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DETROIT --We've seen 3D-printed forks and body parts.There's even a 3D printer in space. But now 3D printing is even hitting the open road. The big thing at this month's Detroit Auto Show wasn't ...
VideoImagine the car of the future. It’s not a Tesla. Rather, it’s 3D printed and recyclable. Arizona-based Local Motors plans to debut its new LM3D in 2016, which would be the first 3D ...
3D printed cars like the Czinger 21C are set to reinvent the EV industry. When Kevin Czinger visited a Chinese EV mega-factory he witnessed first-hand the monstrous levels of CO2 behind these ...
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The car is printed in large pieces, combining lots of small pieces into one 3D-printed part. The 544-kilogram vehicle takes around 2500 hours to print, with the prototype costing around US$50,000 ...
Three engineering students at the University of Texas Permian Basin used a 3D printer at the university's makerspace to fashion devices for capturing and disposing of carbon dioxide from internal ...
If you consider a $14,900 cheap for a small printer, then sure, why not, but I can’t imagine how much a large 3D printer capable of printing car parts could cost.
The world’s first 3D-printed car has arrived! Arizona-based manufacturer Local Motors are the masterminds behind The Strati — a 49 part, battery powered automobile that can fit two peop… ...
But are there downsides to 3D printing cars? Yes. First of all, 3D printing may be more cost-effective when it comes to producing a few cars, but as volume grows, there are natural constraints.
The emergence of 3D printing allowed those who could afford such a machine the power to craft custom replacement parts for car. Now that printers are growing cheaper and more sophisticatedand can ...
Additive manufacturing, or "3D printing," is commonly used for prototyping, as the machines can create parts without the expensive tooling process or the need for skilled machining. Automakers use ...