Unusually for a car ferry, this ship would use three, massive computer-controlled sails to harness the maximum wind energy.

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They're just as eager to earn profits and reinvest them for maximum return as any razor-blade manufacturer, software programmer or energy company.

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The answer is yes -- each one of them is designed to withstand an earthquake, without releasing any radioactive materials at all, up to the maximum projected seismic event at that plant, according to the Nuclear Energy Institute, an industry group in Washington.

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Within those batteries Audi estimates that "26.5kWh of usable energy at 380 volts" can be stored, allowing for a maximum range of about 92 miles.

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