3d printed cars

Well this idea or so called concept was bound to eventually come to life and so here you have it: 3d printed cars. Now obviously, one of the most recognisable aspects of anything 3d printed is that  they are completely made of plastic so yes, this car is made up of about 80% plastic which is beyond amazing. It also does feature an electric motor so right off the bat we can tell that this thing is very eco-friendly. Its concept developer at Local Motors, Jay Rogers, calls it the Strati. Here are some pictures down bellow of what it looks like at the moment:

The company's main goal of this project is to be able to build a car that is somewhat visualy attractive (which I believe they did a very nice job in doing so), that is affordable (at an expected price of 5000$, that is very reasonnable), that is eco-friendly and that does not require tons of energy and parts to build. Although the car may look complete at the moment and is functionning, it remains under development for reasons such as that the company is looking into a more flexible type of plastic that would be able to whistand hard impacts. But to give you an idea of what the prototype looks like in action, here is a video demonstrating its capabalitys on the road:

One of the features that Local Motors has to offer once the car begins to sell on the open market is an upgrade option after the cars contract is up. How this would work is simple; once the owner of the car has paid off the contract or would simply like an upgrade, the engine and all other non-plastic materials will be removed from the car and the remaining plastic will be melted down in order to produce another vehicle. That way all the possibly recyclable material is recycled. But even though these cars are not expected to be seen out in dealerships anytime soon, we can see how progress towards a greener future is being made which is only for the better of this planet.