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“A team of students from the Eindhoven University of Technology has built a
prototype electric car with a built-in toolbox and components that can be
easily repaired or replaced without specialist knowledge.
The university's TU/ecomotive group, which focuses on developing concepts for
future sustainable vehicles, describes its ARIA concept as "a modular electric
city car that you can repair yourself".
ARIA, which stands for Anyone Repairs It Anywhere, is constructed using
standardised components including a battery, body panels and internal
electronic elements that can be easily removed and replaced if a fault occurs.
With assistance from an instruction manual and a diagnostics app that provides
detailed information about the car's status, users should be able to carry out
their own maintenance using only the tools in the car's built-in toolbox, the
TU/ecomotive team claimed.
The project demonstrates how an alternative design approach could enable car
owners to undertake minor fixes without relying on the manufacturer or a
network of suppliers and specialised technicians.”
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