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Have they got this right? Tanfield Group , the electric vehicle maker, rose 12.2 per cent to 41½p amid renewed speculation that it might be a takeover target for its US associate, Smith Electric Vehicles US. In response to the share move, Tanfield said late in the session that Smith Electric was marketing an offering of new shares “to fund the continuing development of the business.” http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6fd53f48-cfe0-11e0-a1de-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1WA6HOKCG

I've just looked up BHR and seen the RNS. Bummer! But maybe you're actually going to make more out of your Sync purchase in the end. Stuff like that happens to me all the time. Everytime I switch shares the one I went in goes down and the one I just left goes up. MTV went back down again today!. I think these things are sent to test our spirit - just like the dross that arrives on these bb's every now and then. Why people encourage them I just don't know. Anyway, have a good weekend. It's italian night again tonight and I've been fasting today so I'm starving!!

As Tanfield own a larger percentage of SEV you thought they would have to RNS us straight away about a placing, rather than just responding to the share price movement. I know SEV don't have to report, but what SEV does materially affects the share price of TAN so they should have to RNS us about these things WHEN they happen, not as an afterthought.

I see the old f*rt ftse is throwing his two-penneth worth in on the other board. It's amazing how disloyal some people are, I think they just enjoy seeing other people insulted as long as it's not them. Call me old fashioned....

I thought they hadn't fully filled the last placing? Wouldn't another placing send the share price down - more dilution. I find this share baffling.

The Board of Tanfield notes the recent movement in the Company's share price. The Company's US associate, Smith Electric Vehicles US ("SEVUS"), is marketing an offering of new shares to fund the continuing development of the business.

They've started early today!!

Looks like you called it right, but if true why hasn't the rumour hit the internet yet after 3 days?

PDX get a mention as a "platform provider"! The author seems to be trying to tie them in with computer sector, but at least its a mention. http://www.iii.co.uk/articles/17527/do-british-tech-firms-sell-too-early Adventurous - it's a programme about marketing scams in shares in general. Unless you bought yours over the phone from a dodgy Nigerian bloke, you've got nothing to worry about.

http://www.vertikal.net/en/news/story/12978/ (search "snorkel" for other articles)

http://www.equitynews.info/2011/08/18/terry-tamminen-the-city-of-the-future-is-already-here/

http://seekingalpha.com/article/289268-valence-technology-timing-is-everything-on-this-speculative-buy

Thanks to Soolaimon on the iii board at 13:13 today! "Looking at trades today, plenty of large AT sells going through, but sp is on the rise. Watch for late UT or buy at the end of the day imo. Someone obviously wants these shares."

http://greenbigtruck.com/2011/08/first-electric-truck-with-a-refrigerated-box-in-uk-on-the-road/

Fraud Squad ITV1 9:00pm Friday 26th August The first episode of a new documentary series which shadows detectives as they investigate one of the biggest share frauds in Britain. The hunt for the Nigerian ringleader and his gang takes detectives across the playgrounds of Europe. Will they recover the £20 million stolen from British victims before the gang spend it on their lavish lifestyles? With unique access over two years, Fraud Squad shows the challenges British police face in dismantling a global criminal network and sheds light on the devastating impact fraud has on the British victims. Fraud is the new goldmine for organised crime. 3.2 million people in Britain have become victims to an ever growing number of mass marketing scams. The gangs' most lucrative enterprise is Boiler Room fraud. People are conned into buying worthless shares in fictitious companies. Some victims lose their homes, others have committed suicide.

Fraud Squad ITV1 9:00pm Friday 26th August The first episode of a new documentary series which shadows detectives as they investigate one of the biggest share frauds in Britain. The hunt for the Nigerian ringleader and his gang takes detectives across the playgrounds of Europe. Will they recover the £20 million stolen from British victims before the gang spend it on their lavish lifestyles? With unique access over two years, Fraud Squad shows the challenges British police face in dismantling a global criminal network and sheds light on the devastating impact fraud has on the British victims. Fraud is the new goldmine for organised crime. 3.2 million people in Britain have become victims to an ever growing number of mass marketing scams. The gangs' most lucrative enterprise is Boiler Room fraud. People are conned into buying worthless shares in fictitious companies. Some victims lose their homes, others have committed suicide.

Cold Car, Smith Electric team up to pursue big pact San Antonio Business Journal - by Sanford Nowlin Date: Friday, August 19, 2011, 5:00am CDT Boerne-based Cold Car USA may be in the cool running for a contract that would nearly double its workload. The company, which installs refrigerated bodies for food-delivery vehicles, is bidding on work from a potential private-sector customer that could bring it up to 300 additional conversions over the next year. It’s placing the bid in partnership with Kansas City-based Smith Electric Vehicles, which would build engines and chassis for the refrigerated trucks. http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/print-edition/2011/08/19/cold-car-smith-electric-team-up-to.html

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Monday, August 15, 2011 Heavy Trucks, Fuel Efficiency, and Kumbaya? By Fawn Johnson Correspondent, National Journal. The White House last week announced the first ever fuel efficiency standards for trucks, buses, and other heavy-duty vehicles. If the rule is adopted, vehicles manufactured between 2014 and 2018 will be required to reduce their fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 10 to 20 percent, depending on their type. The administration projects that oil consumption will be reduced by about 530 million barrels, and greenhouse gas pollution will be reduced by approximately 270 million metric tons. The beauty of the heavy truck proposal is that it was largely supported by the trucking industry. President Obama thanked some of those representatives at a private ceremony at the White House. The American Trucking Association gave it the thumbs up, saying it moves the industry in the right direction. Smaller trucking companies were a little more dubious because they felt the government was moving too fast. The big truck standard came on the heels of a broader announcement from the White House to ramp up vehicle fuel-economy standards to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 for regular cars. Under that deal, the administration negotiated with the automakers, unions, environmental groups, and the state of California to settle on an acceptable standard. Some critics argue that the new fuel standard will compromise other parts of the vehicle and make cars more expensive. Obama included a possible escape clause for automakers: A 2018 review of the car standards that could let automakers argue for reducing the miles-per-gallon targets if the most fuel-efficient cars aren't selling. Has Obama hit on a winning formula with the new fuel standards by making sure industry buys in before he announces them? Are the standards robust enough to achieve the twin goals of reducing oil dependency and creating jobs in high-tech green industries? Is industry really on board or is it just for show? What impact do the fuel standards have on transportation infrastructure? Will the heavy truck standard change how roads and bridges must be maintained? http://transportation.nationaljournal.com/2011/08/heavy-trucks-fuel-efficiency-a.php?rss=1

Welcome aboard! Are you going to be our lucky mascot? Only heading north from now on !!