SOLVED - oko073 : 2015 Oak Ridge National Laboratory PUV (AMIE project)

[oko94]

I think there is a reason why you erased driver and passenger...are they wearing uniforms?

No particular reason for blurring those guys, except making it a bit more difficult to find the country of origin. They don't wear uniforms, this project is for civilian use, even though the organization behind it has been involved in not-so-civilian projects ...

[kwgibbs]

is it used in the medical field,it looks like an oxygen tank gauge just behind passenger seat?

[oko94]

Very well spotted, there's indeed a gauge, but it's not for oxygen. This project is not related to the medical field.

[kwgibbs]

by any chance does this vehicle apply lines to the road?

[oko94]

Not at all !

[kwgibbs]

I know I,ll sound crazy, but is this a combination vehicle and gas grill all in one?

[oko94]

 

It's not a mobile barbecue, but the idea of combination is definitely interesting...and the gauge is used to monitor some kind of gas indeed.

[Wendax]

Running on hydrogen powered by a fuel cell?

[oko94]

It's an hybrid car but no hydrogen in the mix.

[kwgibbs]

is a vehicle used in an amusement park to fill balloons with helium?

[oko94]

Not that. But the car's power source can indeed be used for something else than making the car move.

[pnegyesi]

anything to do with pipelines?

[oko94]

Well, I guess that at some point in its production cycle the gas used to power the car has travelled through a pipeline, but there's no other relation with pipelines.

[pnegyesi]

any connection to the mining industry?

[oko94]

No.

[kwgibbs]

is the power source propane?

[oko94]

Not propane but close.

[kwgibbs]

natural gas perhaps?

[oko94]

Yes !

[pnegyesi]

Dubbed AMIE (Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy), the innovative platform features special technology that allows a bi-directional flow of energy between a dwelling and a vehicle (Credit: ORNL aka Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

Carbon fiber-reinforced ABS plastic composite material was used to print approximately 30 percent of the vehicle's components

[oko94]

Correct !

This 3D-printed car called PUV (Printed Utility Vehicle) is indeed part of the AMIE project which also includes a 3D-printed house.

[oko94]

Strangely Carnut didn't solve this one even though he posted another 3D-printed car (a Cobra replica) by Oak Ridge National Laboratory last month !

[Carnut]

Strangely Carnut didn't solve this one even though he posted another 3D-printed car (a Cobra replica) by Oak Ridge National Laboratory last month !

I'm too busy looking for new puzzles to solve any!