ze|ro-e|mis|sion vehicle

ze|ro-e|mis|sion vehicle
ze|ro-e|mis|sion vehicle «ZIHR oh ih MIHSH uhn»,
a motor vehicle which produces no exhaust, especially an electrically powered car: »

By 1998, 2 percent of all new cars sold…will have to be…zero-emission vehicles (Lesley Hazleton).


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