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Category: Vehicles & Mods

Cars are just too commonplace these days, with so few things to set apart one style or model from the next. Here are some excellent examples of creative hacks, scientific mods and artistic makeovers that will make you marvel at once-conventional vehicle types from cars, bikes and trucks to planes, boats and submarines.

Outward Mobility: Clever Campers, Trailers & DIY Mobile Home Conversions

The 20th-century American dream of suburban houses and picket fences unfolded in parallel with another vision: freedom to roam, embodied in camper vans and other mobile housing designs. The ...

Backyard Aeronautics: Chinese Farmers Who Also Make Flying Machines

According to photographer Xiaoxiao Xu, the Chinese farmers and other rural hobbyists building flying machines from scratch are not in it for fame or fortune. Mostly working out of their own ...

Durable Self-Balancing Scooter Boasts Better Battery Life & Higher Speeds

A combination of rugged and road-worthy, this self-balancing electric scooter boasts quick-start functionality and speeds of up to 25 mile per hour, perfect for scooting through (and around) ...

Micro-Cycle: Kit Bike Packs Up into Portable Backpack Case

A classic kit-of-parts solution with modular twist, this conceptual bicycle is designed to be disassembled on the spot for maximum mobility, able to be shipped with ease, carried onto public ...

VisionVenture: Luxury 3D-Printed Camper Van of the Future

Campers are cool and all, but they’re almost always too bulky for off-road travel, and they guzzle a lot of gas. But what if you could fit all the bells and whistles of a well-appointed RV into ...

Midcentury Modern ‘Draper’ RV Offers a Nomadic Lifestyle for Discerning Design Fans

With its black facade, stylish roof slant and fold-down deck, the new 'Draper' RV by Land Ark is ready to cruise all over the country and look hot doing it. The lines between recreational ...

Nomadic Futures: Self-Driving Cars Could Change How We Interact with Cities

"Location, location, location" might be the mantra of the real estate industry, but that mindset could change radically with the advent of autonomous vehicles. It may take a while, but once ...

Formula 1 Mobility: Graphene Enables World’s Lightest Wheelchair Design

Working with Formula 1 race car manufacturers and employing aerospace materials, a Swiss firm has developed what they claim is the world's lightest wheelchair, with a frame weighing in at just ...

Green Machines: India’s First IKEA Boasts Fleet of Solar-Powered Rickshaws

When in India, do like the Indians do -- at least that seems to be IKEA's approach -- which in this case means spinning up an array of small, nimble vehicles able to duck and weave through ...

Airstream’s Rugged Basecamp X Lets You Go On Rough Roads for Bigger Adventures

Smaller than an iconic "silver bullet" Airstream trailer but cuter than the brand’s compact lightweight Nest model, the new Airstream Basecamp X is designed to go farther than ever. An upgrade to ...

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