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<IMG height=73 alt="Veloteq is the leading producer of quality ebikes and electric bicycle products for North America" src="newsroom_files/vt_logo_circle_web_tny.jpg" width=71 border=0>&nbsp;&nbsp; QUALITY=SAFETY.</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <DIV align=center> <TABLE id=table2 width="85%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <P class=style9>&nbsp;</P> <TABLE id=table5 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <P class=style4 align=center>The Newsroom-On the Road with Veloteq</P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD align=middle> <P class=style1><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt" color=#336633><A href="http://www.massachusettsgasprices.com/retail_price_chart.aspx"><IMG height=151 alt="Gasoline prices are skyrocketing all over North American with no end it sight." src="newsroom_files/inverse_fuel_guage.jpg" width=213 border=0></A></FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Verdana color=#3d5754><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Gas Prices Skyrocketing all over North America - No End in Sight!<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=style1><FONT color=#3c5652><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Houston, The Oil City<BR>It's happening here.&nbsp; How about where you are?</SPAN></B></FONT></P> <P class=style11>Here we go again!&nbsp; Crude and gasoline prices on the rise! Where the one goes, so goes the other.</P> <P><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Click on the bottom graph to find gas prices and statistics for your city from the list provided.<BR>Make sure your credit card account is current or carry lots of cash!</SPAN></B></P> <P><A href="http://www.massachusettsgasprices.com/retail_price_chart.aspx"><SPAN class=style10><IMG height=286 alt="Houston Gas Prices November 2007 3 Months" src="newsroom_files/houston_gas_11-09-2007.jpg" width=670 border=2></SPAN></A></SPAN></P> <P><U><FONT class=style10 face=Verdana color=#3d5754>Click above for current prices in your area.</FONT></U></P> <P><SPAN class=style1><B><SPAN class=news_story_title><SPAN class=style10>Crude Oil Rises as Speculators Bet N.Y. Prices Will Top $100 </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=style10><BR></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt">By Mark Shenk</SPAN></P> <P class=style10>Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose as speculators purchased contracts in anticipation that prices will top $100 a barrel in New York. Oil prices may exceed that level next week as December futures and options contracts expire, said Edward Morse, the Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. chief energy economist whose 2007 oil forecast was the highest among those surveyed, in a report today. Prices fell earlier today as producers in the North Sea restored output at platforms that were closed by a storm.</P> <P><SPAN class=style10><IMG height=267 src="newsroom_files/oil-gas_futures.jpg" width=510 border=0></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P><U><FONT class=style10 face=Verdana color=#3c5652>NEWS ITEMS</FONT></U></P> <P><SPAN class=style1><FONT class=style11 color=#3d5754>Ontario Removes Sales Tax on Bicycles and Accessories</FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt" color=#3d5754>Friday, November 09, 2007<BR>Bikes And Helmets PST-Free As Of December 1st<BR><BR>Back in September, during the Provincial Election, BikingToronto reported on a Liberal promise to cut the PST (8%) on bicycles and related equipment.<BR><BR>We can tally this up as a promise McGuinty is keeping - as the tax cut takes place on December 1st, just in time for Christmas shopping season:<BR><BR>Beginning December 1st, the provincial sales tax is being removed from all bicycles, bike helmets and bike related safety equipment sold in Ontario, in an effort to encourage people to get more active.<BR><BR><BR>The McGuinty government explains the move as being a proactive idea to get more people out of their cars and onto their bikes, potentially taking a large number of cars off the road.<BR><BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=style9 style="COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt" color=#3d5754><SPAN class=style3>Donna Cansfield, Ontario Transporation Minister,<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=style1>checking out a Veloteq Cougar in hometown of Vaughan, Ontario</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=style1></P> <P><A href="http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/about/minister.html"><SPAN class=style10><IMG height=480 alt="Donna Cansfield, Ontario Transportation Minister checks out a Veloteq Cougar XR7" src="newsroom_files/mot_cansfield.jpg" width=640 border=0></SPAN></A></P> <P><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt" color=#3d5754><B>Veloteq in the New York Times</B><BR>Sunday, May 6, 2007<BR><B>A Two Wheeled Option (with a Battery) for Commuters</B><BR>by Barry Rehfeld<BR><FONT color=#3c5652><A href="http://www.smartscooter.ca/pdf-files/nytimes-veloteq.pdf"><FONT color=#3c5652>(click here)</FONT></A></FONT></FONT></P> <P><FONT color=#3c5652><SPAN class=style10 style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700">Hardy Torontonians</SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT color=#3c5652><SPAN class=style10>How late in the year do they ride bikes?