Posted on 11/05/2013 3:38:44 PM PST by Silentgypsy
About two years from now, Cody and Tyler Kor, now 20 and 22 years old, respectively, will drive coast-to-coast in the lozenge-shaped Urbee 2, a car made mostly by 3D printing. Like Jackson and Crocker, the young men will take a dog along for the ride—Cupid, their collie and blue heeler mix. Unlike Jackson and Crocker, they will spend just 10 gallons of fuel to complete the trip from New York to San Francisco. Then they will refuel, turn around, and follow the same west-to-east route taken by Jackson, Crocker, and Bud.
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Ping.
kinda looks like the Weinermobile.
Will they take a Flobee with them in the Urbee to give each other hair cuts?
“With Urbee 2, more than 50 percent of the car will be 3D printed,”
I doubt that percentage.
I recently read an article in an aviation magazine about GE. GE just 3D printed a jet engine fuel nozzle. Prior to 3D printing, the nozzle was made from 21 cast parts. Now, it is printed in one piece. The new nozzle is is 33% lighter and much stronger. Amazing technology.
I doubt it can get 350 MPG.
This project is suffering from overreach. Just print a reasonable car like a SMART car and do it from 3D printing. Use off the shelf components wherever possible. Replace those components gradually with 3D printed components. Basically an open source linux car.
300 mpg, eh?
Interesting.
I’ll say
possible
but not if your engine has to pass EPA emissions standards
Probably 50% by volume, not by weight. Not hard to get to that if you are 3d-printing the body and interior.
Looks like it is probably electric or hybrid, judging from what looks like a roof full of solar panels.
It’s a metal tube frame kit car type vehicle with a plastic body that is 3D printed.
Supposedly with a 7hp diesel and hybrid electric battery/motor setup.
Now diesels can be tuned to run super lean and get phenomenal mileage, but then they are “dirty” with Nox.
video here.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFXIN3ZvJYw
There’s a minimum speed limit on the interstates and I honestly doubt a 7 hp diesel will be able to maintain it on level ground or uphill.
and it damn sure wasn’t printed on a little toy machine.
Neither was GEs nozzle. But everyone loves to play an engineer on social media.
They say it’ll do 110 kmh.. or about 65 mph. Can it hold it on a hill? in a mountain?
doubt it.
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