In 1996 researchers at the University of Texas announced a new battery design offering high performance and a fast rate of charge.
Between the expiration of the initial rate and the end of the surrender charge period the consumer is at the tender mercy of the insurance company.
Hopefully the infrastructure will have grown by then as well -- Tesla's already working on DC "superchargers" compatible with the Model S and capable of recharging its batteries at a rate of 300 miles of range per hour of charge.
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For example, down-and-out Providian had a charge-off rate of 12.7% in the fourth quarter of 2001.
The charge-off rate of a citizen line of credit program would be considerably lower than the 100% loss rate of the existing welfare system.
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The key to minimizing the charge-off rate of a citizen line of credit program will lie in two areas: tax reform, and how the credit lines are administered.
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Countering this view has been left to Yuko Obuchi, 34-year-old daughter of another prime minister, who is in charge of reversing Japan's declining birth rate.
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The central bank is supposed to be independent, and is also supposed to be in charge of exchange-rate and monetary policy.
But to charge both the full rate of the corporate income tax and then the top marginal income tax rate means that dividends will be taxed more highly than any other form of income.
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The PTO multiplied the total number of all patent applications filed by the rate at which all issued patents might potentially be subject to a charge of inequitable conduct historically.
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The rate, a measure of how much financial institutions charge other banks for loans, determines trillions of dollars in mortgages, credit card expenses and student loans.
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The charge-off rate is the percentage of credit card debts that the company believes it will never recover.
The current generation of battery technology can charge at this rate.
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One of her first actions was to introduce the poll tax or community charge, a flat-rate tax for local services which was based on individuals rather than the value of the property in which they lived.
American Express is able to charge a higher rate from merchants on faith of its promises to bring them higher spending customers.
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Book a hotel room through Tingo.com and the new site will rebook it, free of charge, if the hotel lowers its rate.
Sir Kenneth told the Committee a recommendation that Scotland should take charge of half the standard income tax rate, amounting to ten pence is an appropriate "start to the process".
Central to the Scotland Bill is a recommendation that Scotland should take charge of half the standard income tax rate - 10p - with a corresponding cut in the block grant Scotland gets from the Treasury.
Although the base rate of interest is 4.5%, most credit cards charge upwards of 40%, plus an annual fee.
Now the company can place up to 40 payments in a single message and it can deliver that message to a domestic point on the SWIFT network and have it sent on anywhere in the world at the domestic rate, which is a half to a third of the international charge.
You could even take on debt or sell part of your company to investors to turbo-charge your growth rate.
Hence, the cardholder must make six on-time monthly payments that start at the time of the penalty, or the issuer can charge the penalty rate indefinitely.
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But fee-only financial planning includes other methods of charging clients such as a flat retainer, an hourly rate or a charge specific to the task at hand.
Campaigners fear cuts of 50% or more to the social housing budget could spell the end of new social housing in England but the government believes allowing councils to charge up to 80% or 90% of the market rate for rents will make up any shortfall.
"A likely end to interest rate increases against a backdrop of a strong economy has given investors the confidence to charge into stocks, " says Collins, a veteran growth investor who, thanks to positions in stocks like Google, SanDisk and Nutrisystem, has a 37% gain in his OTC Insight model portfolio over the past 12 months.
The remainder of the investment charge was related to holdings the company had in auction-rate securities.
Even when repayment rates are high, a microfinance institution may charge an interest rate too low to cover its overall costs or its costs of funds, thus making it more of a charity than a commercial enterprise.
The Federal Reserve in December proposed capping the amount banks can charge merchants for debit transactions at seven to 12 cents, from an average rate of 44 cents.
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Inflation also destroys investment in an economy because savers have no idea what interest rate is necessary to charge in order to profitably lend out their money over an extended period of time.
Mr Browne said the BBA, which was in charge of collating the data used to set Libor - a key bank lending rate which became discredited after revelations of manipulation by banks - would do everything it could to fix the issue.
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