</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=style6><IMG id=_x0000_i1025 src="newsroom_files/407188596_f7e8c1f034.jpg" width="500" height="341"></P> <P class=style7><FONT class=style10>March, 2007</FONT></P> <P class=style8 align=left>"I try to do it year round. I may opt for a streetcar when the temp. plunges down past -20 or there s a lot of snow, but generally, Toronto winters are milder and drier, so I m on my bike a lot.</P> <P class=style8 align=left>My main thing is being a little more careful - ice is slippery (for bikes AND cars), so I am more cautious and take more quiet sideroads than in the summer.</P> <P class=style8 align=left>When the temperature is around 0 (like it is now, in the mornings), a couple sweaters and windproof pants seem to do the trick in keeping warm.</P> <P class=style8 align=left>It s all about the layers, just like dressing for winter in general - but having a good  windbreaker layer is very good - as riding a bike creates it s own wind."~Recent Post on <A href="http://bikingtoronto.com/">Biking Toronto</A></P> <P><SPAN class=style1><A href="http://www.arb.ca.gov/planning/tsaq/bicycle/factsht.html"><SPAN class=style10><IMG height=40 src="newsroom_files/carb-bikefacts.jpg" width=565 border=0></SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><BR><BR></SPAN></SPAN><FONT color=#3c5652><SPAN class=style1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><B>California Air Resources Board Bicycle Fact Sheet</B> (click above)<BR></SPAN></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt" face=Verdana>Bicycling is important to the health of Californians -- and not just to those doing the cycling.&nbsp;Statewide, about seven tons per day of smog-forming gases and almost a ton of inhalable particles are spared from the&nbsp;air we breathe due to use of bicycles rather than motor vehicles.<BR><BR>People choosing to pedal rather than drive usually replace short automobile trips that are disproportionately high in pollutant emissions.</FONT></FONT></P> <P><A style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; text-underline: single" href="http://www.green-energy-news.com/arch/nrgs2007/20070091.html"><FONT class=style10 face=Verdana color=#3c5652>Walking away from the gasoline war.</FONT></A><SPAN class=style9><BR></SPAN><FONT color=#3c5652><FONT class=style10><SPAN class=style1>The case for electric bicycles.</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=style9><BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=style9 style="COLOR: #666666">Green Energy News - Baltimore,MD,USA</SPAN><SPAN class=style1 style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><BR>Let drivers adapt to other safe ways of local transport that don't require gasoline - <B>bicycles</B>, low speed <B>electric</B> vehicles, scooters.</SPAN></P> <DIV id=wrapperMain0> <DIV id=wrapperMainCenter0> <DIV id=wrapperInternalCenter0> <DIV id=article0> <P><SPAN class=style1><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Paris Embraces Plan to Become City of Bikes<BR></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">By John Ward Anderson<BR>Washington Post Foreign Service</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> <P><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt" color=#3d5754><B>What ever happened to Lee Iacocca's EV Global?</B><BR>Was Lee a prophet but a few years ahead of his time?&nbsp; Has the time come now?<BR><A href="http://www.brandchannel.com/features_profile.asp?pr_id=89"><FONT color=#3d5754>http://www.brandchannel.com/features_profile.asp?pr_id=89</FONT></A> </FONT></SPAN></P> <P><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt" face=Verdana><FONT color=#3d5754>Ebikes now road legal in Ontario!<BR></FONT><A href="http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2006/04/c4982.html"><FONT color=#3d5754>http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2006/04/c4982.html</FONT></A><FONT color=#3d5754> </FONT></FONT></P> <P><SPAN class=style1><FONT class=style11 color=#3d5754>McGuinty Government Promotes Healthy Living, Clean Air </FONT></P> <P><FONT class=style10 color=#3d5754>Hot off the press and on the air from the CBC.</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=#3d5854><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><IMG height=300 alt="Riding ebikes on Thames Street in Newport, RI" src="newsroom_files/faters_newport.jpg" width=258 border=0><BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=style10><BR></SPAN></SPAN></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD align=middle> <TABLE id=table4 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=322> <P class=style9><IMG height=161 alt="Veloteq 500W 48V High Speed Long Distance Electric Bicycle" src="newsroom_files/Scooterteq_2007_lineup.jpg" width=316 align=right border=0></P></TD> <TD> <P><FONT class=style11 face=Verdana color=#225a71>Veloteq Electric Bicycles Legal for on Road Use in US and Canada</FONT></P> <P align=justify><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt" face=Verdana color=#225a71>Veloteq e-bikes are legal for on road use in the United States and Canada without license or registration under current bicycle laws.&nbsp; No license, registration or insurance is required.