because of the economic slump. But he said it's needed to bring the nearly 30-year-old minimum liability requirement in line with rising costs associated with accidents, including higher costs for medical care, repairs and replacement vehicles. "Certainly there are thousands of drivers out there who can ill-afford this additional cost. That's always the case. I think that's outweighed by the tens of thousands who are left uncompensated by the damage that minimally insured drivers do,'' Donelon said. Nearly two dozen new state laws take effect Friday; most are unlikely to attract much attention. Besides the car insurance increase, another new law slaps a 2 percent fee on prepaid wireless phone cards, with proceeds to go to statewide 911 system improvements. Cell and landline phone customers already pay a similar fee, but it hadn't been levied on those who buy packages of prepaid cell phone minutes. The new law getting the most notice likely will be the auto insurance boost. About 2.5 million vehicles are insured in Louisiana, and Donelon said 40 percent carry only the minimum liability coverage required. Louisiana law currently requires car and truck owners to have at least "10-20-10'' liability coverage. That's $10,000 coverage for injury or death to one person in an accident, $20,000 for injury or death to more than one person and $10,000 for damage of other people's property. The new law changes the levels to "15-30-25.'' The average minimally insured policyholder will pay about $71 more a year for car insurance, said Richard Piazza, chief actuary for the Louisiana Department of Insurance. "Most people probably won't notice it because they don't pay attention to their insurance rates,'' Donelon said. "The people who are on fixed incomes and the ones who it will affect the most will notice it.'' Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal didn't sign the insurance bill by Rep. Erich Ponti, R-Baton Rouge, but let it take effect without his signature. His predecessor, Democrat Kathleen Blanco, vetoed a similar proposal in 2007. Opponents of the measure claimed some drivers might drop car insurance in a state where 12 percent of automobiles aren't covered under an insurance policy. "There are a lot of people struggling right now, and this may be the straw that broke the camel's back,'' said Rep. Mert Smiley, R-Port Vincent, during debate on the bill. Donelon said he expects the number of uninsured drivers to grow only slightly because of the increase. Comments? Click here to post a comment about this article Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| 2010 Hybrid Cars - The Year Ahead - Hybrid Cars Posted: 31 Dec 2009 08:04 AM PST Published December 31, 2009 The first hybrid gas-electric car in the United States, the original Honda Insight, reported its first 17 sales in December 1999. One decade and 1.5 million hybrids later, the auto industry is ready to embrace hybrids and other green cars like never before.
What are the major trends we expect as hybrid cars boldly move into the first year of their second decade? Read on and prepare for the green car movement to shift into warp speed. Plug-ins Finally ArriveIn 2010, the Fisker Karma will become the first plug-in hybrid on the market. The very first plug-in hybrids and mainstream all-electric cars will start to roll out in 2010. The first car out of the gate will be the 2011 Fisker Karma. Originally expected to go into production in late 2009, Fisker is now aiming to produce and sell its first units in mid-2010. The gorgeous sleek Karma is, in many ways, cut from the same expensive cloth as the Tesla Roadster. In other words, it's pricey at $87,000 and will be produced in low numbers. But like Tesla, Fisker has its eyes on a bigger prize—a second more affordable model still a couple of years away. First things first: Let's see how Fisker's first customers respond when they get behind the wheel of the Karma, which promises a unique blend of high-performance, style, and 50 miles of all-electric range. News of the Fisker Karma will get drowned out by Chevy Volt Mania 2010. Bob Lutz, GM's Volt executive sponsor for the Volt, promised a media blitz for the company's green car poster child. In September 2009, Lutz said that once GM has about 200 preproduction Volts in stock, it will "pull out the heavy artillery and get Volt buzz."' So, much of 2010 will be an extended drum roll for the Chevy Volt until the first production models roll off the line around November. All indications suggest the Volt will be worth the wait, notwithstanding low production numbers, limited availability mostly in California, and a price tag north of $40,000. The pre-production Chevrolet Volt engineering test drive along I-80 near Toledo, Ohio Tuesday, October 13, 2009. Not to be undone, expect Nissan to shout the praises of the all-electric Leaf while it prepares five mid-size test markets—Phoenix, Portland, Seattle, Nashville, and San Diego—for the first 5,000 models and the accompanying charging infrastructure in late 2010. Hybrid Sales Return to GrowthThe first plug-in hybrids and electric cars will mostly have symbolic value—and not much real impact on the size of the hybrid market. Meanwhile, sales of conventional hybrids are expected to grow for the first time since the big jump from about 250,000 sales in 2006 to 350,000 in 2007. The Great Recession wiped out the auto market in the second half of 2008, taking hybrids along with it. Hybrids have performed better than the overall market during the doldrums—but lack of consumer credit, a general economic malaise, and relatively low gas prices have meant a slow recovery. A number of factors might conspire to lift hybrid sales back to 2007 levels—and help hybrids reach 3 or 4 percent of the new car market. We expect Toyota to increase production and output, and Ford—coming of the critical success of the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid—to get more aggressive with hybrid marketing and sales. The most significant is the price at the pumps. As 2009 winds down, the price of oil remains within striking distance of $100 a barrel. If oil prices surge and average national gas prices climb above $3 a gallon in 2010, expect hybrid sales to heat up like hotcakes again. Other factors include overall growth in the car market, increased hybrid and battery production capacity, and new models rolling out—both from hybrid stalwarts like Toyota and Honda, and newcomers such as Hyundai, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche and Dodge. Remember, the clock is ticking as car companies brace for the increase in national efficiency standards beginning in 2012. New Models & EntrantsIn addition to the plug-in hybrids mentioned earlier, a new set of carmakers will begin making hybrids. This will begin to break Toyota's hybrid hegemony, and provide some level of competition for second-runners Honda and Ford (as they try to take market share from Toyota). Here's a brief rundown.
