Electric scooter comes to Singapore, no plug included

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Electric scooter comes to Singapore, no plug included By: AFX | 15 Jan 2009 | 11:45 PM ET Text Size SINGAPORE, Jan 16 (Reuters Life!) – A Singaporean firm is importing electric

scooters into the small city-state, but they face the challenge of getting

locals plugged into the environmentally friendly ride.

Zeco launched two models of the German-made E-max scooters on Thursday,

with a hefty price tag of around S$7,000 ($4,700) each, or two or three times

the price of a normal scooter at a time when the Southeast Asian country has

The firm said the E-max’s price would be offset by savings on fuel, but

admitted it be difficult for most riders to find a place to top-up since

electric transport hasn’t really caught on here and most Singaporeans live in

Source: http://www.cnbc.com/id/28684873

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Waterleiding camping La Hetraie bevriest OUD-HEVERLEE/LEUVEN – Op camping La Hetraie in Oud-Heverlee waren er problemen met de waterleiding.

De vriestemperaturen brachten met zich mee dat de leidingen bevroren raakten.

De gemeente zorgde ervoor dat er waterzakjes werden uitgedeeld aan de mensen.

‘Een vijftal woningen in Leuven werden getroffen’, zegt de brandweer.

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