In its two variants, it offers zero risk options with unparallel speed of deployment, simplicity in use, fire power and reliability.
"We're measuring the zero-to-60 speed but also the gas mileage, " says Lankford.
Audi claims the A8 Hybrid will be able to run at speeds up to 62 mph solely on electric power, and will produce zero local emissions at a constant speed of 37 mph.
Ford, Renault-Nissan and Daimler have agreed to jointly develop a fuel cell system to try to speed up the availability of zero-emission vehicles.
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Since congressional Republicans promised to zero out federal funding for high-speed rail, analysts noted, the state wouldn't have enough money to electrify the tracks, let alone build out.
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Not in terms of top speed (the Lamborghini is faster) or zero-to-60-mph times (the Lamborghini is still a tad faster), but in terms of everyday driving, where it really matters.
Since they were first made in 1995, Bose-Einstein condensates have become commonplace as experimental tools. (They are particularly valued for their ability to slow the speed of light all the way down to zero.) Dr Steinhauer and his colleagues created a condensate out of a gas of rubidium atoms held in a magnetic trap.
This rocket produces 644hp and goes from zero to 60mph in 4.8 seconds, with a top speed of 155mph.
And if air travel is more your speed, why not take to the skies aboard this zero-emission Elektra airplane, which spends its downtime soaking up the suns rays in a solar hangar.
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Making it faster (zero to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds, and a top speed of 186 mph) seemed pointless.
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X, he has also started Tesla Motors, which has devised an electric sports car capable of accelerating from zero to 60mph (100kph) in four seconds and has a top speed of over 130mph.
The vehicle has a single-speed transmission that makes it feel sprightly off the line, producing acceptable acceleration (reported at 9.5 seconds from zero to 60), good for around town, and a top speed limited to 85 miles per hour.
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It reaches from zero to 60 mph in less than 12 seconds, and achieves a modest top speed of 78 mph.
It is estimated that the final production version will accelerate from zero to 60 mph in about 3.1 seconds on its way to an estimated top track speed of 199 mph.
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In addition, camera designers can take advantage of this speed to enable the capture of 6-megapixel still images without interrupting the video stream and with zero shutter lag.
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All told, the Esprit will deliver 620 horsepower, Lotus claims, getting it from zero to 60 in barely 3.5 seconds and boosting the 2-seater to a 205 mph top speed.
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