Beijing Commute Challenge: Porsche vs Bicycle http://t.co/oEmY13vT
Beijing Commute Challenge: Porsche vs Bicycle http://t.co/oEmY13vT
Bloomberg’s Stephen Engle compares driving a Porsche Panera GTS (retail price US$348,000, zero to 100 km/h in 4 seconds) vs a Tern Venge x10 folding bicycle (US$1750, zero to 100 in never) for a 10 km commute in Beijing? Guess who wins.
In case your green lifestyle leaves you feeling overly smug, there’s now a Nitrogen Footprint Calculator to abase yourself with.
Happy First Monday of 2011, you working stiffs. Here’s a roundup of stuff that you might have missed over the holidays.