According to Local Motors, the CFRP used for the vehicle is 80 percent acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and 20 percent carbon fiber. The company adds that between a quarter and a third of the vehicle was 3-D printed, including the shape that was used to create the mold for Olli.
In order to 3-D print Olli, Local Motors used the same process as it did for its LM3D Swim, the world’s first 3-D printed car series that has made its rounds on Capitol Hill and is also stationed in the company’s new National Harbor facility.
As of June 16, Olli has been used on public roads locally in DC, and late in 2016 it will be used in Dade County, Miami and Las Vegas. According to The Washington Post, there will eventually be a charge to ride on Olli, but not initially during pilot runs because the service won’t be offered on a set schedule.
