Urbee: The world's first 3D printed eco-car
Engineering boffins claim they have created the first car ever to have its entire body made by a 3D printer.
The Urbee is an electric hybrid prototype which will be produced using a additive manufacturing processes rather than traditional manufacturing.
Makers Stratasys and Kor Ecologic say the two-seater will do more than 200 miles per gallon on the motorway and 100 miles per gallon in the city.
But it's the manufacturing process which is most interesting - all exterior components were created using Dimension 3D Printers which deposit droplets of a polymer which fuse together.
This potentially means never having to go to the garage to have a bump knock out… just print yourself a new door and off you go.
"Other hybrids on the road today were developed by applying 'green' standards to traditional vehicle formats, says Jim Kor, president and chief technology officer, Kor Ecologic.
"Urbee was designed with environmentally sustainable principles dictating every step of its design. FDM lets us eliminate tooling, machining, and handwork, and it brings incredible efficiency when a design change is needed."
The Urbee is an electric hybrid prototype which will be produced using a additive manufacturing processes rather than traditional manufacturing.
Makers Stratasys and Kor Ecologic say the two-seater will do more than 200 miles per gallon on the motorway and 100 miles per gallon in the city.
But it's the manufacturing process which is most interesting - all exterior components were created using Dimension 3D Printers which deposit droplets of a polymer which fuse together.
This potentially means never having to go to the garage to have a bump knock out… just print yourself a new door and off you go.
"Urbee was designed with environmentally sustainable principles dictating every step of its design. FDM lets us eliminate tooling, machining, and handwork, and it brings incredible efficiency when a design change is needed."