Almost not a week goes by in which we do not know anything about the growing capabilities of 3D printing. Oblivious to the majority of the population, this way of producing objects has gone from being a geek toy to take center stage in the industries. An example is the auto industry, which alternates between building quietly building parts or entire cars to go testing this new production model. Areion is a tacit demonstration of the first electric car built by a 3D printer and here's how it is and what has details.

While I violently fondled each, while shouting expletives caught and ended by declaring the worst invention of the computer, an inner voice telling me calm: do not underestimate that in the future could be very important, and print with a gun which avenge your anger. And so, except that I'm still alive. A few weeks ago we showed how a 3D printer was used to create a functional weapon, realizing the level of accuracy they have. We also saw the first or one of the first cars manufactured by 3D printing, called Urbee. Planes, nanometer precision and it is now the turn of Areion, the first electric car built by 3D printing and want to know what you think.

The car in question is built in Belgium by a group of engineering students called Formula Group T and main characteristic is its non-industrial origin. No lifting or cutting, or molding, or forging, or assembly lines, the Areion is printed using a 3D printer of considerable size. To feel that this is not a toy filled with stickers, this electric car is a car racing a little over two meters long and weighing 280 kg is so light, is making highs 0-100 in 3.2 seconds and achieve a top speed of 141 km / h. The "fault" this is what your engine of 115 horsepower (a quarter of what it normally has a conventional race car).



With zero carbon dioxide emissions, the electric car is powered by 3D printing by a motor of 85 kW polymer battery voltage 50 watt. Treatment aerodynamic chassis tweaks and some carbon dual suspension titanium stud. The Areion, target of a project to be built a car for a race nonprofessional weekend created a niche that could generate more interest and see some serious competition, both speed and technique and innovation with 3D printing. And yes. It seems that in the future we say among us: "I have wanted for a career, imprímete a car and get out to the velodrome."

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