Honda unveiled a 3D printed electric urban delivery van at the CEATEC electronics trade show last week.

Developed by Kabuku, a 3D printing company, for the Toshimaya, a cookie shop based in the city of Kamakura, where the narrow winding streets prove to be a real challenge for company's home delivery vans.

The van is built on the platform of the 2013 Honda MC-Beta concept car, a Renault Twizy-style urban commuting vehicle powered by a 6kW electric motor. The concept features a pipe frame developed by Honda's motorcycle division, and seats two people in a tandem layout.

For the Toshimaya delivery van, Kabuku developed a new body to sit atop the lightweight frame. The 3D-printed van has a body modelled on the Toshimaya sable-shaped biscuit, and the MC-Beta's rear seat has been replaced by a custom designed cargo bay.

Most of the car's body, including the front cowl, rear quarter section, and tailgate are 3D printed, with some parts, such as the car's badge, left a little rough and raw to show off how it was created.