BP has converted an old gas station in Los Angeles on the corner of Olympic and Robertson into a super modern, fully functioning, environmentaly sustainable gas station that they state "is a little better for the environment than a typical station. And yet, still not as green as might be possible with today’s technology." BP’s site reads:
It’s not a prototype “station of the future.” It’s a station for today that’s a little better, a living lab where we can try out ideas for other stations and where people can find ideas they might want to bring into their own lives.
NOTCOT paid the new station a visit and took some great shots of it too:
Visually, it certainly makes you stop and think, WTF? as you pass the intersection of Olympic and Robertson. Conceptually, this is brilliant though… an unique and powerful way to educate, encourage, and demonstrate what you can do when you think green. They have worked in everything from a green roof on the bathroom, farmed wood, motion sensor lights, solar panels, recycled glass in concrete floors, led lighting, recycling bins, and far more (see the site, and charts below for more details). They have even taken over the billboard on both sides, currently reading “a little better… gas station”… complete with the grass motif on the underside of the billboards as well. It really felt a bit like tomorrowland in old school disneyland style. Also great was watching the guys who worked there scrub down every scuff, scratch, smear on any part of the gas station almost immediately…
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