Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Car Produced With a 3D Printer

Posted by samzenpus on from the printing-some-wheels dept.

Lanxon writes "A prototype for an electric vehicle — code named Urbee — is the first to have its entire body built with a 3D printer, reports Wired. Stratasys and Winnipeg engineering group Kor Ecologic have partnered to create the electric/liquid fuel hybrid, which can deliver more than 200 miles per gallon on the motorway and 100 miles per gallon in the city."

7 of 257 comments (clear)

  1. You wouldn't steal a car... by Zigurd · · Score: 5, Funny

    You wouldn't steal a car.

    But would you download one?

    --
    I wrote parts of this stuff
    1. Re:You wouldn't steal a car... by Pojut · · Score: 2, Funny

      My body says "no", but my Demonoid account says "yes".

      --
      Living With a Nerd
    2. Re:You wouldn't steal a car... by Tharsman · · Score: 4, Funny

      You wouldn't steal a car.

      But would you download one?

      Because of this post alone, Canada will enact a car piracy tax on all 3D printers and 3D "ink" to cover the losses car manufacturers will suffer due to pirated printed cars.

      See what you have done!!!! Poor Canadians!!!!

      PS. Please do not note all the other things that can be pirated with a 3D Printer else they will include additional taxes for the toy, furniture, and decoration industries!!!

    3. Re:You wouldn't steal a car... by speroni · · Score: 3, Funny

      I would if I could

      --
      Eschew Obfuscation
    4. Re:You wouldn't steal a car... by Nick+Number · · Score: 2, Funny

      Fabster bad!!!

      --
      Promote proofreading. Don't mod up sloppy posts.
  2. Re:So it's just a body? by dwillden · · Score: 5, Funny

    Naw, we can just torrent the part specs from Car-PirateBay.com and get em for free. Additionally the torrented parts have stripped out the DRM that requires the printer to use substandard plastics and intentionally place flaws and weak spots in the printing pattern to ensure a frequent replacement rate.

    But then the AMIAA (Automobile Manufacturing Industry Association of America) will start suing random VIN numbers hoping to catch part-pirates.

    --
    I'm too lazy to compose a creative sig.
  3. Re:Irony of tools of abundance & scarcity ideo by froggymana · · Score: 3, Funny

    Exactly! And the next thing you know the RIAA will be cracking down on people pirating cars over torrents and printing them at home.

    --
    "To prevent this day from getting any worse, I'll just read ERROR as GOOD THING" 1GJU8xLuDKDxEs4KLf8fAGyptoDsqvEsBT