Livermore Valley 2nd Annual Barrel Tasting Weekend!

Everyone wants to participate in unique events!  Such an event is “brewing” this weekend … Saturday and Sunday, March 20-21, from 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM … in Livermore Valley’s beautiful wine country.  It’s the 2^nd Annual Barrel Tasting Weekend!

You will definitely want to be one of the lucky participants who purchase limited advance tickets by noon on Friday, March 19, and enjoy this thrilling experience for $10 off regular ticket prices.

Over 25 of the Valley’s most prestigious wineries are hosting:

• Advance purchases of wines before they are even bottled (futures)
• Wine tasting straight from the barrel at each participating winery
• Meet the winemakers and learn all you ever wanted to know about wine
• Unique events at each winery including food/wine pairings, music, and more
• Bottle your own wine

In addition, you’ll receive a “take home glass” PLUS exclusive discounts on purchases!

With so many wineries to visit, wines to taste, foods to sample, winemakers to talk to, and excitement to soak in … the last thing you need is:

• To get lost and miss exciting wines and tastings
• Being delayed by your car breaking down or having a flat
• Running out of gas
• Wasting precious minutes at each winery trying to find a parking space
• Losing your car keys
• Arriving for the event late

That’s why AAA Transportation is your BEST choice for truly enjoying this exciting event!  We have served the Livermore Valley and Bay area since 2001, providing the most EXCELLENT service for individuals and businesses alike.  We know the exact location of each winery, the quickest way to get to each one, and you will travel in worry-free style and luxury!

We guarantee you will not lose one precious minute of the weekend as you and your group relax, laugh, enjoy our complimentary soda and beverages, and soak in the unbelievable beauty of wine country.

1. Our 8-passenger sleek limousines will whisk you like celebrities between wineries for only $ .
2. Choose our sleek Town cars filled with comfort for a group of three for just $          .
3. Our hybrid Prius’ easily escorts a group of three while eco-embracing the lush Valley itself for just $           .

It’s YOUR timetable that’s important to us.  We promise to:

• Pick you up promptly to begin your adventure
• Drop you off at the entrance of each winery
• Wait for your group so that as soon as you’re ready to visit the next stop, all you have to do is step in and go
• Deliver you SAFE and SATISFIED to your doorstep when the day has ended

With excellence as our standard, you are guaranteed complete satisfaction.  Make your reservations TODAY either online or by calling 866-558-0222.

Hybrid Prius Sedans – Elegant and “GREEN”

AAA Transportation is proud of our efforts to keep Mother Earth “GREEN” and beautiful.  For several years we have included the classy Toyota Prius hybrid (gas-electric) sedan in our fleet of modern, sleek vehicles.  We would like to help you become more familiar with one of the main operating components of the Prius – the battery – to better understand how our hybrids give you the BEST is luxury transportation while also helping the environment.

For many decades, vehicle batteries have contained lead and hydrochloric acid – both of which are highly poisonous substances.  When these batteries reach the end of their usefulness, their disposal becomes the “tricky task” of keeping these caustic materials from leaching into our drinking water, food chain, and surrounding environment.  However, new technology in vehicle batteries is producing new horizons.

The emerging hybrid-electric vehicle market is producing promising results with the nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery.  The advantages of this type of battery are:

• Excellent performance
• Long life
• Reliability
• High energy
• Low cost of ownership

How are NiMH batteries made?

Like former batteries, NiMH batteries consist of two electrodes – one positive and one negative.  The positive electrode uses nickel-hydroxide for the cathode, while the negative electrode uses metal hydride for the anode.  A polymer separates the electrodes to prevent shorting.  A potassium hydroxide mixture with a small amount of water forms the electrolyte within the battery cell.  The cell is then sealed and electrically charged to form a 1.2v electrochemical couple.  Individual cells can then be joined in series to produce batteries in various voltage ranges, with 12 volts being the typical arrangement.

What is the Life Span of these “greener” batteries?

Battery life spans are evaluated in terms of complete discharge cycles.  For example, a standard all electric-vehicle battery can be charged and discharged 1,000 times.  This is equivalent to more than 100,000 miles.  However, in hybrid gas-electric vehicles, the battery is never fully charged or discharged.  Instead, these batteries are cycled in shallow discharges hundreds of thousands of times.  This partial charge/discharge operation enables the NiMH battery to last more than 200,000 miles.

What happens when the NiMH batteries eventually lose usefulness?

These environmental friendly batteries are 100-percent recyclable.  AND … because they contain no toxic materials, they are the only rechargeable battery that can be legally disposed of in a landfill.  However, we understand that simply dumping them into a landfill doesn’t make either economically or environmentally sound sense.  The obvious solution is recycling, which most hybrid vehicle manufacturers make available.

AAA Transportation is serious about keeping our planet “GREEN”.  Our eco-friendly hybrid sedans provide businesses and individuals alike with luxurious transportation while reducing our carbon footprint.  With excellence as our standard, you are guaranteed complete satisfaction.  Make your reservations TODAY either online or by calling 866-558-0222.