Necessity is the mother of innovation (Picture: CEN)

Those of you struggling to remove yourself from the warmth of your bed this winter will admire one woman’s innovative way of keeping toasty.

Li Xiufang has installed a stove in her car.

Mrs Li, who sells antifreeze from the car by the side of the road, has opted for the cooking apparatus in lieu of a passenger seat so that she can make food and keep her car warm at the same time.

The stove, the makeshift chimney of which goes through and out of the side of the car, means that Mrs Li doesn’t have to leave the engine on and can drive to her home in Jiangcheng, Guangdong province, China, without turning into an icicle.


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