GYM concept car makes you exercise for your ride

<img src="http://dvice.com/pics/gymcar__front.jpg" width="590">We’re nuts about the open-wheel design of this GYM electric car, but might be too lazy to get it to go anywhere. That’s because inside this far-fetched design concept of a rowdy-looking roadster is also a gym full of exercise equipment, urging you to use your own elbow grease to get this show on the road.<div class="fullpost"><br />Sure, you can plug it into the wall for easy charging, but that wouldn’t be as much fun as hopping on the car’s stepping machine, grunting through a few reps on its bench press, rowing for a while and then doing a set of pull-ups.<br /><br />Only thing missing is pushups, but wait, that might be possible by strapping the car’s arm weights onto your back. So Corporal, you want to go Oscar Mike? Hit the deck and give me twenty!<br /><br /><a href="http://dvice.com/archives/2008/08/gym_concept_car.php">More</a></div>

GYM concept car makes you exercise for your ride

We’re nuts about the open-wheel design of this GYM electric car, but might be too lazy to get it to go anywhere. That’s because inside this ...

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Air Hogs Zero Gravity Micro R/C cars will drive you up the wall (or ceiling)

<img src="http://dvice.com/pics/airhogs.jpg" width="590">Radio controlled toy cars have always been fun to play with, even back when I was a kid, but you need to find a big open area where you can drive without running into stuff. Now with these gravity defying Air Hogs Micro R/C cars, you can actually drive right on any flat wall, or even up on the ceiling. <br /><br />A powerful fan built into the top of the car creates a venturi effect between the bottom of the car and the wall, effectively sucking it onto the surface. Just keep your fingers crossed that the batteries don't happen die at an inopportune moment.<div class="fullpost"></div>

Air Hogs Zero Gravity Micro R/C cars will drive you up the wall (or ceiling)

Radio controlled toy cars have always been fun to play with, even back when I was a kid, but you need to find a big open area where you can ...

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'2030' future car: a solar-powered van good for you or the Pope

<img src="http://dvice.com/pics/Mihai-Stamati-2030.jpg" width="590">I guess we'll have scrunching or modular cars in the year 2030. It wasn't too long ago that we showed you this French car concept for the year 2030, and now here's Mihai Stamati of Chisinau, Moldova with a design simply titled 2030.<div class="fullpost"><br />Stamati's vision of 2030 has us driving in solar-powered, four-seater, door-slidin' boxy cars with green windows and plenty of visibility. A cylindrical add-on can be fixed to the rear of the vehicle for extra seating (complete with a bar-style desk), and, also located at the rear, there are two electric engines. Both engines must be a bit on the weak side as the 2030 future car tops out at 20 miles per hour. That means it's probably only good for short-range urban driving or for use in special situations, such as at large amusement parks. Come to think of it looking at the 2030 you could also slap some bulletproof windows on there and you got the Pope's next glass-cage-on-wheels. And this one actually looks good to boot.</div>

'2030' future car: a solar-powered van good for you or the Pope

I guess we'll have scrunching or modular cars in the year 2030. It wasn't too long ago that we showed you this French car concept fo...

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Wind-powered cars go where the breezes carry them

<img src="http://dvice.com/pics/wind-powered_vehicles.jpg" width="590">While using the wind to propel your vehicle works great out on the ocean when you're in a sailboat, it's less useful for vehicles on the road. You can't simply stick a sail on top of your Escalade and hope to get where you want to go.<div class="fullpost"><br />That doesn't mean there aren't people working on wind-powered vehicles, however. InVentus has just won the Racing Aeolus 2008 competition, which pits wind powered vehicles against each other. The InVentus vehicle weighs in at a mere 286 pounds before the driver gets in, which allows it to pick up a good deal of momentum from its propeller on the back when it catches a breeze. Is it going to replace gas-powered cars anytime soon? No, but it's nice to see some alternatives out there being worked on.</div>

Wind-powered cars go where the breezes carry them

While using the wind to propel your vehicle works great out on the ocean when you're in a sailboat, it's less useful for vehicles on...

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