1 / 5   Today is World Carfree Day, and China's 12th year celebrating it. The event encourages drivers to give up their cars for a day to protect the environment. Humans have had a love-hate relationship with the motor car ever since the first one hit the streets in 1886. With one day a year to escape pollution, noise and traffic jams, what will you do to go without cars? Apart from mass transit, here are some ingenious alternatives. /VCG Photo

2 / 5   An instructor with BBB (Bamboo Bicycles Beijing) workshop presents his environmentally-friendly bamboo bicycle. The material allows for excellent vibration control. /VCG Photo

3 / 5   A German engineer flies the E-Volo on its first manned flight in 2011. Powered by lithium-ion batteries, the E-Volo is capable of hovering motionless in the air without pilot control for up to half an hour and can be used as a potential air ambulance as well as for recreation. /VCG Photo

4 / 5   Fitted with a lithium battery, the skateboard pictured in 2013 allows golfers to cruise over to their ball at an impressive 12mph - the same speed as a traditional buggy. /VCG Photo

5 / 5   People are riding Segways in an exhibition marking World Carfree Day in Russia back in 2016. The vehicle operates on a fully charged lithium-ion battery. /VCG Photo