| Plano police: Chevy Tahoes' room, resale value offset gas consumption
In an era of expensive gas and governments promising to "go green," Plano officials in late 2006 came up with a counterintuitive solution to its aging fleet of police cars: gas-thirsty Chevrolet Tahoe SUVs. The bigger, pricier vehicles, officials thought, might use more gas. But they also would provide more space for equipment, last longer and fetch more at resale. .
Florida ranks 9th for business
Nearly all of its share, or 23 percent of the total market, comes from its Black & Mild brand. John Middleton's headquarters are in King of Prussia, Pa.
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Toyota to Launch First Models Factory-Equipped With XM Satellite Radio
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- XM Satellite Radio , the nation's leading provider of satellite radio with more than 8.5 million subscribers, announced that the all-new 2009 Toyota Corolla and Matrix will be the first Toyota brand vehicles to offer XM Radio as a factory-equipped feature. The popular models will also offer XM NavTraffic as an option with the available GPS navigation systems, the first Toyota brand vehicles to offer XM NavTraffic. XM Radio will be a standard feature on all model year 2009 Corolla and Matrix that come with the JBL premium audio system. XM NavTraffic, XM's real- time satellite information service for GPS navigation, will also be available as an option on all 2009 Corolla and Matrix vehicles equipped with a navigation system. "The availability of XM as a factory-installed feature on these two models is an important milestone," said Steve Cook, executive vice president, Automotive, XM Satellite Radio.
Amberjac Projects Battery Systems Help JCB Streamliner to 350mph
(CSRwire) Amberjac Projects Limited, a company in the United Kingdom, wish to congratulate Andy Green and the JCB Dieselmax team on their momentous 350mph world landspeed record attempt success. Amberjac Projects developed and built the battery systems and chargers for the JCB Streamliner. The team decided not to use an alternator to provide electrical power due to the reduction in engine power caused by an alternator under high load. The electrical systems, fuel pump, turbo waste, and ancillary equipment demand a very high current draw from the battery system for a sustained period over the speed runs. The environment that the battery system had to survive would be considered an abuse condition for many battery systems and the safety problems associated with traditional Lithium Ion batteries precluded their use.
Newman Gives Penske Elusive Daytona Win
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- One down, one to go for The Captain. Roger Penske picked up his elusive Daytona 500 victory, a $1 million bonus and a new challenge - pairing the race he just conquered with the one that means the most to him. Ryan Newman gave Penske his first Daytona 500 victory in 24 years of trying, a frustrating span for a car owner accustomed to dominating big events: He's won the Indianapolis 500 a record 14 times. Now he wants one more. Matching victories in two of motorsports' most sought after bounties. "Comparing it to the Indy 500, as Ryan knows, we've been open-wheel guys and coming down here has been tough," Penske said following Sunday's victory. "This has got to go to the top of the charts here, this win. What I'm going to try to do this year is have them back-to-back, have one in May, too.
Democrats dread drawn-out, costly campaign
And especially you can't undo an election where 1.7 million Florida Democrats have gone to vote in a secret ballot and replace it with a caucus that maybe 50,000 people would show up," Nelson added. One thing is clear: The longer that Clinton and Obama go at it, the more it will cost them. In a conference call Friday, Clinton's campaign announced she has raised $8 million online since polls closed in California on Tuesday and nearly $10 million online since February 1. And 75,000 new donors pledged their financial support to Clinton since polls closed on Super Tuesday, according to her campaign. On Thursday, the Illinois senator's campaign announced it had raised $7.2 million in the first 36 hours after polls closed on Super Tuesday.
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