LSEV worlds first 3d printed electric car | #eCharged
There is no wonder 3d printing is making a huge buzz in the world of architecture, design, and engineering, but did you know you can drive 3d-print cars?
Italian electric car company XEV and 3D printing material company Polymaker have launched the first mass-producible 3D-printed electric car in the world.
XEV is the first real mass production project using 3D printing. There are also lots of other companies using 3D printing for production. But nothing can really compare with XEV in terms of the size, the scale, and the intensity.
XEV has decreased the plastic parts and number of components in a car from more than 2,000 to 57, and the finished LSEV weighs only 450 kilograms,
Claiming to be the world’s first series of sustainable, mass-produced, 3D-printed cars, LSEV is composed of only 57 parts! Priced at $7,500 USD, the 3d printed car LSEV presents an affordable solution for city drivers.
Although you would expect that 3D printed cars would offer very limited options, LSEV allows drivers to reach a speed of 43 miles per hour. Additionally, each charge allows drivers to cover a distance of 93 miles. However, it is still considered as a “low-speed” vehicle.
Its 43-mph top end won’t put the LSEV on highways, but rather it will most likely see service in urban or contained community areas.