Honda CR-Z Hybrid. BMW X6 Hybrid The Prius EvolvesA prototype of the future Toyota Prius Plug-in. With all of these new hybrids and plug-in cars hitting the market in 2010, what's going to happen to the quintessential hybrid model, the Toyota Prius? After a spate of complaints in late 2009 about poor braking, Toyota can't afford to rest on its laurels—even though the company continues to sell more Priuses than all other hybrid combined. Therefore, expect the Prius to continue to evolve. With the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf threatening to steal the green car halo, the company is accelerating its plans for a plug-in version of the Prius. It won't become available until 2011, but expect news about its trial run of 500 plug-in Priuses to continue to gain attention. At the same time, rumors of an entire Prius family of cars—from a subcompact hybrid to a crossover—will continue to percolate. We suspect those rumors to turn into real product announcement as early as the 2010 Detroit Auto Show in January. By the time a family of Priuses hit the market, the automotive world will be well on its way to offering 30 or 40 hybrids of all shapes and sizes, from low-cost to high-horsepower, from vehicles that barely save any fuel to ones that run almost exclusively on electric power. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Auto club offers "Tipsy Tow" service to combat drunk driving - Los Angeles Daily News Posted: 31 Dec 2009 08:19 AM PST Starting Thursday night, the Automobile Club of Southern California will offer free towing in an attempt to keep drunken drivers off the road during the New Year's holiday. The Tipsy Tow program will be available to intoxicated drivers from 6 p.m. Thursday night until 11:59 p.m. Friday in the 13 counties served by the Auto Club. Motorists, bartenders, restaurant managers, party hosts or passengers of a drinking driver can call 800-400-4AAA for a free tow to the driver's residence of up to seven miles away. Callers should tell operators they want a Tipsy Tow, and a tow truck under contract to the Auto Club will be dispatched. The service does not include rides for passengers and is restricted to a one-way, one-time ride for the driver. For distances longer than seven miles, drivers will be expected to pay the normal rate charged by the tow truck operator. A first-time drunken driving conviction can cost $13,500 or more in fines, penalties, restitution, legal fees and increased insurance costs, according to the Auto Club. The Auto Club suggested: -- designating a non-drinking driver who can get everyone home safely; -- calling a friend or family member for a ride home if you have been drinking; -- keeping a taxi company number in your wallet so you can call for a ride home; -- as a party host, offer non-alcoholic drinks and provide a gift to guests who volunteer to be designated drivers, and take keys away from friends and relatives who have had too much to drink.Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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8 weeks ago
30 MPG for a Sonata Hybrid? That sounds way too low for me, given that everything I've read about the Hyundai system appears to suggest that it will be at least on par with the current midsize hybrids.
8 weeks ago
30 mpg for the Hundai Sanata Hybrid? I get that out of my Chevy Cavalier, which is not a hybrid and cost thousands less to purchase.
8 weeks ago
Don't worry, the 30 MPG hybrids will look really silly when the oil price shoots up again. It's all about timing...
Remember Honda Accord Hybrid?
8 weeks ago
my only reall complaint with the automotive evolution going on is that fact that we have all these electric/hydrid cars but no good looking sporty beasts for under 40 or 50 grand. why cant we take the prius, which i am sure we can all agree is a bit ugly, and slap it in a sexy sporty body.
The Volt doesnt look to bad but why cant they make it look more like the camaro which is alittle more aerodynamic. that alone with improve highway mileage
8 weeks ago
Shaun,
The problem is that cars that appear to be aerodynamic often look more so than they really are. I'm not an aerodynamicist but I do work with a lot of the best of them. I'm pretty sure that the Volt is a lot more aerodynamic than the Camaro and suspect that the Prius is even more aerodynamic than the Volt.
It is apparently quite hard to make something aerodynamic and have it also appeal to what people think of as aerodynamic in styling.
Of course, my preference is to get better power plants so that the aerodynamics aren't as critical since aerodynamics go out the window as soon as you involve practicalities such as the need to haul stuff or have any driver visibility.
8 weeks ago
Once again I'll say I'm very please with Honda over the CR-Z hybrid with the manual transmission. It's about time.
As for the two-mode hybrid trucks... Dodge, Ford, and GM need to get a clue and put a clean diesel engine in their 1/2 ton and smaller trucks instead of this expensive two-mode hybrid system. A 1/2 ton with a diesel would sell... a lot of the people that buy 3/4 ton trucks for the diesel engine would by the 1/2 ton diesel instead...
8 weeks ago
Dom,
I agree with you here.
The CR-Z with a manual transmission will provide an affordable competitor to the Tesla Roadster for the high performance market that cares for the environment (ie Prius and Porsche in the driveway). Providing a convertible option would be the ultimate coup (or coupe :-).
GM's expensive two-mode hybrid is way too Rube-Goldberg and expensive. A basic diesel and/or a simple serial hybrid would provide a lot more of what people who need a truck need.
8 weeks ago
The camaro is NOT more aerodynamic than the volt. It may look so, but looks are deceiving. The reason the volt does not look like the Concept Volt is because the concept had poor aerodynamics. This is why the prius, volt and insight all look alike - aerodynamics.
7 weeks ago
Can someone please tell me (or point me to another website) why all this excitement over manual transmissions? I understand a decade ago MT got better gas mileage than AT, but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. Also since hybrids use a lot of computer equipment to get better gas mileage wouldn't a MT take away some of that advantage? And I keep hearing 4speed vs 6speed and now 8speed, why not go to CVTs? Thanks.
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