The StreetScooter C16 was an

electric car An electric car, battery electric car, or all-electric car is an automobile that is propelled by one or more electric motors, using only energy stored in batteries. Compared to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, electric cars are quie ...

shown in 2014 by the electric vehicle manufacturer

StreetScooter StreetScooter GmbH is an electric vehicle manufacturer located in Aachen, Germany. The company has been owned by Deutsche Post DHL Group since 2014. The company has delivered over 17,000 all-electric vans and trucks in Germany alone, with a state ...

(otherwise known for making electric commercial vehicles). The 2-seater city car had a metal frame, however all of its exterior plastic parts were

3D-printed 3D printing or additive manufacturing is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is deposited, joined or solidified under computer co ...

on the Objet1000 printer by Stratasys using ABS polymer. The production vehicle was meant to weigh about 450 kg without the battery, have a ''minimum'' range of 100 km, reach a top speed of 100 km/h and have a price tag of under 10,000 EUR. The vehicle was shown at the EuroMold in Frankfurt in 2014.

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