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There are some new electric vehicles coming on the market that sure are interesting.  The first one that caught my eye by Teccas Mark Wehner, is an Electric school bus (that) will make field trips greener than ever before.  Trans Tech has created the eTrans all-electric school bus.  It looks similar to your typical school bus, but has two 278-volt lithium ion batteries to power its engine.  The bus can go 130 miles on each charge and can drive 60 miles per hour.  It takes around 10 hours to fully charge the battery, which would work out well since the school bus could charge all night.  The company expects to start producing the electric school buses at full capacity later this year.

Electric cars change the landscape of the entire automobile industry, including car insurance rates and how car insurance companies handle the evolution of vehicles.  Fuel costs are cut to almost nothing for electric vehicles, but people need somewhere to charge them so electric fueling stations are popping up around the world.  While you might not have cheaper car insurance premiums with an electric car, it is always a possibility so check with your personal insurance company.  Many electric cars are smaller and more compact, which does lead to cheaper car insurance rates.

One example of this is with Volkswagens E-Bugster, an all-electric version of their Volkswagen Beetle.  It was introduced at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show and has a more mainstream design than some other futuristic-looking electric vehicles.  Its Li-ion battery can get you 100 miles before it needs a charge.  Producers of electric vehicles are pushing for them to become more mainstream and the government and some states are working on that as well.  President Obamas administration is using 100 EVs and Oregon is placing multiple charging stations on their main interstate.  Weve been talking about this wave of the future for a long time, so manufacturers and car insurance companies are closely following EV developments.

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Long-term care insurance has entered the spotlight recently, following an article feature in a publication for investment advisors. This type of coverage is little mentioned as a subset of life insurance, which is why some wonder whether it could be headed down the road to extinction and whether its worth buying at all.

Long-Term Care Insurance Losing Business

Long-term care insurance is a type of life insurance that typically covers in-home care needs such as paying wages for home health care aides or even wheelchair ramps. Co

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A DUI comes with many costs, concerns, and consequences – among them is what will happen to your car insurance. It’s not definite, but there is a very strong chance that your insurance company will raise your premium, and there are some points in the process that you should be aware of.

Firstly, it’s worth mentioning that under California law, you are under no obligation to report a DUI to your insurance company. On the one hand, this grants you a great benefit – you may be able to get your DUI charge reduced or dismissed in court, causing your insurance company to review your policy more leniently when it comes time to renew. On the

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If your car has been in a wreck, one unpleasant fact which must be faced is that it is now worth less than the same model of car which has not been in an accident.

This decrease in value is known as “diminished value.” What is not commonly known is that your insurance company, or the insurance company of the person who caused your accident, can be made to pay you the difference in the diminished value of your car.

The trick to getting this payment is first, knowing about it, and secondly, requesting it.

Many insurance companies will deny such a claim at first, trying to keep customers from cashing in on this value. How

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Many foreigners travel to India because it is fast becoming the focal point for computer-related and support system businesses. However, the recent news coming from India about a 50% nurse shortage should prompt everyone going there to get international health insurance. Without international health insurance, you could end up sick and in a hospital where there is a lack of nursing staff.

The problem is not that India doesn’t have nurses but that they prefer to work elsewhere for better pay. A senior health officer, V. Ravi from Bangalore says, There is a 40-50 percent shortage of nursing personnel due to increasing demand for nurses, nursing and allied services in the healthcare sector across the country and globally. T

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The Car Insurance industry is abuzz with developments in technology and ways to better measure driver behaviour. The accurate measurement of driver behaviour through vehicle telematics is seen as the best way to reduce car insurance premiums for safe drivers. In the UK, where vehicle owners may not drive uninsured, special concern has been raised about the affordability of car insurance premiums for younger drivers.

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