Chicago, Illinois (CNN) -- With the push of a button, entrepreneurs took a major step toward making that a reality this weekend in Chicago.
This is the Strati, and its inventors say it is the world's first 3-D printed electric vehicle, from a company called Local Motors.
The car didn't come off an assembly line -- instead, it was literally "printed" out of carbon fiber and plastic, using a giant 3-D printer.
Glass windows, headlights, the motor and battery, and a few other parts were added later.
Strati's creators say it took just 44 hours to build the car, and it used fewer than 50 parts.
Just don't plan on much highway driving in this tiny car -- it can get up to only about 40 miles per hour.
The battery lasts about 120 miles between charges.
Engineers working on Strati say they hope to bring the vehicle to market as early as next year, retailing for about $18,000. And, the hope is the manufacturer can make the cars while customers wait.
