유럽 최초 플라스틱 재활용 3D 프린팅 전기 자동차 VIDEO: British engineers unveil Europe's first working 3D-printed electric vehicle for commuters made...
British engineers unveil Europe's first working 3D-printed electric vehicle for commuters made from recycled plastic with a top speed of 45mph
The electric vehicle can travel at speeds of up to 45 minutes for half an hour
The developers say it will be a great vehicle for very short commuter journeys
This could include taking someone from the train station to their place of work
It is expected that with funding it could be available for that use in six months
Named the Chameleon, it costs about £10,000 to produce each vehicle
By RYAN MORRISON FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 13:31 GMT, 16 November 2020 | UPDATED: 13:32 GMT, 16 November 2020
유럽 최초 플라스틱 재활용 3D 프린팅 전기 자동차 영국 엔지니어 팀이 재활용된 3D 프린팅 재료로 작동하는 전기 자동차를 개발했으며, 이 전기 자동차는 시간당 최대 45마일(72km)의 속도에 도달할 수 있다. 무게가 150kg(23석)인 이 배터리로 움직이는 카멜레온 버그는 배출가스가 없으며 일반 자동차보다 3분의 1 정도 크기에 1인승에 불과하다. 스윈든에 본사를 둔 엔지니어링 회사인 스케일드는 유럽 최초로 1만 파운드(약 1억 원)를 받고 3개월 만에 이 차량을 제작했다. 현재 프로토타입으로 제작되고 있는 이 팀은 이 프로토타입이 맞춤 제작이 가능하기 때문에 열차 승객이나 쇼핑객을 태우는 등 다양한 용도로 재설계될 수 있다고 말한다. 초고강도의 재활용 플라스틱으로 만들어 3D 프린터로 만든 섀시를 이용해 만든 제품인데 이틀에 한 대씩 생산이 가능하다고 하지만 아직 개발 중이라 구입 비용이 얼마인지는 밝히지 않고 있다. 황기철 콘페이퍼 에디터 Ki Chul Hwang Conpaper editor curator |
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A team of British engineers have developed a working electric vehicle from recycled 3D printed materials - and it can reach speeds of up to 45 miles per hour.
The battery-powered Chameleon buggy, which weighs 150kg (23 stone), produces no emissions and is about a third the size of an average car - but only seats one.
Swindon-based engineering firm Scaled built the vehicle, the first of its kind in Europe, in just three months over lockdown for £10,000.
Currently a prototype, the team say it is very customisable and so could be redesigned for different uses including picking up train passengers or shoppers.
It was built using a chassis made from a super-strength recycled plastic and built on a 3D printer - they say it is possible to produce one buggy every two days, but haven't said what it would cost to buy as it is still in development.
David Speight, CEO of Scaled is driving the new 3D printed electric vehicle they hope could reshape the nature of commuter travel in the UK
Managing director David Speight said they use very large 3D printers to print on plastic and create the vehicles chassis - and this was the first vehicle they produced.
The name, Chameleon, was chosen because it is adaptable, explained Speight.
'The system we use to make the chassis is more adaptable than a traditional car plant where on a line you can only produce one car,' he said.
'We are saying if you require a different design we can make different types and styles. The reason we can do that is because it is adaptable.'
Tech company Scaled have used lockdown to get the UK's first 3D printed electric vehicle ready for trials
The team created a fully-functioning electric vehicle for a single passenger using large scale 3D printing technology
By printing on to plastic using a 3D printer you can make a design very quickly - which is why the same materials are used in prototypes by engineers.
'Most people up to now didn't think plastic is strong enough but we have tried to prove you can do it in this way,' added Speight.
'The fact we have done a vehicle that is printed onto plastic shows there is enough strength there.'
The Chameleon is currently going through rigorous testing and has so far managed 30-minutes before needing to be recharged.
David Speight and Bob Bradley built the 23 stone buggy with a top speed of 45mph over lockdown and say it is highly customisable for different scenarios
The battery-powered buggy produces no emissions and is around a third of the size of an average car
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