Is This The Shape Of Things To Come?

and it could be made by you!

all you would need is a 3D printing press, with virtually no waste the 'Urbee' was made using a special printer which built up layer upon layer of bodywork - almost as if the car was 'painted' into existence, except using layers of ultra-thin composite that are slowly 'fused' into a solid,


the Urbee has a small single cylinder engine that generate a mere eight horsepower, yet it can go up to 70mph if necessary because it is so light and efficient, project leader Jim Kor told the TEDxWinnipeg conference that the vehicle was amongst the greenest ever made, He said the way it was printed ‘only puts material where one needs it, it is an additive process, building the part essentially one 'molecule' of material at a time, ultimately with no waste,’

although the prototype has finally been completed it will be some time before the Urbee is available to buy in car showrooms, the team behind it still have to raise the money for a second prototype, which will be at least $1million (£610,000), would I want one? not as it will cost up to $50,00 (£32,000) to buy new, although the price should drop if it is mass produced, I have mentioned these 3D printing machines before on the blog, they have been used to make a bicycle amongst other things, so who knows perhaps one day you can make your own car?