3 reasons Local Motors, maker of the 3-D printed car, is not your typical automaker (Video)

Local Motors, setting up shop in National Harbor, uses 3-D printing to make cars designed by independent vehicle-makers and auto enthusiasts, a decidedly novel approach to a novel technology that’s still in the infant stages of commercial use.

I spoke with the Knoxville, Tennessee-based company’s chief strategy officer, Justin Fishkin, about what sets the company apart from your typical automaker — that is, aside from the fact that its cars are made by a printer, which can churn out a whole new…