Evan got his Lightning McQueen Powerwheel as a Christmas Gift when he was 2 years old. His dad decided to replace the plastic wheels with rubber tires and metal rims because he had worn through the plastic wheels after 3 years of use. Subsequently, smaller changes were made every few weeks – and now the car consists of: an aluminum back half chassis, 24 volts dual sealed gel batteries, sparco battery cut off switch, a 500 watt .66 horsepower electric motor, disk brake, and throttle modulated variable speed control with reverse.
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WSJ Markets
- Fed's Varied Voices Leave Market GuessingBernanke said the Fed could start reducing bond buying "in the next few meetings" but warned against premature action, amid conflicting messages that roiled markets.
- Gap Is Starting to Look OverdressedAhead of the Tape: Profits never go out of fashion. Sadly, the same can't be said for the wares on display at Gap and its competitors.
- Ghana Looks to Join Bond BandwagonGhana hopes to become the latest African country to ride the wave of cheap borrowing with the sale of a new bond aimed at international markets for only the second time in its history.
- Copper Rises on Supply ConcernsCopper prices settled near six-week highs but pulled back from earlier peaks, as worries about the future of the Fed's monetary stimulus tempered suggestions of tighter supplies.
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