Nanyang Technological University (NTU) students have built Singapore’s first urban solar electric car with an innovative 3D-printed body shell that has 150 parts.
Mounted on a carbon fiber single shell chassis, the NTU Venture (NV) 8 will race in the Urban Concept category at this year’s Shell Eco-marathon Asia.
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NTU students have also built the NTU Venture (NV) 9, a slick three-wheeled racer which can take sharp corners with little loss in speed due to its unique tilting ability inspired by motorcycle racing.
NV9, featuring hand-made silicon solar cells, will be NTU’s entry in the Prototype category at the Shell Eco-marathon Asia which will take place in Manila from 26 Feb to 1 March.
The above image shows NTU’s new eco cars – NV 8 (left) and NV 9 (right) – with the student team who built them.
This image shows NV 8 (left) and NV 9 (right) driving down the running track at NTU Singapore.
This image shows the unique honeycomb design for NV 8 – Singapore’s first Urban Concept car with a 3D-printed body shell.
