In the PPIHC mountain climbing competition in 2018, Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak broke the Pikes Peak International Mountain Climb Group record and the fastest record in the 100-year history of the event with 7 minutes and 57.148 seconds. The ability to build a car so quickly is based on a large number of 3D printing techniques.
Volkswagen is able to build I.D. R Pikes Peak so quickly, mainly relying on a large number of 3D printing technology.
In recent years, the electric car has been vigorously promoted. In order to prove that the electric car can also have strong performance, the German car manufacturer has built an ID R Pikes Peak, which is 7 minutes and 57.148 seconds in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. It broke the record of the Pikes Peak International Mountain Climbing Group and the fastest achievement in the 100 years since the event was founded.
I.D. R Pikes Peak broke the Pikes Peak International Mountain Climb Group record with a score of 7 minutes and 57.148 seconds.
The ID R Pikes Peak is built in just 8 months. It is equipped with a dual electric motor and a constant-speed four-wheel drive system with torque splitter. It can output 680 horsepower, 638N.m maximum torque, and accelerate from standstill to speed 100. The mileage is only 2.25 seconds, which can be said to have quite strong performance. This short build time is mainly done with the help of 3D printing technology.
I.D. R Pikes Peak can output 680 max horsepower, 638 N.m maximum torque, and accelerate from standstill to 100 km/h in just 2.25 seconds.
At the test stage, Volkswagen engineers used 3D printing to create approximately 2,000 individual parts, and made a 1:2 model to enter the wind tunnel for testing. A total of hundreds of different configurations of racing car body details were tested. This saves a lot of time for the conventional production methods such as carbon fiber to wait for many days.
However, 3D printing still has its limitations, including limiting the side length of 50 mm or less, but the biggest problem is that 3D printing is a combination of heated plastic to form a shape, which will be slightly reduced after cooling. For a precision-oriented car, its Tolerances are unacceptable, so the real car is still made of traditional carbon fiber composite or metal. However, some smaller non-critical parts, such as wire or switch brackets, or 3D printers, can significantly reduce costs and save time, which also makes 3D printing technology in this record-breaking electric car. Quite important position.
