Shepard Fairey: Supply & Demand

Haven't written in too long! We went to Boston, MA to check out Shepard's opening at the ICA. 

First of all the building alone is amazing!!

The ICA designed by architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro

http://www.icaboston.org/about/news/fairey-obama/

http://obeygiant.com/events/ica-boston-20-year-retrospective

$19,000 Electric Car Coming to US in May 2009: Introducing the Wheego Whip

by Matthew McDermott, Brooklyn, NY on 11.24.08
Cars & Transportation

photo: Cleantech
It looks surprisingly like a Smart Car and frankly has one of the dumbest names I’ve ever come across, but the $19,000 all-electric RTEV (Ruff & Tuff Electric Vehicles) Wheego Whip will be available in the United States in May 2009.
The Wheego Whip can reach a maximum speed of about 70 mph, but until it passes crash tests by the US DoT, expected sometime in 2010, it will be released initially as a Low Speed Vehicle (25 mph maximum speed) or a Medium Speed Vehicle (35 mph max). RTEV says that the Whip can travel 50 miles on single 8-hour charge, from any standard household 110 or 220v outlet.
Sounds like your ideal ride? Read on:

Based Off Chinese Car’s PlatformTo manufacture the two-seat Wheego Whip RTEV has partnered with Shuanghuan Automobile Company. Based off Shuanghuan’s existing gasoline-powered Noble, RTEV has designed the car’s drive system, which uses plug-in dry cell sealed (AGM) batteries. The international version of the car—known, far more sensibly, as the E-Noble—will be manufactured in China, while the Wheego Whip will undergo final assembly in the United States.
Adapting Vehicle, Rather Than Designing New, Gave Head StartRTEV’s CEO Mike McQuary had this to say on why the company chose to partner with Shuanghuan:
What has really impressed us with Shuanghuan is their attention to detail in providing a high-quality fit and finish and smooth ride to the car. Once we locked down the systems and components for a high quality electric drive system, we undertook a global search for a car manufacturer that would meet our expectations of a driving experience that was seamless when compared to its gasoline counterparts. While several car companies that we talked to had solid mechanical systems, it was Shuanghuan that emerged with a commitment to meet the quality standards that American drivers have come to expect in an automobile. Their production of the gas powered Noble gave them a great head start, in that it was more a matter of adaptation of a vehicle, rather than trying to develop something from scratch. They share our vision and see the important potential for the emergence of an electric car as an everyday part of consumer transportation.
More on the Wheego Whip from: RTEV and Cleantech
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28 States To Get Smartlest Electric Vehicle Charging Station Distributors, Entire US + Canada Early Next Year!

by Matthew McDermott, Brooklyn, NY on 12. 2.08
Cars & Transportation

image: Coulomb Technologies
A bit over a week ago Coulomb Technologies announced that it would be installing 40 of its electric vehicle charging stations across California. Now the company will be expanding access to these chargers through regional reseller programs in 28 states, in the Northeast, Southeast, West, and Mountain regions. The program is expected to be expanded to the Midwest, Texas and Canada in the first quarter of 2009.

These regional distributors will be responsible for identifying host parking property owners where the Smartlet Networked Charging Station units can be installed.
Coulomb’s reseller approach to expanding electric vehicle charging infrastructure differs from that of some of its rivals, such as Better Place, which in addition to installing charging stations at public parking location, also plans on building dedicated electric vehicle charging facilities at which drivers could swap out depleted batteries for fully charged ones.
More at: Coulomb Technologies
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Thirsty for more? Check out these related articles:
SF Bay Area Will be Electric Vehicle Capital of US: Better Place, Coulomb Technologies Expanding EV Infrastructure
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Scrapile

SCRAPILE is the collaborative work of designers Bart Bettencourt and Carlos Salgado. Seeking to create a possitive environmental impact with their work, these two have developed a unique method of collecting and repurposing discarded scraps of wood from New York's woodworking industry. Since it's conception in Fall 2003, this project has continued to yield an ever-evolving line of furniture and product which by its very nature insists each piece be one of a kind.

To stay in the loop!

Hello all who may read this and continue..

I have officially joined the world of blogs forever now I have found blogs to be a great resource for NEW everything from graphics and furniture to up and coming designers and architects.

Not to mention an excellent space for a forum on environmental/political/life stuff!

So here in return for all the knowledge I have gained I wish to share my own with someone else!