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Strati, the World’s First 3D-Printed Car

posted by janrinok on Wednesday January 28 2015, @09:27AM   Printer-friendly
from the coming-slowly-to-a-showroom-near-you dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Here's a story from Fortune.com about the worlds first 3D-printed-car:

This week at the Detroit auto show, [Local Motors] 3D-printed a car called the Strati. The two-seater is made of plastic components and can go up to 25 miles per hour.

The car — which Local plans to sell later this year — takes about 44 hours to print, and is then outfitted with an electric car battery, motor and suspension from French automaker Renault, according to the Associated Press. Local Motors CEO Jay Rogers told the AP the Strati is the first of three vehicles he plans to sell. The Strati will cost between $18,000 and $30,000, he added.The two-seater is made of plastic components and can go up to 25 miles per hour so it's more of a cart than a car.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by WizardFusion on Wednesday January 28 2015, @12:02PM

    by WizardFusion (498) on Wednesday January 28 2015, @12:02PM (#138830) Journal

    This one is fully printed except for the drive train and engine (from what I remember)
    Not sure I would trust it really

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