acceleration

Edmonds, of EVA England, says developments in electric vehicle design have made them better at moderating the acceleration so they don't gain speed as rapidly.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The vehicle has the zippy initial acceleration common to EVs, but its top speed proved too much of an inconvenience for others: a stream of drivers passed me in the left-hand turn lane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Millett testified that the acceleration could have been caused by Linton’s leg going stiff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Consumer spending snapped back in August after a brief lull, adding to mounting evidence of an acceleration in the U.S. economy despite a series of strains.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

"Commander," said Beck, putting on a headset as he slid into his acceleration couch, "I know you don't want to hear this, but Watn— . . . Mark's dead."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

For aging relatives who are still driving, family members can receive reports of sudden stops or fast accelerations as well as a notification of a crash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

It included the dates of 640 trips, their start and end times, the distance driven and an accounting of any speeding, hard braking or sharp accelerations.

From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2024

Despite the system's complexity, the team found that snowflake accelerations follow an exponential frequency distribution with an exponent of three halves.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 19, 2023

Some of Dr Wyss-Coray's earlier work suggests the biological ageing process is not steady but comes in bursts, with some rapid accelerations in people's mid-30s, early-60s and late-70s.

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2023

We are comfortable with accelerations of 1 g; we have grown up with 1 g.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan