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WORLD’S FIRST 3D PRINTED SUPERCAR DOES 0-60 IN TWO SECONDS

The Blade by Divergent Microfactories Leading the Charge for Sustainable Manufacturing

“The first 3D printed, fully functional supercar,” is a bold opening statement by Kevin Czinger, CEO of Divergent Microfactories, as he outlined why he believes his company’s car is set to revolutionize the face of car manufacturing. Divergent Microfactories is not the first 3D printing car manufacturer to make bold statements about disrupting the car manufacturing market. Local Motors made the headlines last year with its 3D printed Strati car and followed that up by announcing plans to build two car-making microfactories that would construct and distribute cars more sustainably than existing methods.

Divergent Motors’ concept car the Blade uses 3D printed aluminum joints known as ‘structural connectors’ held together with carbon fiber tubing to make the vehicle’s chassis. The chassis weighs just 102 lbs which is whole lot less than most chassis of similarly sized cars. Kevin Czinger believes that the only way to radically reduce greenhouse emissions associated with cars is to tackle the issue from the manufacturing side, using disruptive technologies to reduce consumption of resources and the emission of greenhouse gases. His company’s creation is not just pretty to look at it: it can apparently go from 0 to 60 mph (0-96 km/h) in two seconds. Let’s wait and see if Divergent Microfactories can translate this performance from one-off creation into mass produced phenomena.

WORLD’S FIRST 3D PRINTED SUPERCAR DOES 0-60 IN TWO SECONDS

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