Car Produced With a 3D Printer

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."

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Re:So it's just a body?

[GameboyRMH]

Sure, you can slap a Tesla-looking body on a golf cart or Nissan Leaf, and there's your good-looking electric car.

Oh wait you want performance too? No way in hell right now, not on an electric car - and you may never be able to drive one out of the showroom.

Maybe if you build it yourself from an old car like an AW11 MR2 or Porsche 944 - look at the White Zombie dragster project for example. By doing this you're basically avoiding the need to pay for modern safety standards - this allows for a light, small, good looking and affordable car.