&nbsp; They are compliant with <B>US PL107-319 </B>and <B>Sect. 2(1)</B> of the <B>CMVSA</B> as Power Assisted Bicycles.&nbsp; Max. speed is 32km/hr at output of 500 watts. Canadian provincial laws and US state laws may vary.</FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR> <TR> <TD align=middle> <P></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD class=style1 borderColor=#3e5955 borderColorLight=#3e5955 align=middle borderColorDark=#3c5652> <P><A href="http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/motorcycle/motosafety.html"><FONT class=style10 color=#3d5854><IMG height=67 alt="Link to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration" src="newsroom_files/nhtsa_banner.jpg" width=382 border=0></FONT></A></P> <P class=style10><FONT color=#3d5854><A name=National_Traffic_and_Safety_Information>National Traffic and Safety Information</A></FONT></P> <P align=justify><FONT class=style10 color=#3d5854>DOT regulates motor vehicles that are primarily manufactured for use on public streets, roads, and highways.&nbsp; They are no longer responsible for electric bicycles which are now regulated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.&nbsp; Motor scooters, pocket bikes, and the like are regulated as motor vehicles if: </FONT> <DIV> <P align=justify><FONT class=style10 color=#3d5854>1. they are equipped with a seat;</FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P align=justify><FONT class=style10 color=#3d5854>2. the seat is not collapsible or removable and the handlebar cannot be folded down to make the unit capable of being transported in the trunk of a car; </FONT></P></DIV> <P align=justify><FONT class=style10 color=#3d5854>3. they are capable of a top speed above 20 miles per hour; and </FONT> <P align=justify><FONT class=style10 color=#3d5854>4. they are equipped with lights, turn signals, a horn, or other components needed for on-road operation. </FONT> <P align=justify><FONT class=style10 color=#3d5854>5. electrical bicycles with a top speed of 20 mph are excluded from the provisions of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Act in the US (up to 750W output) and the Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Act (up to 500W output).&nbsp; In the U.S. electric bicycles are now regulated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and must comply with safety regulations that apply all to bicycles whether nor not they are equipped with motors.</FONT> <P align=justify><FONT class=style10 color=#3d5854>Vehicles that do not meet the above criteria (such as dirt bikes, ATVs, and racing cycles) that are intended only for off-road use are not subject to the FMVSS and can be lawfully imported into the United States without regard to whether they comply with those standards.</FONT></P> <P align=justify><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt" color=#3d5854>The use of non-compliant vehicles on public thoroughfares is a motor vehicle violation in most jurisdictions and can result in fines and confiscation of the vehicle. <DIV></DIV>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <P class=style9><BR></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P><SPAN class=style1><SPAN class=style10>updated: <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="REGENERATED" S-Format="%m/%d/%Y" startspan -->04/04/2008<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" i-checksum="12564" endspan --></SPAN></P></DIV> <P><SPAN class=style10><!-- CONTENT TABLE --><!-- CODE FOR SEARCH ENGINES TO FIND YOUR PAGES ADD KEYWORDS TO THE ALT= --></SPAN><A href="http://www.smartscooter.ca/about.html"><SPAN class=style10><IMG height=1 alt="replace with your keywords" src="newsroom_files/spacer.gif" width=1 border=0></SPAN></A> <A href="http://www.smartscooter.ca/contact.html"><SPAN class=style10><IMG height=1 alt="replace with your keywords" src="newsroom_files/spacer.gif" width=1 border=0></SPAN></A> <A href="http://www.smartscooter.ca/gallery.html"><SPAN class=style10><IMG height=1 alt="replace with your keywords" src="newsroom_files/spacer.gif" width=1 border=0></SPAN></A> <A href="http://www.smartscooter.ca/links.html"><SPAN class=style10><IMG height=1 alt="replace with your keywords" src="newsroom_files/spacer.gif" width=1 border=0></SPAN></A><SPAN class=style10> </SPAN></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- SPLIT TABLE --></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- OUTER TABLE--><!-- PAGE TABLE--></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=bottom> <P class=style9><IMG height=28 src="newsroom_files/stretchbar.jpg" width="100%"><BR><!-- COPYRIGHT --></P> <TABLE class=style1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" background=newsroom_files/bottom-shade.gif border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=10> <P class=style10><IMG height=45 src="newsroom_files/spacer.gif" width=10 border=0><BR></P></TD> <TD vAlign=center align=left> <P class=style10> <SCRIPT language=JavaScript src="GlobalJS/copyright.js" type=text/javascript></SCRIPT> </P></TD> <TD vAlign=center align=right></TD> <TD width=10> <P class=style10><IMG height=10 src="newsroom_files/spacer.gif" width=10 border=0><BR></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- COPYRIGHT --></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- END PAGE TABLE--></BODY></HTML>