Japanese tech company Hitachi has developed the fastest elevator in the world. The ultra high-speed elevator reached a speed of 1,260 meters (4,133 feet) per minute, or 75 kilometers (47 miles) per ...

Japanese-made elevators are the fastest in the world. They are so smooth that if you were to place a coin on its edge at the start of a ride, it would still be standing when you got to the top. And ...

The Shanghai Tower is a 632-meter (2,073 ft), 127-story megatall skyscraper in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai. As of 2016, it is the world’s second-tallest building by height to architectural top (behind ...

Hitachi has announced that it’s installing the world's fastest ultra-high-speed elevators in the Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre skyscraper in Guangzhou, China. Making up two out of a total of 95 ...

Developed by Japanese company Hitachi, the elevator will run at the speed of 1,200 metres per minute, when it is in service. (Representative Image: Reuters) The world’s fastest elevator that can ...

Mitsubishi is setting records. The company was recently hired to install in China's Shanghai Towers what will become the world's fastest elevators. The elevator is expected to travel at 59 feet per ...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced its new suite of technologies that enable ultra-high-speed elevators to travel faster than 1,000 meters per minute, or 60 kph, with enhanced efficiency, ...

Building a skyscraper? To get tenants interested, you'll need a speedy elevator. Here's a look at the ten fastest in the world, measured in meters per minute. The world's tallest building (soon to be ...