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The history of electric vehicles dates back to the 1830s when Scottish inventor Robert Anderson invented the first electric carriage powered by non-rechargeable primary cells. American inventor William Morrison built the first successful electric automobile in 1891 and by the beginning of the 20th century, more than 1 in 4 cars were powered by electricity. However, by the 1920s electric cars ceased to be a viable commercial product due to the ready supply of petrol and the vehicle’s lack of horsepower.

Life Insurance is considered to be an important part of an individual’s investment portfolio, not necessarily to accumulate wealth, but to feel financially secure. Other than this while opting for a life insurance policy one enjoys other benefits also, like tax-deduction options, and in some cases long term capital gains. Life insurance for 20 plus adult and life insurance for over 50 differ in their term and plan of the policy. What is important when opt for a policy is the term and plan related to that particular policy, may be the cheapest policy in the market doesn’t cater to needs of every customer. Always remember Life Insurance is primarily made keeping the family and those who are dependent of the policy holder in mind.

Gazelle Design and Marketing, the renowned website design company in Bournemouth, provides the best SEO and Search engine marketing services. Search Engine Optimization is a crucial part of internet marketing. Search Engine optimization helps a website perform well on major search engines such as Google. The more quality optimization that is carried out on a website the better it will rank in the organic listings.

GoDaddy's latest promotion, where customers can save 20% on all products and services, has proven to be very popular with customers, but Articate.com wants to remind people that this offer closes in a matter of days on July 17th.

“All the new Champion Race Fuels are 100% petroleum-derived,” said Karl Dedolph, Champion’s Director of Racing and Performance Products. “Plus they are designed to burn cool and clean, prevent vapor lock, deliver excellent throttle response, prevent pre-detonation or knock, and provide overall high performance. Also, corrosion inhibitors and anti-oxidants are added to help preserve fuel quality and extend storage capabilities.“

GlobalData's report, Styrene-Butadiene Rubber (SBR) Industry Outlook in Japan to 2016 - Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends, Capacity Forecasts of All Active and Planned Plants provides an in-depth coverage of Japan SBR industry. The research presents major market trends affecting the SBR industry in Japan. The report covers Japan SBR plants and presents installed capacity by key feedstock, process and technology. In addition, it presents SBR demand and production forecasts, end use demand forecasts, price trends, trade balance data and company shares of the major SBR producers in Japan. Overall, the report presents a comprehensive coverage of Japan SBR industry including all the major parameters.

Carrefour Italy: Consumer Profile is the result of Canadean's extensive online consumer survey Carrefour in Italy, presenting uniquely detailed data on Carrefour's end-consumers. It provides retailer profiles for both Main and Occasional consumers (determined by the share of their goods coming from this retailer) covering over 25 individual consumer groups, and retailer share at product category level.

Brandy in ANZUS to 2016: Market Guide provides in-depth detail on the trends and drivers of the Brandy market in ANZUS. The report includes quantitative information (historic and forecast market values), as well as data, to help companies in the Alcoholic Drinks industry better understand the changes in their environment, seize opportunities and formulate crucial business strategies.

The Intelligent Transportation Society of New York (ITS-NY) was recognized by ITS America recently by receiving the Division 1 First Place Award for Membership Growth. Continuing this award-winning pattern, ITS-NY is pleased to welcome 6 organizations as new members during the second quarter of 2012. Recent new members include: Highway Tech; Hewlett-Packard; Microsoft Corporation; Proxim Wireless; Transdyn Controls, Inc.; and Xerox.

"Global Defense Survey 2012: Cyber Warfare in the Defense Industry, Threats, Opportunities, Demand and Key Markets"is a new report by ICD Research and Strategic Defence Intelligence that analyzes how defense buyers' and suppliers' cyber security budgets, countermeasure strategies and practices, and business planning are set to change in 2012-2013.This report aims to present a critical appraisal of cyber warfare in the current context, to analyze what cyber warfare means, the perception of cyber warfare, how it impacts and how the industry can safeguard itself from this emerging danger. In addition, this report identifies certain specific programs intended to combat cyber-attacks anda few notable companies that have contributed positively to the industry in combating the situation. This report provides the current size of cyber security budgets and how spending by both buyers and suppliers will change in 2012-2013. This report not only grants access to the opinions and strategies of business decision makers and competitors, but also examines their actions surrounding business priorities.The report provides access to information categorized by region, company type and sizes.

GlobalData's new report, "MED-EL Market Share Analysis" provides in-depth information on MED-EL's market position in the different medical equipment markets it operates in. The report provides MED-EL market share information in one key market category - Hearing Implants. The report also provides data and information on the overall competitive landscape of the markets, the company operates in. The report is supplemented with global corporate-level profile with information on the company's business segments, major products and services, competitors, locations and subsidiaries, financial deals and other key developments.

BMI projects that the South African consumer electronics market will moderate in 2012, with estimated growth of 6%. The relative buoyancy of the retail sector was evident in 2011, with major retailers enjoying brisk trade in the pre-Christmas period. Retailers reported strong sales of large-screen TV sets, with models in the ZAR9,000 range proving popular. Combined with relatively low inflation and low interest rates, customers are spending on bigger ticket items such as PCs and notebooks, thereby boosting the industry. While we acknowledge various vulnerabilities such as high personal debt levels, we hold to our wider view that the consumer electronics market will continue to grow in 2012.

Although Japan's commercial real estate market was surprisingly resilient in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami in March, our most recent round of in-country interviews (conducted in December 2011) showed that there was a drop in rents, particularly for the office sub-sector. Between early and late 2011, rents largely dropped back slightly as a result of reduced demand from the US and eurozone, where debt fears have led to caution among international financial investors. However, demand for modern and earthquake-proof housing and logistics facilities is increasing steadily, providing opportunities for developers to begin new projects and complete existing ones.

BMI's Indonesia Defence & Security Report for Q312 examines the country's strategic position in the South East Asian region and the wider world. It provides an overview of the contemporary geopolitical challenges facing the country, and the challenges it may face in the

France benefits from a diversified and dense transportation network. The road network is the dominant approach for land-based movements. In 2010, the French government released a draft plan called 'Avant-Projet au Schema National des Infrastructures de Transports' for transportation infrastructure investments over the next two decades. As part of the plan, the government plans to allocate EURXX billion for the project, of which nearly XX%, will be allocated to high-speed rail, XX% to bus lines, subways and urban trams, XX% to ports and waterways and the remaining XX% to roads and airports.

At first glance, the newsflow from Argentina's insurance sector in Q211 looks good. There has been strong growth in premiums in both the non-life and the life segments through 2011. Several companies have highlighted that their Argentine businesses are contributing meaningfully to the development of their regional operations. Some players have confirmed that profitability has been improving. Unlike in other parts of the world in 2011, or Chile in 2010, there have not been major catastrophe losses. In the non-life segment, Australia's QBE has emerged as a major player. QBE bought HSBC La Buenos Aires Seguros from HSBC and has entered into a 10-year bancassurance deal with the latter's bank in Argentina. Meanwhile, many of the leading local groups continue to benefit from their associations with government-backed financial institutions, from the support of policy-holders who see their own interests as being closely aligned with mutual insurers, and/or strong brand names.

In line with the Botswanan government's plans to diversify away from diamond revenues, there has been a swathe of new mining projects announced in 2011. However, while the country's silver, gold and coal production is set to surge from its low base, BMI expects diamond output to remain the dominant facet of the country's mining production for the foreseeable future.

Total new vehicle sales in China fell 3.4% year-on-year (y-o-y) in Q112, but marginal growth of 1% in March has kept sales volumes on course to meet BMI's forecast of 19.8mn units in 2012. This represents growth of 7% y-o-y, which is below the 8-10% forecast by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, but is still a solid improvement on the 2.6% growth of 2011, taking into account weaker economic growth and localised restrictions on car purchases.

BMI maintains its broadly optimistic outlook for Canadian port sector, indicating a strong base for growth at the country's ports. Total throughput will be driven by strong imports, boding well for ports and the shipping sector. We estimate that Canada's economy grew by 2.5% in real terms in 2011, which was a challenging and volatile year by any measure. We expect to see a full-year average growth figure of 2.0% for 2012. This trend should continue into 2013, when we expect GDP growth of 2.3%. Our outlook for Canada's shipping sector remains positive, with volumes set to be boosted by increasing imports as well as coal exports.

BMI's Hungary Petrochemicals report examines the continuing diversification of the sector, but warns of severe short-term challenges caused by a downturn in the domestic market and headwinds from the eurozone crisis, which will impact key consuming industries.

Vodka in Emerging Asia to 2016: Market Guide provides in-depth detail on the trends and drivers of the Vodka market in Emerging Asia. The report includes quantitative information (historic and forecast market values), as well as data, to help companies in the Alcoholic Drinks industry better understand the changes in their environment, seize opportunities and formulate crucial business strategies.

Across the four emerging BRIC countries, high mobile penetration has generated opportunities for mobile marketing initiatives. These initiatives have become popular among businesses as they have a broad reach, the ability to monitor responses, and can offer location-based promotions. As such, companies across a variety of industries have started developing mobile marketing strategies with increasing marketing budget allocations. The aim of mobile marketing varies across different industries, although the main focus is to develop promotions that target specific consumer groups and launch new service offerings. Mobile marketing in the BRIC countries currently takes the form of mass market campaigns that target customers through bulk messages. However, this is expected to change as marketers start utilizing location-based services, which will be driven by the increased penetration of smartphones and improved mobile infrastructure to enable accurate and high-bandwidth services. As such, BRICdata expects mobile marketing campaigns will become more personalized through using location-based promotional strategies.

The value of the Colombian construction industry recorded a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.04% during the review period (2007-2011). This growth was fuelled by the significant levels of foreign investment the country received during the review period in areas such as mining and energy, as security improvements, steady economic growth, a stable political situation and business-friendly policies made the country increasingly attractive to foreign investors. The value of the Colombian construction industry is expected to register a CAGR of 7.33% over the forecast period (2012-2016). The Colombian infrastructure construction market accounted for 52.5% of the total value of the Colombian construction industry in 2011, and the value of the market recorded a strong CAGR of 12.71% during the review period. This growth was primarily attributable to significant infrastructure investments made by the Colombian government, coupled with increased private investment in Colombian infrastructure development.

"Jason Shipping ASA" Analysis Across the Oil and Gas Value Chain is an essential source for data, analysis and strategic insight into "Jason Shipping ASA". The report provides key information relating to oil and gas assets of the company along with its operations across the value chain. The report examines the company's business structure, operations and products, and provides an analysis of its key revenue lines.

This report shows the leading C2/C4ISR market segments in various regions across the world. Details of top companies active across the global C2/C4ISR market are provided, together with market size and forecast 2011-2021 for the main players across those areas.