Today’s thought is a little different from the usual quotes I share.
Students from Eindhoven University of Technology, Fontys University of Applied Sciences and Summa College formed a team and built an electric car you can literally repair in your driveway!
🔧 Modular battery? Six 12‑kg packs you lift out by hand
🔩 Body panel scratched? Click it off and swap it in minutes
🧰 Built‑in toolbox + an app that shows the car’s full status
⏱️ Timeline: 12 months … that’s it!
Meanwhile, today’s major EV makers are sealing batteries into the chassis, locking diagnostics behind software, and driving repair costs up 30–35%. Cars get scrapped long before they should … pretty ironic for something that’s supposed to be “sustainable”!
If a bunch of students can build a repairable EV in a year, what’s everyone else’s excuse?!
Is time limited for some of the manufacturers in the current motor industry?