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| Rinspeed's first underwater Car |
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Rinspeed will present its new sQuba, the
worlds first diving car, at the Geneva Motor
Show (March 6-16). The car is not only able
to drive on roads autonomously with a push of
a button (thus without a driver, passenger or
further assistance), but can also transform
into an amphibious vehicle which can be
submerged in water up to 10 meters (33 feet).
An electric motor with powerful torque drives
the rear wheels, while the propulsion on the
water is ensured by two propellers in the
stern and two powerful jet drives in the bow
propelling the vehicle under water while
diving. When underwater, the driver and
passenger are enclosed in the vehicle thanks
to light weight body components made of
futuristic Carbon Nano Tubes and are supplied
with fresh breathing air by the
self-contained on-board system.
Tags : Rinspeed Underwater Car Auto News sQuba Diving |
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Durée : 318 s |
| Cedar Rapids Remains a City Under Water |
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PlusCedar Rapids Remains a City Under
WaterCedar Rapids Remains a City Under
WaterThe Associated PressThe view from above
says it all, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is drenched
and it may be weeks or months until it dries
out completely. (June 14)THE WATER MAY BE ON
IT'S WAY DOWN BUT THE SIGHT OF CEDAR RAPIDS
FROM THE AIR IS STILL BREATHTAKING AND
OVERWHELMING..IT'S EASY TO SEE WHY 20,000
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED FROM THE AREA...
MORE THAN 400 CITY BLOCKS ARE STILL
UNDERWATER AFTER THE CEDAR RIVER CRESTED
FRIDAY AT 32 FEET, 12 FEET HIGHER THAN THE
PREVIOUS RECORD..PRELIMINARY DAMAGES ARE SET
AT 737 MILLION DOLLARS FOR CEDAR RAPIDS
ALONE, AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE
BEEN FLOODED ACROSS THE STATE..IN DOWNTOWN
CEDAR RAPIDS MASSIVE HIGH RISE BUILDINGS ARE
STILL BURIED UNDERWATER, THEIR BASEMENTS AND
FIRST FLOORS DESTROYED.. THE CITIES
INFRASTRUCTURE BADLY DAMAGED AS WELL, THIS
RAILROAD BRIDGE NOW LIES TWISTED AND BROKEN
ACROSS THE RIVER, ANOTHER FACING INCREDIBLE
STRESS AS THE WATER AND DOZENS OF HOUSEBOATS
THAT BROKE FREE FROM UPRIVER CRASH INTO
IT....NEIGHBORHOODS ALONG THE RIVERBANK THAT
TYPICALLY DON'T FLOOD ARE ALSO COVERED WITH
ONLY ROOFTOPS SHOWING.. SOME SAY IT LOOKS A
LOT LIKE HURRICANE KATRINA BUT THERE IS A BIG
DIFFERENCE. THERE ARE NO PEOPLE HERE.. THE
WATER ROSE SLOWLY OVER SEVERAL DAYS, AND
ALMOST EVERYONE HAD TIME TO PLAN AN ESCAPE...
FIREFIGHTERS STILL RESCUED SOME STRAGGLERS,
BUT IT WASN'T THE MASSIVE EFFORT OF KATRINA..
THAT'S A GOOD THING TOO, BECAUSE THIS IS THE
CEDAR RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT...WHILE THE
WATER IS RECEDING EXPERTS SAY IT WILL BE A
COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE THE WATER IS BELOW
FLOOD STAGE... AND IT COULD BE MONTHS BEFORE
THE ENTIRE AREA IS CLEANED UP, YEARS BEFORE
IT'S ALL REBUILT.RICH MATTHEWS THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS OVER CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA...
Tags : severe weather cedar rapids remains city water |
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