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“Most automobiles spend about 80 percent of their time sitting around doing nothing. They're gasoline powered; they go to very high speeds, which in fact, under urban conditions, you don't need. These high speeds generate enormous safety requirements and so on and so forth. Now you can incrementally tweak the automobile. You can make the power train more efficient and you can enhance safety and all of these sorts of things that are very worthwhile.”

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William J. Mitchell

William J. Mitchell was a renowned architect, born on December 15, 1944, and passed away on June 11, 2010. His design philosophy integrated architecture, urban planning, and information technology, profoundly influencing modern architecture. more

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