Cars made of wood, scooters made of fallen trees, wooden supercars... while treehugging activists fight loggers, a new breed of innovative automotive designers are using wood that has fallen for their projects. I guess you could call them treehicles.
The cluster below highlights a few of the most innovative vehicles designed using exposed wood, from bicycles and scooters, to vintage coupes and bamboo cars.
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Implications - No matter the price, brand, place of origin or composition, the body of most cars are made from similar materials. Many artists and designers that wish to stand out in this widely uniform industry create alternatives to the conventional transport device that are aesthetically and mechanically different.
10 Sharp Vehicles Made of Wood
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World's First Wooden Supercar
The Splinter
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Wooden Scooters
Improving The Classic Vespa With Classic Woodworking Techniques
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Reclaimed Wood Vehicles
Diederick Kraaijeveld's Wood Cars
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Wooden Cars II
Opel Car Actually Drives
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Wooden V8 Luxury Cars
University Uber Vehicle Causing Splinter Groups
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Handmade Wooden Car
Tryane II
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Two-Man Wooden Bikes
German Tandem Tree Wheeler
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Dual Body Wooden Cars
2 in 1 Convertible Coupe
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Ecoweird Bamboo Cars
The Battery-Powered BamGoo
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Foam and Balsa Wood Vehicles
Army Tests Lighter Composite Humvees
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