It was developed in collaboration with Honda and the 3D printing company Kabuku.
The Japanese manufacturer Honda has collaborated with the company Kabukuu to carry out the prototype of a single-seater minivan that incorporates an electric motor and has a bodywork made with 3D printing technology.
Kabuku's Rinkak solution allows the digital manufacture, on demand, of customized products that can satisfy the needs of its customers, attending to the design, engineering and manufacture that they require.
In this case, the order was placed by the confectionery company Toshimaya, which needed a customised delivery vehicle that would be eye-catching and could serve as a rolling advertising platform, and which would also take into account the fact that the company's headquarters are located in Kamakura (Japan), where the streets are particularly narrow, which complicates the work of the delivery drivers. Therefore, it had to be small in size.
Honda was responsible for the technical development of the powertrain and tubular chassis of this minivan, while almost all of the bodywork parts were carried out by Kabuku using a 3D printer.
This is how this original, single-seater design with a large boot to carry the load was born, which was recently unveiled at CEATEC, a trade fair where Japanese technology companies showcase their latest advances and is held at the Makuhari Messe complex in Chiba.