Game to print your car

 

Talking of smartcars, 

here is a smart way to make your car! At the annual motor show in Detroit this year, Local Motors was seen 3D printing a car. The American motor vehicle company attaches no fixed location or mammoth factory to their brand. They call themselves a free online and physical workspace where creativity, collaboration and design drive vehicle innovations. They claim that the future will be characterised by microfactories, where small work are as will become car factories. Perhaps one day, you could use your garage for more than parking your car; you could be making cars in it! What makes us think so? Strati, the co-created car that was being printed at the motor show, is a twoseater that can go up to 40km per hour and is meant for local usage. It takes about 44 hours to digitally print the car as of now, but the company expects that by the end of the year, they will be able to do it in 24 hours, gradually taking it down to 10 hours to 12 hours. The frame and panels of the car are printed using carbonfibre-infused plastic. It comprises 200+ layers and weighs approximately 800kg. And all this is done using a machine that can comfortably sit in your garage. The company believes that the car would last five to six years if parked outside, exposed to the weather, and much longer if parked safely in a garage. It is fully-recyclable. So, when it is time for a change, you can salvage the recyclable material and sell it to the company. Local Motors has already opened bookings for the car, which is expected to be available this year. Quick to follow was Chinese company Sanya Si Hai 3D Technology Ltd, that also 3D printed a 500kg car in March this year. Dubbed Shuya and later called Tyrant Gold, this car was printed with a composite material in around five days. Although the car took much longer to print, its electric motor is capable of achieving the 40km per hour speed of Strati