Switzerland Zero Emissions Race
Electric vehicles from the Vectrix Team from Germany, left, Oerlikon Solar Racing Team from Switzerland, center, and Team Trev from Australia, right, pose prior to the start of the Zero Race Tour in the flag alley at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Aug. 16, 2010. Teams from Australia, Germany and Switzerland have set off from Geneva for what they hope will be the first carbon neutral race around the world. Participants are using custom built two-seater electric vehicles that will be charged from regular power outlets along the way .The race set up by Swiss inventor Louis Palmer will pass through 150 cities including Berlin, Moscow, Shanghai, Los Angeles and Cancun before returning to Geneva in January after 18,642 miles (30,000 kilometers) on the road.(AP Photo/Keystone/Salvatore Di Nolfi)
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