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Boston struggles with scooter parking solution

Friday, July 18, 2008

(Little Suzy Phillips, age 6, offers a proposal to solve Boston’s parking issue. flickr/DanCox) “We understand the green issue, and we don’t want to prohibit that. But want to make sure it’s done in a safe way,” says BTD spokesman Jim Mansfield. He may not have a solution, but he knows one thing, “they do […]

Bush lifts oil drilling ban. Hummers happy, baby seals sad.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

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(w00t! Hummers are happy to be back out on the road! Flickr/Sam Felder) In a brave last minute move to temporarily save us oil addicts from “the shakes” before he has to roll, G-Dub has lifted his Dad’s 1990 ban on offshore drilling. All he needs now is the US Congress to “get off their […]

Scooter buyers clamoring for the last of the available models

Monday, July 14, 2008

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(“Dude! Did they say they have any Buddy’s left?” – “No! They just sold out of Keeways and they are down to Tank or Rocketta, I can’t tell which.”) Well, this is something that nearly no one could have predicted just a few months ago. Can you believe that there were distributors with HUNDREDS of […]

Hertz Scooter Rental?

Monday, July 14, 2008

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(No word if it will be the “Compressor” version of the Satelis that’s available in Paris Image Source: FasterandFaster.net)Hertz Scooters are now available to rent in London, England; Paris, France; and over 15 locations in the south of France. The Hertz scooter collection offers adults an exhilarating way to travel around the capital cities of […]

America’s "pusher" trys to refuel our oil addiction

Sunday, June 22, 2008

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(Ah mister BUsh! What you think about phat gold chain I buy with all of oil profits? Nice, no? And this was only from profits I make between 9am and 9:02am this morning! Hehe!) This from today’s CNNMoney report titled “Saudi summit aims at oil prices”: The world’s largest oil producer, stepping out of its […]

The LA Times – Scooter sales trump motorcycle sales

Thursday, May 22, 2008

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(Nice video with one tiny correction, Kymco People is Taiwan not Korea.) Besides some interesting stats on scooter sales this piece from the LAT compares what is probably the most popular class in the USA right now, the 125-150cc displacement. It’s not so much a shoot-out between the Vespa S, the Kymco People 150 and […]