A (Mostly) 3-D Printed Race Car Hits 140 Km/h 94
An anonymous reader writes with an excerpt from a story describing the efforts of a 16-person team called "Group T" competing in the Formula Student 2012 challenge. They've created a car called the "Areion," described as the world's first 3D printed race car. "The Areion is not wholly 3D printed but most of it actually is. It was tested on Hockenheim race circuit and
went from zero to 100km/h in just four seconds. Maximum speed Areion achieved on the same circuit was 141km/h."
The car features an electric drive train and bio-composite materials, and was created using a printing system called Materialise.
Bah, this is pointless (Score:5, Funny)
Print me my goddamn flying car that I was promised, then I'll be impressed!
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Re:Next print a spacecraft (Score:5, Funny)
Who has the 3d models for an ion drive?
Ionic Breeze?
Re:Take that MPAA! (Score:4, Funny)
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Re:Take that MPAA! (Score:4, Funny)
We'll just store the oil and energy in the cloud. The automotive industry has been ripe for disruption for a long time.
Re:140 km/hr ? (Score:5, Funny)