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Dutch students create modular electric car "you can repair yourself" (www.dezeen.com)

submitted 3 months ago by alyaza@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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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.

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[–] Ooops@feddit.org 1 points 3 months ago

"We want to show the automotive industry that sustainable and practical design really is achievable"

Funny to think they don't know already. But sustainable isn't the goal, maximising profits is.

[–] Quexotic@beehaw.org 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

This reminds me of a guy that used a portion of the energy generated by his car's alternator to generate hydrogen and oxygen and feed it into the air intake, achieving over 100mpg efficiency in a stock vehicle.

He died mysteriously shortly after that.

Edit:

https://tcct.com/news/2020/11/the-mysterious-death-of-stanley-meyer-and-his-water-powered-car/

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 1 points 3 months ago

Well, it's physically impossible to capture more energy from burning hydrogen and oxygen than it takes to separate it. Combustion engines are only something like 30-40% efficient in ideal operating conditions.

Building a repairable car on the other hand is very much possible.