America's troubled economy has hit audiences for Broadway productions, particularly those charging rates of over $100 a seat.
Like other owners of power generation sites, PPL has been profiting immensely under deregulation by charging rates based on the forces of supply and demand.
In Britain a new firm, Wonga, has been criticised for charging rates on short-term loans that, if annualised, would amount to more than 4,000% a year.
Some companies are already setting up such billing systems, and they're likely to charge a premium on top of home charging rates.
Electric-car buyers are eligible for two free Level II chargers, installed near home and work by the local utility, which offers low nighttime charging rates.
With state banks more reluctant to lend at regulated interest rates, and private lenders charging rates as high as 15percentt, companies that built up commodity inventories in the hope of beating inflation are now drawing them down.
With steel lunch boxes, bags of sarongs and even a pair of binoculars, the pawnshop looks more like an overstocked British charity shop than a grey market loan company charging rates of up to 20% a month.
The second issue is that as vehicles use more advanced computer technology to improve performance and fuel efficiency — and, in the case of hybrids, control functions like charging rates and regenerative braking — they also require more sophisticated programming.
Offering such tautly edited accommodations (while charging rates like those of some five-star luxury hotels) might seem like a gamble in a rural environment where guests might expect some kind of overstuffed rustic charm.
By the end of 2006, Zoe was dressing what seemed like most of Hollywood – charging rates of more than $6,000 a day – as well as collaborating with Marchesa and Jimmy Choo, coordinating the relaunch of the classic 1970s New York fashion label Halston, and publishing her first book.
The problem its creators are attacking is the vast difference in charging rates over USB.
