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...Renault, are joining forces with Better Place, which is developing a system of EV service stations where battery packs can be quickly replaced instead of recharged, making "fill-ups" no more time-consuming than topping up fuel tanks with gas. Nissan also has a tie with Europcar, a car-rental company, to roll out EVs throughout European countries including France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy and the U.K. from 2010. And the Renault-Nissan alliance has an agreement with Monaco to develop a charging network there over the next two years. "Charging stations are like a security blanket," says Richter. "People...
...voracious consumer of movies and TV shows old and new, the Netflix mail-order rental service is both useful and annoying. It is also addictive. I speak as a four-at-a-time subscriber who carefully manages and updates his queue of titles, closely monitors their return to the Netflix depot and waits anxiously for the postman to bring the next stash. Here, based on five months of obsessive use, of pleasure and frustration in roughly equal amounts, are five ways to improve the effectiveness of America's favorite online movie provider. (Read Richard's final analysis: "Why Netflix Stinks...
...Rental cars are verboten in Bermuda - the narrow, winding roads have been deemed too dangerous. The law also prohibits hotels from providing transportation to guests to and from the airport, and taxis are expensive (the ride from the airport to 9 Beaches is $50). So, depending on the size of your group, the shuttle buses from the airport are a better deal, at about $15 per person. But smart visitors take the government-run Bermuda Breeze buses - from the airport and around the islands. Single rides cost $3; an unlimited weekly pass is $45, including ferry rides...
...rental-fleet sales down for good? Jim Farley, Ford group executive for sales and marketing, says rental fleets are starting to look for replacements for worn-out vehicles. Rental fleets have kept cars in service longer than in the past, but they're going to have to pay more for replacements now because automakers have slashed assembly capacity. One of the reasons Chrysler sales have dropped so dramatically this year is that the company withdrew from the fleet business because it was unprofitable...
...whitewater-rafting, along with rooms with fireplaces and whirlpool tubs. The hotel has a package with Emerald Water Anglers, offering a half-day fly-fishing trip for native trout and steelhead in the Snoqualmie River. Fly-fishing-package rates start at $649 per night, including guides, transportation and equipment rental, through Sept. 15. Horseback riders will be set up with Tiger Mountain Outfitters (425-392-5090), which charges $60 for a two-hour ride through valleys and forests. For a room only, rates start...