Sometimes an invention comes along that will revolutionize the way things are done. I make no claims to know the future, but this one seems like a very good candidate for just such an invention. This article on biodiesel basically states this. Biodiesel in it’s current production state takes a bit long to make, and it creates a bi-product, which can be turned into other things, but it’s still a bi-product. A university has invented a device that converts material to biodiesel on a molecular level, which means it’s instantaneous, and has no bi-product.
The machine, which is the size of a credit card, can be stacked so it can be used in a commecial application. Which means, every farm/farmer from here to timbuktwo could have this system located on the farm. Suddenly there is no more need for the oil companies. You have a cheap, renewable, environmentally friendly fuel. Diesel cars need nothing changed to be able to run biodiesel. Not only that, but the growing of more crops to make the fuel will take carbon out of the system and that will clean up the air.
This is a no-brainer win/win situation here folks. My next car WILL be a diesel.
Stephen Spielberg and Michael Bay are looking for a few good fleshlings for various bit parts in the upcoming Transformers film. You only have four more days to get your submission in. It helps if you’re black, feisty and female. I’m voting Mike for the role of Bobby Bolivia.
My mom’s recently moved, and in a bit of a shocker, her neighbour has a 2005 BMW 745i, an absolutely insane ride, and my favourite car in recent years. It’s part torture/part elation then, every time I visit my mom and see it sitting in the driveway.
Ever since Chris Bangle’s infamous redesign of their entire line, BMW has been the apple of my automotive eye, and the 745i more than all others. I’m sure part of it is the allure of big money, the base model comes in at over $70,000CDN, but it’s more than that, as there’s similarly priced vehicles that don’t capture my imagination as vividly. BMW’s attention to detail is very apparent, and the design much more artistic and pronounced than their competitors. Bangle’s termed the exterior look “Flame Surfacing”, which, according to BMW:
“gives body surfaces the freedom to turn in on themselves, lending a high degree of visual tension…a controlled tension whose energy pervades the entire visual image without in any way diminishing the vehicle’s overall harmony.”
Ok, so you’ve got that, plus all the trappings of a luxury vehicle, combined with the KITT style light bar on the rear of the car, and that’s not even considering the way a BMW drives. Basically, that’s a car that makes me stop whatever I’m doing just to watch it drive past. Seriously, ask Karissa.
It’s not all good though, the new 2006 models seem to have regressed to pre-Bangle designs (which were not a hit with the paying customers ) so I’m drifting a bit—right now I’m a big fan of the Scion xB, but that’s another topic entirely.
