The first car with a printed body took many more hours to print
but, in only 44 hours Local Motors was able to 3D print parts for a drivable
car. There is almost no materials wasted in printing a car which is amazing
compared to older methods that only use 1/20th of the materials they receive.
The cost is very low because the complexity and material costs are down.
Because only one car can be worked on at a time it’s not likely that this
method will take over traditional car manufacturing techniques.
It’s amazing that technology like this
exists. Anything can be created which can revolutionize the way we think of
custom cars. The cost and efficiency is great but I just worry about the safety
of these cars. Plastic probably can’t hold up well in an accident compared to a
heavy metal car. I would love to try out one of these cars to see what it’s
like.
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