The innovators: Skeleton car that is driving open-source design

OSVehicle hopes Tabby Evo electric car, which can be built in an hour, will be embraced by aid agencies and universities, among others

In the chaos that ensues after a natural disaster, getting vehicles to aid workers for transporting refugees and supplies can be impossible as roads are frequently blocked. An alternative, says Yuki Liu, chief operating officer of the car design firm OSVehicle, is to airlift them in sections and construct them on the ground.

The idea is unworkable in the case of a standard car or 4x4 but possibly not for the Tabby Evo, an electric vehicle that can be shipped in parts and put together in an hour.