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Recently, an environmentally friendly, energy-saving vehicle made with 3D printing technology made its public debut at an exhibition held at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in Canada. It uses electricity and gasoline as a hybrid, and it consumes 1.17 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers.
3D car Urbee
This car is called Urbee, orange-red body, three-wheeled, two-seat, flat oval shape looks small and cute. Urbee is jointly designed by Stratasys Co., USA and Canada Cole Ecology Co., Ltd. The chassis is made of stainless steel. All external components including glass panels are produced by Stratasys' large-scale 3D printing equipment.
3D printers appeared in the mid-1990s and were actually rapid prototyping devices using technologies such as photo-curing and paper lamination. It is basically the same as ordinary printers. The printer is filled with "printing materials" such as liquids or powders. After being connected to a computer, the "printed materials" are superimposed on top of each other through computer control, and finally the blueprint on the computer is transformed into a real object.
Because the 3D printing technology does not require designers to use tools, mechanical or manual processing, it is very convenient to modify the design details only on the computer.
Energy Saving: 1.17 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers
Another big highlight of Urbee is environmental protection. It uses electricity and gasoline as a hybrid and consumes 1.17 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers. The single-cylinder engine has a braking power of only 8 horsepower, but the speed can reach 100 kilometers to 110 kilometers per hour.
Solar panels are installed in the car to provide kinetic energy to the electric engine.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) quoted Jim Cole, president and chief technology officer of Cole Ecological, as saying on the 21st: “3D printing can use a variety of materials, and our goal is to use all renewable materials.â€
"Other hybrid cars that are driving on the road today are applying the 'green' standard to traditional car manufacturing methods, and Urbee uses the sustainability principle as a starting point to guide every step of the design."
Mass production: It is expected to enter the home of the people in 2014
Urbee's design goals are fuel economy, easy maintenance, and driving safety. Although it looks a bit thin, Cole said that its security is trustworthy.
Cole has been designing Urbee since 1996, after which the news was staged. This is the first time that the public appearance of the Winnipeg vehicle has been made public.
He said that at this stage, Urbee only uses 3D printing for external components. They plan to use 3D printing to manufacture more components in the future. Unlike other experimental models, Kohl hopes Urbee can walk into ordinary people. He expects mass production to wait until 2014, depending on the level of production, a car's price will be between 10,000 to 50,000 US dollars.
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