Electric car fans can save a few bucks by self-assembling this wonder machine.

KEEN to lay hands on the outrageously exotic electric Rimac Nevera?

Now there are two avenues.

One is as before. Stump up at least $3.2 million and have your name added to a long waiting list with expectation of seeing that 1571kW machine shipped here in say … 2028 or later.

The other is to click on a link on the website for Rimac Automobili, arrange payment of $372 plus postage and await delivery of a do-it-yourself assembly kit for a factory-provisioned car that can also be driven.

But to lesser scale.

It’s a model of the stunning electric hypercar that has been developed as result of collaboration between two Croatian technology companies with a shared focus on making complex engineering accessible.

CircuitMess, which has shipped more than 300,000 devices worldwide since its founding in 2017, specialises in DIY electronics and programming kits aimed at both children and adults.

The Nevera model extends that approach into the automotive space, guiding builders through an assembly process that mirrors, in miniature, the core systems of the full-size car.

Working from the chassis up, builders install electric motors, a servo-controlled steering mechanism, wheels and tires, LED headlights, and a Li-Po battery system — the same fundamental technology that powers the Nevera itself.

The kit goes beyond static assembly. Once complete, the model connects to a computer and can be programmed using CircuitMess's CircuitBlocks application or, for more advanced users, C++ — allowing builders to write their own driving logic, customise controller inputs, and design light sequences using the car's built-in LEDs.

The package also includes a hand-assembled Time Attack driving controller with an integrated Boost Mode, itself a build project in its own right.

The collaboration connects two companies that share both a country and an approach to technology, a media share explains.

Rimac was founded on the principle that established boundaries in automotive engineering were worth challenging; CircuitMess has built its business around the idea that those boundaries become less intimidating when you understand how things are built.

The Nevera model brings the two together, offering a hands-on introduction to the technology behind electric vehicles to an audience that may one day be building them.

This exclusive, limited edition of the CircuitMess Rimac Nevera is now available through the Rimac Store.