Electric Vehicles
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H3X, a company building the lightest electric propulsion systems for aviation and the urban air mobility market, officially released its latest product, the HPDM-30. This is a 33kW integrated motor drive that weighs only 4.1 kg and features a 3D printed synergistic cooling jacket, optimized for weight reduction via DfAM.…
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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Engineering Assistant Professor Tyler Ray has earned a two-year, $237,916 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to explore innovative fabrication techniques, such as 3D printing, for creating high-capacity batteries. This research aims to address the challenges currently faced in the production of…
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Davide SherJanuary 2, 2023
How AM is ushering in a new generation of EVs
The first and foremost advantage that additive manufacturing is offering to the new generation of EVs is the ability to rapidly prototype and develop entire families of cars based on very different architectures than the previous ICE and hybrid vehicles. With far fewer moving parts in the powertrain, body design…
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As already published in 3dpbm’s AM Sustainably eBook, earlier this year, the Founder and CEO of Automobili Estrema, Gianfranco Pizzuto, has been working in the manufacturing industry since 1983. In 1989, he co-founded the FAE Group, a leading manufacturer of machinery for agriculture, forestry, and construction. In 2007, he began…
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Back in December last year, Nissan unveiled its Ariya single-seater concept car using the powertrain of the all-electric Ariya SUV. The development of the ground-breaking, bespoke, single-seater car chassis, with its futuristic and sleek appearance, showed what a fully electrified performance motor could look like. The concept car’s Formula E…
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Hyliion Holdings Corp., a leader in electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 semi-trucks, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a new hydrogen and fuel agnostic capable generator (“KARNO”) from GE Additive – part of GE – a world leader in metal additive technologies and manufacturing. “Solving climate change,…
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Sakuu Corporation, developer of the world’s first rapid printed battery, today announces that its first-generation non-printed lithium metal battery has achieved continuous 3C discharge rate under extensive testing, marking yet another achievement on the road to mass 3D printed solid state batteries. This result comes after Sakuu’s recent announcement that…
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The Politecnico di Milano (PoliMi) Dynamis PRC team has designed a new single-seat racing car, utilizing the RadiciGroup Radilon Adline brand of 3D printing filaments. Over one hundred engineering and design students worked on fine-tuning the new 2022 electric model, which, for the first time, is also designed to work…
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General Motors (GM) has committed to investing more than $81 million into the company’s Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan – to prepare the campus for the building of the Cadillac CELESTIQ. The investment will be used to purchase and install the necessary equipment to hand-build GM’s CELESTIQ vehicle and…
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Olli 2.0, the autonomous electric vehicle from the ground sustainable mobility company Local Motors, now includes 3D printed parts manufactured by CRP Technology using Windform composite materials. The Modena-based company, which has been leading in professional 3D printing with Windform composite materials since 1996, was contacted by the EMEA management…
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