Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Hydrogen, Transportation Alternatives, BMW
Wallpaper magazine's showcase of "innovative but environmentally friendly designs"
Sometimes being a slave to fashion, such as myself (cough cough... ahem. "Yeah right", my wife mutters) has its disadvantages. I mean, knowing what clothing to purchase, what kinds of shoes to wear, how to get my hair styled (towel-dried) and what magazines to read takes a whole heap of time! Or, I suppose I could just read wallpaper.com, where they will just let me know and I won't need to do the research myself. Let's give them a trial run, shall we?
Click here to see their showcase of "101 beautiful, innovative but environmentally friendly designs - from the worlds of architecture, beauty, fashion, food, packaging, product design, transport and travel - from all over the world." What have they chosen for their transportation choices? None other than the BMW Hydrogen 7 and the ENV fuel cell motorcycle. Now, remember when rating these choices, they are going for good design, not what they think will turn out to be successful. So, no matter what you think of hydrogen as a fuel carrier, what do you think of the Hydrogen 7's design? Or, what about the ENV? I'll cast my vote for the ENV personally, as I think they did a very good job on the design of the bike, regardless of what it is powered by. Feel free to comment yourself if you think you can do better.
[Source: Wallpaper magazine via Treehugger]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Nathan 1:55AM (4/18/2007)
Can I argue that the BMW Hydrogen 7, if using the ever-popular steam reformation method of producing hydrogen, has the same life-cycle CO2 emissions as a sedan? Preaching to the choir here, I know, but still... ;)
Alright, alright, aesthetics. I love the ENV's look, very clearly has Suzuki's design influences in there. The BMW is a bit boring, though...it just looks like every other BMW. Great for getting it accepted but I don't see it being any real design feat.
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Russ 6:53AM (4/18/2007)
Wasn't that ENV the bike that was being protested by some crazy pedestrian group because it was so silent it posed a threat to the walking public?
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Tim 8:33AM (4/18/2007)
We know that storing electricity in batteries is 4X more efficient than storing electricity in Hydrogen. The “hydrogen economy” is big oil’s way to promote the status-quo which is to change our addiction from oil to natural gas reformed into hydrogen. The laws of physics dictate that this bike will become a very nice museum piece. The waste of time, money and energy on this Hydrogen lunacy is appalling!
Here are the facts:
http://www.physorg.com/news85074285.html http://www.oilcrash.com/articles/h_scam.htm
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Sanah Mashika 6:48AM (7/24/2007)
Just want to know the costs of Wallpaper mag including shipping cause i am in South Africa.
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