Need for speed: top 10 alternative fuel automobiles

Posted Aug 29, 2007 at 8:00PM EST by QJ Staff

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A few of years back people were doubtful about the popularity of alternative fuel automobiles. Critics say that it will never match traditional gasoline-powered automobiles in both popularity and power. Well, those critics may just have to eat their own words as ten of the fastest "green" cars show just how fast they can get on the road without an ounce of gasoline in their tanks.

The image on top speaks for itself. Nothing says "powerful" better than a Dodge Viper. Especially now that this ethanol-powered vehicle was able to break the standing-mile speed record, which coincidentally belonged to a modified gas-powered Viper coupe.

Here's a short list of the other vehicles that have pushed themselves into the list of the world's fastest alternative-fuel based automobiles:

E85 Viper - ethanol-powered with a top speed of 2320.7 mph
British Steam Car Inspiration - steam-powered (via liquid propane) with a top speed of 215
Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 - hydrogen fuel cell with a top speed of 207.3 mph
Audi R10 TDI - biodiesel-powered with a top speed of 204.5 mph
Toyota Landspeed Prius - gasoline-electric hybrid with a top speed of 130.8 mph
Tesla Roadster - plug-in electric-powered with a top speed of 130 mph
Nuon Solar Team "Nuna4" - solar-powered with a top speed of 80 mph
Volvo Aria - gravity-powered with a top speed of 54 mph
FM-4 HumanCar - human-powered with a top speed of 30 mph cruising and 50 mph downhill
Venturi Eclectic - wind and solar combination with a top speed of 31 mph

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