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VOA标准英语2010年-Competition Shows Off Super Fuel-Effic

时间:2010-11-05 03:28来源:互联网 提供网友:ob8617   字体: [ ]
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This is a glimpse of what the future may look like.

"The goal is to have a very affordable1, very economical to operate, but still a very dependable vehicle, said Ron Cerven, who built one of the cars with his Li-ion Motors team.

It is one of a 136 vehicles from around the world that competed for the $10 million prize. The objective: design a car that is fuel-efficient, safe, environmentally friendly and affordable.

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Brad Jaeger of the team Edison2 said, "To have an impact on the world, the car not only has to be more efficient and get fuel milage, it has to be cheap."

After going through rigorous testing, the competitors were narrowed down to a few - showcased in Washington. The top three cars share the big prize. Ron Cerven says it's hard to believe his team won the prize.

"It's two years worth of work summed up in a day. I just don't think you can do it. I think it'll take longer than that to kind of get the feel for what we did here," he said.

Cerven says his team's two-seater is all electric and can drive 150 miles before it needs to be recharged. The price tag to charge up the battery, just over one dollar.

The car costs under $40,000.

This two person vehicle is also getting part of the prize money. It's Swiss-made, by the team X-Tracer. It has a motorcycle engine, runs on a battery, and will be ready for commercial production within the year. It costs under $100,000.

The rest of the prize money goes to Edison2, the only winner with a four-passenger car. Unlike the other two vehicles, this one runs mostly on ethanol and costs about $20,000.

Brad Jaeger says it doesn't matter what powers the car, it's the structure and design that make it efficient.

"When a car gets this light it truly just becomes an extension of your body," he said.

The winners are looking for investors2. Their goal: to turn these cars of the future into vehicles people can drive today.
 


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1 affordable kz6zfq     
adj.支付得起的,不太昂贵的
参考例句:
  • The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
  • There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。
2 investors dffc64354445b947454450e472276b99     
n.投资者,出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
  • a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
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