3-D Printed Car Is as Strong as Steel, Half the Weight, and Nearing Production

Wired, Feb 27 2013 - Picture an assembly line not that isn’t made up of robotic arms spewing sparks to weld heavy steel, but a warehouse of plastic-spraying printers producing light, cheap and highly efficient automobiles.

If Jim Kor’s dream is realized, that’s exactly how the next generation of urban runabouts will be produced. His creation is called the Urbee 2 and it could revolutionize parts manufacturing while creating a cottage industry of small-batch automakers intent on challenging the status quo. http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/02/3d-printed-car/

Photo by Randy Berg: 3D Printing & Scanning Display, Art Center College of Design, Car Classic 2012