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3D-Printed EV Racer Hits 88 MPH, Doesn’t Go Back to 1955

August 29, 2012 /

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A Belgian team of engineers has produced the first (mostly) 3D-printed automobile, the Areion, for the Formula Student Challenge. The instructions: Create a non-professional weekend autocross or sprint racer for a niche sales market that will be part of a viable business model.

The creators, named Formula Group T, turned to 3D printing, specifically "mammoth stereolithography," a process that uses a massive machine from custom object builder Materialise. The process and device can print out parts up to 2,100 x 680 x 800mm in size, big enough to produce the body for the Areion. The team then tested the car’s limits on the Hockenheim race circuit.

By Alexander George

Full Story: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/08/3d-print-ev/

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