Electric vehicles are becoming ever more popular and 3D printing is helping to speed up their design and development in the case of many manufacturers.

 

Without an internal combustion engine (ICE), it’s possible to design cars which look very different from those which we are used to driving every day. This means electric vehicles (EV) can be smaller and more compact. Additive manufacturing is helping speed up the design and development process of these electric vehicles.

 

Though many of these vehicles are not yet available at your local car dealership, they’re certainly heading that way. XEV, the Hong Kong-based design firm, is developing small and compact 3D printed electric cars. Its recent project, LSEV, was in collaboration with Polymaker, the Shanghai-based 3D printing company. Thanks to 3D printing, the LSEV costs just $7,500. Aside from tires, windows, chassis, and seats, the entire car was built using […]

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