This week, San Francisco based startup Divergent Microfactories unveiled a new approach to car manufacturing that uses 3D printing to reduce the pollution, materials and capital costs associated with building cars and other large complex structures. Their show-piece was Blade, a prototype supercar based on this new technology. The core is a series of ‘nodes’, which are joints that are 3D printed from […]
Chinese firm creates their own 3D printed car
While American firm Local Motors unveiled a 3D printed 3 seater car with a 40mph top speed and 120 mile range at the end of 2014, Chinese company Sanya Sihai has their own 3D printed car which isn’t as quick – but it is gold. It’s not particularly pretty, but it’s cheap at a cost […]