In today’s arena of product design it’s all about technology. Everyone wants the latest gadgets and gizmos, the smaller the better. We are also looking to product design to make all our favourite things that much smaller to allow for our smaller living spaces and the fact that many people are now sharing because of the rent and mortgage rates. Therefore, what we have needs to be smaller but just as efficient.
Author ArchiveDue to concern about the environment, different governments have imposed various rules regarding what can be disposed of and what can’t. Big business and aeroplanes are deemed to be the highest air polluters of all but it is difficult to do much about this. Thanks to their efficient dynamics programme, BMW have been declared the cleanest premium cars. Research has been conducted into Co2 emissions across the industry and data shows that this particular manufacturer have made the biggest improvements in environmentally friendly vehicles that maintain excellent performance. Working on averages for the first half of 2008, BMW were found to be emitting an average 161.64g/km. Compare this to the 177g/km from Audi and 192g/km from Mercedes, this is a pretty good standard. BMW’s improvements have shown to equal 11.34 percent whereas Lexus showed only a 2.14 percent improvement and Jaguar a pretty poor 2.04 percent. When it comes to our carbon footprint, we are all feeling the pressure of responsibility. The press is filled with scaremongering stories of us all being consumed by a deluge that only Noah’s Ark could possibly save us from if we don’t reign in our use of climate warming chemicals. One of the biggest enemies of our fragile environment is, we are told, our cars and the carbon monoxide fumes that are emitted from them. In an effort to combat congestion charges and also out of concern for the environment, chauffeur companies in London are taking to using hybrid vehicles in fleets of chauffeur driven cars. Blue Sky Chauffeurs have just taken on five Lexus hybrid cars to add to their fleet of luxurious chauffeur driven cars in London to show their customers that they can have the comfort and high class luxury that comes with a quality car like Lexus but without compromising the environment. |

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