It looks like the kind of vehicle you would see Fred Flinstone driving around Bedrock, but this hand-powered hybrid car can reach speeds of up to 60mph and keep you fit at the same time.
The HumanCar Imagine PS, which can seat up to four people, is the brainchild of Charles Greenwood, an engineer who has been working on developing the perfect human-powered vehicle for more than 40 years.
With all four people cranking, the vehicle can travel on human power alone, but it also has electric battery power for when there are fewer passengers.
It is started by just a few hand cranks backwards and forwards and the company behind it says a senior citizen in reasonable shape should be able to manage it easily.
Mr Greenwood began working on human-power cars in 1968 as a way to tackle polluting exhaust fumes and the unhealthy bodies of many drivers.
It is capable of climbing hills at 30mph and can accelerate to 60mph on flat terrain.

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I am more intrigued by the two man powered mobile power station that folds into a suitcase.