Honestly, cars are not my thing—and yet within the last 24 hours, oddly two auto-related items caught my attention:
First— this cute, albeit kinda bizarre looking electric car from Peugeot:
First— this cute, albeit kinda bizarre looking electric car from Peugeot:
Probably don't need to explain the theoretical advantages of electric cars over the current gas-guzzling machines of today, but briefly will anyway; no gas consumption means less dependence on the Middle East, less pollution, and less household money spent.
To this effect, Peugeot recently updated the look and mechanisms of their vintage 1940’s electric car design. The newly unveiled space-age looking model is getting lots of attention in the automotive industry, and based on appearances alone it’s understandable due to its awkwardly appealing aesthetics. (Anyone else think the front seems like it should be the back?)
This innovative electric car is tiny, and yet fits four. (The catch is that to save space, the person in the back seat has to spread their legs around the front seat, old school sledding style.) Reverse opening doors, and handle-bars instead of a steering wheel (in order to conserve space), this unique vehicle still features all the amenities we have become spoiled by; Bluetooth phone capabilities, navigation, Internet access, MP3, and a USB connector.
A super attention getting car with the reverse stigma of a Hummer… I like it.
To this effect, Peugeot recently updated the look and mechanisms of their vintage 1940’s electric car design. The newly unveiled space-age looking model is getting lots of attention in the automotive industry, and based on appearances alone it’s understandable due to its awkwardly appealing aesthetics. (Anyone else think the front seems like it should be the back?)
This innovative electric car is tiny, and yet fits four. (The catch is that to save space, the person in the back seat has to spread their legs around the front seat, old school sledding style.) Reverse opening doors, and handle-bars instead of a steering wheel (in order to conserve space), this unique vehicle still features all the amenities we have become spoiled by; Bluetooth phone capabilities, navigation, Internet access, MP3, and a USB connector.
A super attention getting car with the reverse stigma of a Hummer… I like it.
Obviously this next car bit appeals to the ever-present 1st grader in me; how could I resist reading an article titled “the car that uses urine to save the planet”? Exactly—I couldn’t.
In all good faith, I tried to really read the article, but... it was filled with all kinds of boy goobledy-gook. What I was able to glean on the subject though is that Mazda’s new CX-7 model uses a man-made urine-like liquid to somehow reduce nitrous oxide emissions. This is already being done in the trucking industries in Europe and Australia, but this is the first time the science is being introduced to the masses.
Although an intriguing idea, the article is kind of a tease because it doesn’t talk about pee that much. (And the car they show isn't even yellow!) I am left wondering if real human waste could be used for this purpose, I mean— how much more man-made-urine-liquid-like could you get?? It will be interesting (for first graders and adults) to see how this idea progresses— will toilets someday be upgraded into holding tanks for such a purpose? If going #1 was no longer cause for flushing, water consumption would be cut down drastically, so that'd be a pretty big *YAY* for the environment in addition to the benefit of reducing NO2 emissions.
Maybe someday (as I stare off wistfully at the horizon) they could even come up with a way to make cars run off poop…. water consumption would be cut even more drastically, and (bonus!!) the expression “skid marks” could be reborn, reused, and recycled.
Although an intriguing idea, the article is kind of a tease because it doesn’t talk about pee that much. (And the car they show isn't even yellow!) I am left wondering if real human waste could be used for this purpose, I mean— how much more man-made-urine-liquid-like could you get?? It will be interesting (for first graders and adults) to see how this idea progresses— will toilets someday be upgraded into holding tanks for such a purpose? If going #1 was no longer cause for flushing, water consumption would be cut down drastically, so that'd be a pretty big *YAY* for the environment in addition to the benefit of reducing NO2 emissions.
Maybe someday (as I stare off wistfully at the horizon) they could even come up with a way to make cars run off poop…. water consumption would be cut even more drastically, and (bonus!!) the expression “skid marks” could be reborn, reused, and recycled.
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