2011 — Year the world's first electric car network is expected to be running, Israel's government announced Monday. In a partnership with Renault-Nissan Alliance, the government said it would provide tax incentives for people to swap their old cars for the new vehicles powered by lithium-ion batteries.
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30,000 — Cases of diabetes New York City officials expect will be prevented by new restaurant regulations. City health officials on Monday passed regulations that will force chain restaurants to put calorie information on their menu boards in a bid to help consumers make more informed choices.
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74 — Per cent of Canadians who said they made all their trips by car, according to Statistics Canada. The study links Canada's growing car culture to the development of new low-density communities built since 1991.
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$1 — Price of a "short" eight-ounce cup of coffee being tested in Seattle Starbucks. The coffee chain is also testing free refills in its pilot project, largely seen as a defensive move against McDonald's anticipated coffee bars.
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$100 million — Amount Dannon allegedly spent in marketing its probiotic yogurt, according to a proposed class action suit filed Thursday. The suit alleges the company's claims the yogurt products are clinically and scientifically-proven are false.
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114 million tonnes — Amount of grain crops expected to be sent to ethanol distilleries in 2008, according to a U.S. environmentalist. Lester Brown, president of the Washington-based environmental group Earth Policy Institute, cautioned that converting food crops to fuel crops will most certainly drive up the cost of filling the average consumer's fridge.
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3 in 10 — Ratio of people who spent more than 30 per cent of their household income on shelter, between 2002 and 2004, according to a Statistics Canada and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation study. The study, released Friday, also noted people in Vancouver were most likely to devote too much of their household income to shelter.
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