Skip the Left Turn; Save The Planet.

Can simply avoiding left turns while driving significantly reduce one’s environmental impact?  After all, each left turn requires additional idling at intersections while waiting to make the turn.  Well, if own one or two vehicles, you probably won’t make much of a dent in your carbon emissions this way. 
But… what if you owned 92,000 [...]

By brianjonas | 10 Dec 07 | Posted in Energy | Comments (1)

BMW Welt - Automotive Showroom/Museums Compete for Supremacy

An elegance of dynamics drives the design of the new BMW Welt - a stunning solar-powered shrine to German auto engineering. Crafted by world renowned architect Wolf Prix of COOP HIMMELB(L)AU, this sculptural, high-performance structure opened in October to serve as BMW’s center for refinement of brand experience and vehicle delivery in Munich.

The architecture is [...]

By jonasrisen | 27 Nov 07 | Posted in News | Comments (2)

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